The Year isn't Over Yet....but What A Great Year!

Being the "prolific blogger" :), I feel compelled to squeeze in one more entry for this year!  I''ll do it with pictures.

HALO for Freedom Golf Tournament

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Camp Joint Adventure for Juvenile Arthritis

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Greater Oklahoma Disabled Sports Association Expo, Oklahoma City

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Tee up for Teaching Seminar, Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

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Other Stuff, Wood and Stone Work

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Various Award and Trophy Display Cases, All Custom Built

Just like Custom Built Golf Clubs

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Adaptive Golf Pictures

This is just fun! So turn up the volume and go. It never plays the same sequence or lay out.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Adventure SCUBA Charity Golf Classic

Adventure SCUBA's 3rd Annual Charity Golf Classic will benefit RISE Adventures.

Save the date: Monday, September 13th, El Dorado Country Club in McKinney, 11:00 a.m. sign in, lunch and warm up on the range, 1:00 p.m. Shot Gun start, dinner and awards banquet afterwards.

Registration, sponsor and contact information can be found on Adventure SCUBA web site. Contact Richard Dean, owner of Adventure SCUBA and tournament coordinator, directly for more information. richard@adventurescubaonline.com.

Teaching the Teacher ..... Hosted by Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Another great day at the Scottish Rite Hospital. This annual seminar is for golf instructors, golf coaches, physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, etc., anyone wanting to learn more about teaching golf to individuals with disabilities. The key "take aways" from the seminar include: resources, community contacts, outreach programs, the "how to's" of teaching disabilities and information on adaptive playing aids and mobility devices.

In one demonstration segment, participants experienced first hand the huge differences between swinging from a wheel chair and swinging from a single rider golf cart. Swinging from a wheel chair has its swing restrictions and mobility limitations but swing from a single rider cart......that's the equivalent of having legs! The swing is free and the player is mobile from tee to green.

Which brings us to another topic: Intentional Marketing to Individuals with Disabilities. For golf facilities looking for that "untapped market", i.e., new golfers to fill the tee sheet, more mouths to feed in the restaurant, more people who want to buy "stuff" from the pro shop, etc., here's a gold mine! Put it this way, "What does your facility and instructional staff do to solicit golfers with disabilities?"

Anyone interested in more "hands on" experience with disabled golfers, adaptive equipment and instruction methods; I'm always looking for volunteers to assist with the RISE Adventures golf program. RISE golf schedule is on the RISE web site. RSVP required.