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Happy Father’s Day – Thank You, Eric!
The above picture of my son, Eric, and I at the blackwood Sporting Company rifle range was taken the day before Father’s Day. The staff at Blackwood are very helpful and make us feel welcome each time we visit the range. They routinely place us at the end of the shooting line. This placement provides…
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Blind Enough
The Audio Slalom Learn to Compete and Tricks Learn to Compete series both probably should have started with this post. In short to compete in the vision impaired division at a U.S. National tournament, you need to be “legally blind” as defined in the United States. In the United States, legal blindness is defined as having central…
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CRONOS Audio-Slalom Homologation
You made that important step and purchased a CRONOS Audio-Slalom signal generator. the official ASSG approved by the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF). Now you want to start skiing sets to take your audio slalom to the competitive level. The following was taken from IWWF Disabled Rules, specifically D19.02: Audio slalom signal generator (ASSG). The ASSG…
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No Turkeys – No Problem
The photo above is me with a Blackbuck doe my hunting companion, Kirk Musgrove, and I harvested on April 16, 2024. Blackbucks also known as the Indian antelope, are a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal. Blackbucks are one of the exotics that have been introduced the YO Ranch Land on the 88 acres Kirk along with his dad and brother own…
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Audio Slalom Full Course Times
So, you are wide enough, but are you fast enough? Once you have practice skiing wide enough to consistently score Audio Slalom buoys, as described in the Audio Slalom Marking Your Boat post, it is time to start timing your passes. Full Course Times The following table provides the number of seconds it takes a…
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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 111 – Highlighting All-Around Adaptive Athlete Mike Royal of Blind Canine Sports
In Episode 111 I had the opportunity to speak with Greg Lindberg who hosts the Eyes Free Sports Podcast. Following are the show notes for the episode. In Episode 111 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with Mike Royal, an accomplished adaptive athlete in running, water skiing, and other sports who resides in…
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Tricks Behind Boat Training
The objective of this post is to provide behind the boat tips to help you achieve the on water performance needed to qualify to compete at a National Championships. This old dog described the Tricks qualification Requirements in a prior post. If you are not ready to get wet yet, you can check out the…
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Tricks Dryland Training
The objective of this post is to provide dryland tips to help you achieve the on water performance needed to qualify to compete at a National Championships. This old dog described the Tricks Qualification Requirements in a prior post. When you are ready to get wet, check out the Tricks Behind Boat Training post. The…
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Tricks Qualification Requirements
You probably have been told, “you cannot teach an old dog a new trick”. With some luck, maybe this old dog can teach a new blind water skier a trick or two about learning to compete. Goal Get you qualified to compete in the Tricks and Audio Slalom events at the 27th USA Adaptive Water Ski…
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Audio Slalom Marking Your Boat
I have been asked a few times if it is possible for someone to start practicing audio slalom without an Audio Slalom Signal Generator (ASSG). Specifically, how wide does the skier need to get to score an audio slalom buoy? This quick hack will allow you to place marks on the right-side and left-side of…
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