http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/archery-bowhunting.php
Last paragraph of article:
Perhaps the most useful piece of adaptive equipment is referred to as a, 'draw loc.' A draw lock holds the person's bow at full draw until a trigger is activated. While a draw lock-equipped bow is essentially the functional equivalent of a crossbow, the experience of using such a bow is similar to that of using a compound bow instead of a crossbow. An advantage of of using a draw loc is that persons who are strength impaired can draw the bow between their hands and feet using their stronger back and leg muscles. One down point to the use of a draw lock is that it does add weight to the person's bow.
Citation: Disabled World News (2009-06-29) - Archery is a sport that nearly anyone can pursue despite disability and target archery has been a Paralympic sport for greater than thirty years: http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/archery-bowhunting.php#ixzz2Snon8s7G
A Statement from John Cumming of the WI Crossbow Federation
I took a Draw-Loc to the Deer and Turkey Expo in Madison this Spring and got a great reception from many archers with the problems mention above. The great feature of the draw lock is that if you already have a bow, all you have to do is attach the draw-loc and you are in business. Draw with one hand, or both, no cocking device needed. If you shot well with your archery equipment before your injury, you will shoot as well or better with the draw-loc. The only down side is one still has to go through the process of getting the handicapped permit including paying the cost of the exam. In Wisconsin the cost of getting this exam is costing Wisconsin residents over six hundred thousand dollars annually. We need to change the law to allow full inclusion.
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