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- VIDEO: Quadriplegic converts 3-10 split for a chance at 26th game of 200 or better
- Two New Members of the 200 Club, and Two New World Records
- My 2017… the Year in Review
- Wheelchair (Quadriplegic) Bowling Historical Display…
- Fourth Annual Bowl-A-Thon to Help Keep a Quadriplegic Out of a Nursing Home
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VIDEO: Quadriplegic converts 3-10 split for a chance at 26th game of 200 or better
This was the (my) shot of the day at Quad Squad bowling on August 11, 2018. I am posting it now to share and preserve it on my blog. I needed to convert this 3-10 split in the 10th frame … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Games, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, Paralysis, Paralyzed, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegic, Sports, Wheelchair
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Two New Members of the 200 Club, and Two New World Records
It’s a pretty big deal when able-bodied folks bowl 200 or better for the first time. I’d argue it’s a bigger deal when a wheelchair user bowls 200+ for the first time. (For one, our ball speed is a good … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Inspiration, Life
Tagged Bowling, Fun, Sports, Wheelchair, World Record
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IKAN Have Fun Bowling League – 2017 Quarter 2 – RESULTS!
With the end of June upon us, we are awaiting the second quarter results (Q2: April-June 2017) of our “IKAN Have Fun Bowling League” where wheelchair users (and friends or family bowling with them) can compete from anywhere in the … Continue reading
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Buying a Bowling Ball, Advice for IKAN Bowler® Users
Many IKAN Bowler® users ask me about what they should look for in a bowling ball. First off, 16 pounds is the maximum weight a ball can be (I believe) and that’s what IKAN Bowler® users need, because a heavier … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Enjoyment, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, bowling ball, IKAN Bowler, Wheelchair
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IKAN Have Fun Bowling League – 2017 Quarter 1 – RESULTS!
With the end of March upon us, we are wrapping up the first quarter (Q1: January-March 2017) of our “IKAN Have Fun Bowling League” where wheelchair users (and friends or family bowling with them) can compete from anywhere in the … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Life, Recreation, Uncategorized
Tagged Bowling, Fun, Wheelchair
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Two IKAN Bowler® Users Enter the 200 Club Nine Days Apart
Jesse Collens and Zak Schmoll have not met, and yet they have an interesting connection. They are both wheelchair users who recently joined the “200 Club” for dynamic wheelchair bowling with an IKAN Bowler®. But how they did so is … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Games, Hobbies, Inspiration, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged 200 Club, Bowling, Muscular Dystrophy, Quadriplegia, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Tetraplegia, World Record
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‘This Is How I’ BOWL! :-)
AbleThrive has a ‘this is how I’ campaign to change perceptions of people with disabilities, or different abilities. I am a C1-2 quadriplegic, paralyzed from my neck down and I drive my chair with my mouth via sip-and-puff, and yet … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Life
Tagged AbleThrive, Chicago Cubs
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Quad Squad Bowling – Things to Know…
We have a local (central Florida) Quad Squad group of friends who get together and bowl regularly. A similar Quad Squad group is being formed in Washington state. FORMATION OF A QUAD SQUAD: Quad Squad is kind of a generic … Continue reading
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New Wheelchair, New Bowling Setup, Similar Results?
I recently got a new wheelchair, FINALLY, after nearly 17 years of daily use (typically about 13-14 hours per day) from my first wheelchair. My new wheelchair is a Permobil C300, which has the two foot pedals coming off of … Continue reading
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Tagged Activities, Bowling, Fun, Sports, Wheelchair
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Vent-Dependent Quadriplegic Bowls 21st 200+ Game
Many wheelchair users are not aware that a relatively new device exists that enables even people paralyzed from the neck down (like me) to bowl in a way that mimics the able-bodied bowling process. The IKAN (“I can”) Bowler® attaches … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Enjoyment, Entertainment, Games, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Inspiration, Life, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, Fun, Inspiration, Paralyzed, Quad, Recreation, Sport, Tetra, Wheelchair
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