[Sportsandrec] Blind archery & blind tennis infor...?

[justin williams]

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From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Kelly Thornbury
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:20 PM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind archery & blind tennis infor...?

Kathuy, 

Sorry this took so long to respond, a "user glitch" in my mail program sent
nearly 3,000 emails to my junk folder without my realizing it, and I'm just
now catching up. 

I am a blind archer (although, based on my last practice and the number of
arrows I stuck in the college's wall, I should probably give up that title).
I don't know what type of information you are looking for, and quite
honestly, there isn't much to be found through USABA or other blind
sports-related sites. I found most of my information through the British
Blind Sports website under the archery section. Blind archery has had its
greatest influence by the BBS, and it is possible to find blind archers in
many local clubs shooting alongside sighted archers. I think, and this is
only through third-hand sources, there was one or maybe two blind archers at
the national championships this year. 

While there a few different ways of sighting in a shot, the most common
method, and the one used in international competition, is the tactile stand.
This would be a stand where the archer would place a point of contact
(somewhere between the elbow and the back of the hand) to get a reference of
where they are shooting. The most common set-up is the use of a camera
tripod with a horizontal "pointer" attached to the camera mount. A stand
needs to be easily adjustable, and this set-up seems to work the best for
now. I'm not aware of any commercial sources for a complete stand, but the
BBS site does sell plans and pointers I believe. The stand needs to
incorporate foot markers so that your position relative to the stand is
consistent. Using a pointer sounds easy enough to my sighted peers, until
they try it themselves... With only one point of reference to the stand it
takes practice to position your rear shoulder exactly the same every time.
>From experience, a one or two degree rotation of the rear shoulder equates
to a meter or more of movement in your shot (hence, all the arrows I've
stuck into the walls). 

If you (or anyone) is interested in more details, international rule books,
or pictures and ideas for stands, contact me off-list. 

Kelly
kthornbury at bresnan.net

On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:17 AM, Romeo, Kathleen wrote:

> 
> 
> Hello,
> I am looking for information on blind archery & blind tennis.
> Thank you.
> Kathy Romeo,
> WPB VAMC
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