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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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Long-Overdue Blog, Bowling, and Personal Update
I have not posted to this blog since October, 2018. I am okay. I am alive! :-) I started this blog to “empower wheelchair users” mostly by sharing that having a recreational outlet at which we can compete on a … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Health and wellness, Life, Recreation
Tagged Bowling, coronavirus, COVID-19, Paralympic Games, Paralympics, Wheelchair
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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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New Bowling Record for Wheelchair Users Driving by Head Control
Did you know that we keep wheelchair bowling records for people who fit in different categories? We do! The IKAN Bowler® enables all types of wheelchair users to be able to bowl, and we have been tracking the records at … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability, Health and wellness, Life
Tagged Bowling, Kenny Salvini, Wheelchair, World Record
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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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Wheelchair Bowling League (Online) Coming Soon!
The IKAN Have Fun Bowling League (Online) is beginning in January, 2017! We want to provide a way for wheelchair users (and friends/family) to have fun in friendly competition from anywhere in the world. PARTICIPANTS WANTED! :-) To make it … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Health and wellness, Uncategorized
Tagged Bowling, Fun, inclusive, Sport, Wheelchair
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Strike for Vets
A bowling fundraiser called Strike for Vets was held earlier in October to help support a spinal cord injury recovery center in Tampa called Stay in Step (non-veterans can rehab there as well). Daniel Bolan, a 17-year-old Eagle Scout with … Continue reading
Wheelchair Bowling Records
In 2009, I started a wheelchair bowling records website to share the bowling achievements of different types of wheelchair users, and also to share some of what is possible for people, despite certain physical conditions. The focus of the website … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Disability
Tagged Bowling, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Wheelchair
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