Claudia Fischer
Daniel CollinBeyond impressive.
jordan@daniel_collin Big deal! I could do that if I could use my hands, had years of practice, stood 10 feet away, and got lucky.
Vertana@wagesj45 @daniel_collin She’s also wearing a harness to hook the arrow onto it. So, clearly, aim assist has been enabled.
@vertana I'd pay to see her 360-no-scope that target.
Geoff Evans@daniel_collin I don’t have a source within reach, but I believe para archer performance is superior to non-para because the core and leg muscle groups are outright bigger than the trapezius. So, they could outshoot us Olympic Recurve shooters because they have the leg dexterity.
One wonders if a leg shooter could show up at the Olympics someday. I wonder if the rules forbid it? Certainly recurve rigs are larger and more cumbersome than these compound ones.
CodeByJeff@gorlak @daniel_collin I had the same question - I wonder what rules she is outside of preventing her from competing in the general category?
Kalalu@gorlak @daniel_collin This is W1 category, the athletes use a compound bow, a bow with a levering system in order to aid them to bend the limbs. This type of bow isn't allowed at Olympics, though there is another category in which the athletes can choose to use a recurve bow.
As for the performance, yeah they can absolutely compete with able-bodied athletes. In Italy almost every paralympic national qualifies to able-bodied italian championship.
Ertain@daniel_collin Robin Hood's got nothing on her.
Not a Nanda
David Ruffner@daniel_collin Wow! Beautiful shot! I looked up the articles about Sheetal Devi and found this one that gives some of her backstory, https://samarth.ndtv.com/meet-16-year-old-sheetal-devi-worlds-first-armless-woman-archer-51/. Her favorite activity as a child was climbing trees. I appreciate her story, it is a reminder to me to question the impossible.
Bob Blaskiewicz 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱@daniel_collin How does she release the arrow?
Aaron Allermann@rjblaskiewicz @daniel_collin Seems to be her chin, note where the tape is.
From what I'm reading Devi's won 2 golds at the Asian Para Games, her coaches apparently found her *climbing trees*. With her feet.
Michael Labowicz
Rant_ifa 🖤❤️ hope
Rant_ifa
doom_biscuit@daniel_collin I can't do that with two arms. That's pretty awesome.
Zoidberg For President@daniel_collin Remember people: you do not need to be able to do that to be acknowledged and worthy.
cybervegan (moved)@daniel_collin As a former able bodied archer, I can only agree. This person is an amazing shot.
herverivano@daniel_collin « tirer comme un pied » n’a plus le même sens
MidwestMonster@daniel_collin
Sad how in the USA we disabled aren't even afforded the same minimum wage protections that ableds have.
Sad how in the USA we disabled aren't even afforded the same minimum wage protections that ableds have.