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Lord Janyn and Friends,<br>
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I am really pleased to hear your thoughts on this. It isn't
something I've faced, but really want to do the right thing if any
person with special needs wants to participate in archery. <br>
<br>
Sitting down is no problem (I shoot sitting down on my basement
range, but that's to keep my longbow from poking through the ceiling
tiles). I have been concerned about the use of a string release or
other prohibited device and how that relates to scored shoots. I
assume from your post that a special needs archer using such devices
may shoot for recorded scores and in competitions, subject to
reporting to you via a quarterly or event report. <br>
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An archer in a power chair or scooter might have a hard time
accessing some of our targets at tournaments. I'm thinking of the
uphill targets at the Pennsic St. Sebastian's shoot. This is
something to consider and bring to the attention of event autocrats
when laying out our ranges.<br>
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Thanks much for your encouragement on this question, both to archers
with special needs and to us as marshals.<br>
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Yours Aye,<br>
<br>
<br>
Mungo<br>
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On 10/7/2012 7:30 PM, Jay Nardone wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good evening everyone. I wanted to take a
minute to post about this topic because tonight I was
contacted by a Mistress in our Kingdom who was diagnosed with
Fibromyalgia, the same disease my wife has been living with
for the last 12 years. She very graciously asked if we would
accept her on our range if she had to sit to shoot and use a
release aid. As our rule provide, we do have provisions to
accept handicapped archers as long as they operate within our
safety rules. I know some of our new and maybe even some of
our more senior marshal’s might not have dealt with a
handicapped person in their time marshaling, and I wanted to
make sure we don’t just simply run anyone off because of their
condition. As these folks come to our shoots and ranges,
please make sure you are welcoming and accepting of their
issues. If they are safe, and you are assured they can be safe
I want us to make sure they get the chance to enjoy archery
just as we do. The call will ultimately reside with the MIC’s
and I will back you if you feel there was just reasons to deny
them the ability to shoot, but please make sure you have valid
reason to do so. If anyone has seen Merlin at Pennsic, he is
an inspiration to us all and probably shoots a heavier
poundage bow than most of us!<o:p></o:p></p>
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