[Home-on-the-range] did you know? myopic archer in Olympics

[Cindy Ray]

Well, Sharon, you aren't going to make it to the Olympics in archery with a record like that. <Giggle>

Hugs,
Cindy

On Jul 27, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Sharon Luka wrote:

> Wow!  That is neat!
> 
> I remember when Marla Runyan ran in the Olympics; she is visually impaired.
> 
> The last time I tried archery, I shot way over a tree; I couldn't stand up
> from laughing so hard.
> 
> Sharon
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dianne Hemphill
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:41 AM
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> Subject: [Home-on-the-range] did you know? myopic archer in olympics
> 
> How did I miss this one? A very low-vision archer from Korea will be
> participating in the Olympics which officially opens tonight. This archer
> has already earned 2 gold metals in previous olympics and hopes to earn an
> individual gold this year. Though he can't see the well defined markings on
> the target, he sees splotches of color...he does not participate in any
> other sports. By only doing archery, he is able to finely tune his muscles
> to always do the same exact movements for repeated accuracy.   This sport is
> sure to draw more attention with the recent overwhelming popularity of both
> the books and movies - "The Hunger Games". Archery is the major hunting
> method in this series, for those not familiar with the plot...Have any of
> you done any archery? I did a little back in the days of undergrad work in
> P.E. - I had a sighted assistant who coached me...I really loved it though I
> suspect I had more than a few people running out of my space!!! I also have
> 2 nephews that got involved in archery a number of years ago. Both competed
> semi-professionally and ranked as world class archers for their teen years.
> It's exciting to have someone at this caliber in the Olympics competing
> against those with   normal  vision . Dianne
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