[Blindtlk] cane travel question: trailing or no trailing?

Wed May 11 20:59:12 UTC 2011

I use  a combination of  two-point touch and     constent contact.  I
think that situationally, they both work fine.  I would  suggest
getting a handle on contact technique, then  challange yourself with
touch.  Shorelining, or  trailing is good at times, when you are
looking for a pathway that is set along a grass line, but  I don't use
it for looking for a door, unless the door it's self is  blended
aginst the wall you are caning past.
 also, while I do like white NFb canes, I also like  the Iowa canes,
they are a little top-heavy, but I like the rolling-tip like feature
they have, and I think they work very good for jogging/running,  if
you wish to go that route too.
  hth
  Darian

On 5/11/11, Kelby Carlson <kelbycarlson at usfamily.net> wrote:
> I'm going to have to agree on this one.  I occasionally trail if
> I'm looking for a specific door, but even then it's not always
> necessary.  Whether you use a folding or rigid cane, if your
> technique is correct you should have no trouble.  (Trust me, it's
> taken me awhile to develop as much confidence as I as far as
> speed of travel goes.  I know how you feel.)
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net
>>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:04:47 -0500 (CDT)
>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cane travel question: trailing or no
> trailing?
>
>>Frankly, you are not sacrificing any information you get from
> trailing.  Why?  That's because you are mistaken in the belief
> that you get any useful data at all from that technique.  Better
> to develope a faster pace and trust your  cane; and thus, trust
> yourself better also.  Trailing will slow you down and frankly,
> you'l look strange and lacking in confidence compared to the
> other blind dues around you who are getting the girls because
> they are confident.  How's  that for insentive?
>
>
>>Sincerely,
>>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
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>
>>On May 11, 2011, at 2:57 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
>
>>> Hi, all.
>
>>> I have a cane travel question for you.  For a long time, I was
> using a folding cane with a pencil tip along with the trailing
> technique, especially in familiar areas i.e.  home, school, etc.
> After attending the LAW Program, where they took my folding cane
> on the first day and gave me a straight (aka rigid) cane with a
> metal tip that I was required to use during the four days I was
> there, I started to like the straight cane a lot better and came
> back home with one.  I don't think I'll switch back to a folding
> cane unless I have to, by the way.  While I was at the program,
> one of the blind mentors was helping me learn how to use this new
> cane, and in the process told me that he would suggest not
> trailing in hallways (whether they be in familiar or unfamiliar
> areas) and trusting the cane alone.  He then said that I need to
> work on a faster, more confident pace than I have already.  One
> of his reasons for that need of a confident pace, by the way, is
> to "get the girls," LOL.  So I tried not trailing in the hallways
> of the Jernigan Institute building, and it did take some getting
> used to.  After the program, I thought about what he'd said.
> Although I can understand what he's talking about with the
> confident pace, I think I get twice the information when I
> combine trailing with cane technique.  So what do you all think?
> Should I sacrifice the information I get from trailing and just
> try to get more information from the cane, or keep trailing and
> have a little slower pace? Or are there any work-arounds you use
> that keep the confident pace and still trail? Any help would be
> appreciated! Thanks!
>
>>> Chris Nusbaum
>
>>> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities
> motto)
>
>>> --- Sent from my Braille-Note
>
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