I’ve always been proud of archery as a sport that can be participated in, regardless of ability. Here is another example how archery can be enjoyed by everyone … even if you are blind.

Few sports are as ancient and universal as shooting a bow and arrow. Tactile aiming devices now avail blind archers of opportunities for both recreation and competition.

If you know someone that has a disability, and you think they may enjoy the sport of archery and live in the North Georgia, USA area please contact our club and we will do everything we can to find them a place in our club.

Blind archer Janice Walth got hooked on sport at the Sacramento Archery Club after attending several of her husband’s tournaments. Within months, she entered her first tournament, and in just over years, Walth won the silver medal at the 2007 FITA World Archery Para Championships in Korea. She took the bronze in the 2009 championships last August in Nymburk (CZE).

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Suite101: Archery for the Blind: Adaptations Make Shooting Sport Accessible to the Visually Impaired