As most of you know, Ben has a heart condition. This rather limits the types of sport he can take part in, and anything too aerobic that involves too much running is generally off limits.
He tried Archery on holiday in the summer, and also saw it at the Olympics (see other photos back in July and August), so we booked him on a beginner's course at our local club.
He passed the course with flying colours, so we bought him his own bow. He achieved his 10m badge last week, scoring 125 out of 150.
Here he is last night attempting his 15m badge. We'll try again for that next week!
Oh nice! Oskar likes the idea of this too. Tell me... with Ben's heart, if he went to Olympic level... would he be allowed to compete in the normal or would he be classed in the special because of his heart?
@cdonohoue@soboy5@ozziehoffy Thank you all. I don't know Cassandra. My guess is normal Olympics, but I actually haven't a clue! As he has yet to shoot an apple of my head, i don't think he is Olympic standard yet!
@seanoneill Wow, that's so cool!! Must be a fish lol. Oh that would be a whole lot of fun.... not sure that Oskar would be old enough... do they have 13 year old boys in the gymnastics?
Heavenly days. . .Olympic sportsmen already?! Nonetheless, what a lovely thing to see that Ben has found his own niche in a sport where he can excel. . .and his form looks positively wonderful!!
Ben has picked a great sport!
My many years of archery were cut short on 2000 when my acoustic neuroma operation destroyed one balance canal.
Still miss it!
Looks like a nice indoor range - tell Ben to look forward to his first hit at 90 meters when he goes outdoors.
I loathe indoor shooting like this, but outdoors in spring is wonderful. Seems like Ben's made a good start, and he should have a lifetime's worth of enjoyment ahead of him. As for the Olympics, as it happens I know a Paralympic archery gold medallist ... it's a full time job.
I have always been fasinated by the Bow and arrow...I had alot of friends that hunted with them when i was in my college years...This is a great sport for Ben! We will be looking for him in future Olympics! :)
@seanoneill - My second attempts were better, managed to fire a home made arrow through a banana tree using a hand made bow. They make and use some fine looking weapons over there!
Congrats to Ben. Archery seems to be becoming very popular. My brother's sons participate in archery at school. My brother is an artist as well as outdoorsman, and they sometimes use his handcarved bows.
December 19th, 2012
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He'll want this one framed.
My many years of archery were cut short on 2000 when my acoustic neuroma operation destroyed one balance canal.
Still miss it!
Looks like a nice indoor range - tell Ben to look forward to his first hit at 90 meters when he goes outdoors.