At our central Florida Quad Squad outing on Saturday, September 14th, we had seven different power wheelchair users bowl with an IKAN Bowler. The reasons for wheelchair use among the seven people include cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and spina bifida. We also have had people with muscular dystrophy in our group, but not on that day.
Brenda, Julie, Lilian, Rhonda, Aaron, Doug, and I were the seven IKAN users. If you're wondering how it works, the bowling alley typically has enough lanes that each wheelchair user can bowl on his/her own lane. Most of us bowl 3-5 games in the roughly two hours that we are together with various family, friends, and our volunteer caddies who are now friends who have become like family. We usually have a sizable group -- and we ALWAYS have a good time! :)
Bowling is always fun, whether the scores are particularly good or not. A good score is subjective to the person bowling, but we all have a friendly competition for top score of the afternoon (my Dad started this by offering $20 for the top score -- if that score beats me; I'm not eligible as the prize money is supposed to be incentive for people to beat me and keep my "ego" in check, says my loving Dad:) and Aaron set the bar high with a really good 196 in his second game of the afternoon.
But my strike ball found its groove and I followed Aaron's 196 with a 205 to take the lead for the top score of the afternoon. That was my 22nd game of 200 or better, so my caddy George tried to get a printout. But my Aunt Jackie accidentally cleared my score before George could get the printout! Jackie apologized and half-jokingly said, "you'll just have to do it again!"
That, of course, is MUCH easier said than done, but my strike ball was working well and I did break 200 again in the very next game, nearly matching the 205 with a 204. So that's why the title of this post includes mention of a 23rd 200+ game -- for a person who happens to be a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic. Here's my scoresheet:
All glory to God and God bless all!
Bill Miller :-)
C1-2 Quadriplegic with a 255 High Bowling Game
Co-founder of Manufacturing Genuine Thrills Inc. d/b/a MGT
Business website: http://www.ikanbowler.com
Personal website: http://www.lookmomnohands.net
Brenda, Julie, Lilian, Rhonda, Aaron, Doug, and I were the seven IKAN users. If you're wondering how it works, the bowling alley typically has enough lanes that each wheelchair user can bowl on his/her own lane. Most of us bowl 3-5 games in the roughly two hours that we are together with various family, friends, and our volunteer caddies who are now friends who have become like family. We usually have a sizable group -- and we ALWAYS have a good time! :)
Bowling is always fun, whether the scores are particularly good or not. A good score is subjective to the person bowling, but we all have a friendly competition for top score of the afternoon (my Dad started this by offering $20 for the top score -- if that score beats me; I'm not eligible as the prize money is supposed to be incentive for people to beat me and keep my "ego" in check, says my loving Dad:) and Aaron set the bar high with a really good 196 in his second game of the afternoon.
But my strike ball found its groove and I followed Aaron's 196 with a 205 to take the lead for the top score of the afternoon. That was my 22nd game of 200 or better, so my caddy George tried to get a printout. But my Aunt Jackie accidentally cleared my score before George could get the printout! Jackie apologized and half-jokingly said, "you'll just have to do it again!"
That, of course, is MUCH easier said than done, but my strike ball was working well and I did break 200 again in the very next game, nearly matching the 205 with a 204. So that's why the title of this post includes mention of a 23rd 200+ game -- for a person who happens to be a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic. Here's my scoresheet:
All glory to God and God bless all!
Bill Miller :-)
C1-2 Quadriplegic with a 255 High Bowling Game
Co-founder of Manufacturing Genuine Thrills Inc. d/b/a MGT
Business website: http://www.ikanbowler.com
Personal website: http://www.lookmomnohands.net
