ADAPTIVE 4 Minute AQT

[rambo granny]

"Adapt and overcome". News flash. It IS possible to do an Adaptive 4 Minute AQT.
Yes, there's photographic proof (in case it takes a while to be able to do it again. 🤣)

In transforming my own gimp-ness over the past 21 months😂, perhaps hard earned knowledge will indeed help and/or encourage other mobility challenged students or instructors.

First off, none of the regular seated positions have been possible for me…. yet. What does work is the open leg position with the derrière on a chair instead of on the ground. Exactly the same steady hold factors and shifting still apply. See picture.

After being told by the orthopedic doc, "you need to forget about a low stoop", the going prone part remains a work in progress. Adapt and Overcome. Upon seeing video of my impromptu 4 min AQT, my talented physical therapist suggested some video homework to come up with best body mechanics to avoid further injury. 😁 Of course work continues on other deficits too.

I had been thinking about doing the 4 Minute AQT for quite some time, but not totally sure how to adapt. In an impulsive moment, I just did it for real with prepped mags already sitting in the range bag which meant stage 2 & 3 each got shot with a mag change. Dang! Add the super slow moving shooter time to that and it meant firing at almost hyperventilating rifleman cadence. 🤣 Thank goodness the slow getting up after it's all over isn't timed!😜

True confessions…It is less time with "ouch" to do 4 Minute AQT than a regular one.

Thanks Wendy, Sybil, and Bruce for being safety officer, video persons, and timekeepers of this experiment.

Video of Adaptive seated position w better view https://share.icloud.com/photos/0488gMVlrEv2EbTSTYTl-4AIg

Video of Adaptive 4 Minute AQT & Target https://share.icloud.com/photos/098CbfrVVVfTV_gwpiqU21mzQ
These are iCloud links good for 30 days

[Minutemom]

This is absolutely amazing Janet! I know how hard you've been working since your accident. It's truly admirable and such an inspiration! Thank you for posting this, as it's super important that we're able to help our adaptive Appleseeders! This is a great example of how to do it!

[TheMenace]

Congratulations on this achievement Janet. IAO! I'm certain Jean Albert is smiling down on you. 

[Heavyduty77]

I have worked with "rambo granny" for several years and watched her painstakingly assist shooters using her steady and relaxing coaching style. When her leg was badly injured in an accident it looked as though her ability to complete an AQT was at an end. She has worked diligently for almost two years trying to recover and seeing the video of her complete and qualify shooting a Rapid Fire AQT was monumental! I haven't known many people that have shown the determination and persistence that she has.

The fact that she has not only shown that she can overcome her injury and adapt sufficiently to score, she has also made it a point to show that we can learn from her experience to accommodate and assist others that are having doubts about their ability to participate in our program.

Thank you Janet for your dedication to Appleseed.

[Tennessee Beast]

You're an inspiration and a great example of IAO!!!  Hope to see you soon!

[Overmountain]

Wow!  Very well done!  What a phenomenal example of persistence! 

[Burnett]

Oh, that right there is inspirational!
I have a blown out disk at L4-L5 that is going to require fusing; seated or kneeling is an ordeal.
I might could do that.
THANKS! and Congrats,
Burnett

[rambo granny]

 Burnette
If this experiment only helped one person, it would be absolutely worth all the effort!
 Please feel free to PM me if I can be of help. There are some fine points if you'd like more info.

This offer is open to anyone else who is either personally challenged or has a special student they want to help.

FWIW….I thought at one point I would have to hang up my hat due to the continuing mobility issues,  Once again IAO applies to teaching. Focus on what one can do rather than what one  can't do. We don't have enough bailers for the mission. Together, which includes "alarm listers" and mobility challenged, we are all stronger.

[Burnett]

 

[300berg]

This offer is open to anyone else who is either personally challenged or has a special student they want to help.

I am paying attention to this thread.  There is a local organization near me called Adaptive Sports North Country (https://adaptivesportspartners.org/programs/)
that I could reach out to. 

I would like to be more knowledgeable about adaptive shooting options before approaching them.  In the meantime I will learn what I can and plan to volunteer
for their existing programs.

Thanks for everything you do!

[Captain]

This looks great (and fun)! Thanks for sharing.

[rambo granny]

ScubaSteve has made this post "sticky" so it stays near the top. This allows us all to share  Adaptive techniques over time.
So the experiment with the open leg chair position continues.
It's been 2 years since I shot a center fire while rehab slowly progressed. That changed yesterday when we got an invite from AS buddies who are members at a private long distance range.
While everyone here knows that 300 & 400 yds are shot prone in AS for good reasons , it is possible to make consistent hits @ 300 and 400 in the open leg chair position!
After being prone twice, the chair position was necessary.🤣
In the picture note the best ever knee pad device: more on that if there's questions

[ScubaSteve]

So we will be seeing you and Bruce at the KD this year?   We have a golf cart to move the chair

[Black Knight]

Inspirational!!

[Monkey]

Of course, the links in the original post expired...yesterday....ugh...

[rambo granny]

Monkey here's the 4 min AQT, target, &better view of open leg chair:

https://share.icloud.com/photos/072I3wbxoSJ9SsDpylYQ67H2Q

[Monkey]

Monkey try this:
  https://share.icloud.com/photos/075k2LlUm0jXvMlBwL4uABIYQ

Awesome - great video, thanks!

[300berg]

Thank you for posting the video!

What was holding the three magazines in a triangle?  Something you made or purchased?  For a moment, I thought you
had a drum magazine for your 10/22.

[rambo granny]

300berg:
It's a gizmo you can purchase to link 3 1022 mags together.
One less fumble factor for me….however, it does not work out for standing as my support hand goes exactly over the mag well…. short arms required pushing in the buttstock.
Purchased years ago. Bruce looking for source now & will post

[9mm4545]

The triple magazine gadget uses standard Ruger (BX-1) 10/22 mags and is called a ALANGATOR TACTICAL TRIMAG. Brownells has them for under 20 bucks (not including the magazines!) but they shouldn't be hard to find. I prefer the devices that hold two mags as it fits into my pocket easier; both are super handy.

[rambo granny]

In the last posted pic of the "open leg chair" position, the McDavid compression knee sleeves were being used to pad and protect the grouchy knee. These don't slip around like traditional knee pads and are moisture wicking
Some colors are less $ than others. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008BJ7KPU?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_PXBENREH382EQMFED1G1

While looking up the above link, just saw same padded thing for elbows with some described as a shooter arm sleeve

[PHenry]

 

[rambo granny]

In a private message, I received questions re the chair used for the "open leg chair" position adapted for stage 2 of the AQT.  Posting answers here allows sharing with everyone on this thread.
It's been a process! Many months post trauma, returning to "recoil therapy" 🤣     first involved a wheelchair with my grouchy immobilized leg in full length brace sticking straight out. The earthquake shaking was offset by resting both elbows on a lap desk (board)  placed across the arms of the wheelchair.  The idea and the lap desk came from my friend, FLawyer, who watched the initial struggle. A loop sling was also used as I was shaky! Magic!

Several months passed with intense physical therapy & using a walker. It was still safer to use the board/chair/loop sling . Moving on to a shooting chair also meant certain criteria for the chair:
*sturdy arms for getting up & down 💪
*back pack straps which made carrying my own chair possible while using a cane.👍
*large cup holder great for stashing magazines 😆

Pictures follow where you can also see the seat is slightly lower in the back….a happy accident while in West Marine using gift certificates🤣

[rambo granny]

[url] https://www.dropbox.com/s/kelrvpztt399ch0/A86EEE02-2BE8-47FB-8C14-F404C516E284.HEIC?dl=0[url]

[rambo granny]

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0a6RMwJJY3cS6GdqqFnfy_lqw

These pics go with above post answering questions about the shooting chair
Two additional points about chair:
*Arm placement and chair width need to allow spreading knees similar  to open leg position on ground. Individual size and body challenges are factors both ways.  Shifting NPOA and elevation whether in a chair or on ground are key.
* safety first. Note in pic that this chair has wider base than seat making it more stable and UNlikely to topple. Although the experimental Adaptive 4 minute AQT was done from this very chair, it is an ADVANCED ADAPTIVE technique. Do not try it without a buddy safety officer by your side!

[pennys dad]

Excellent thread.

Question: Would the seat work better as a hard seat or the range chair in the video?

[300berg]

Would a rolling chair like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09K74P1X1 be useful, or not stable enough?

[9mm4545]

I see two problems with a chair that rolls: 1) the stability will be less than a chair with legs instead of wheels no matter how well the wheels are locked and 2) the height of the seat looks like it would be too high to get the elbows on the knees for maximum stability. The ideal chair should put the butt slightly lower than the knees. Unless the range is paved most of the wheels on rolling walkers will bog into the ground leading to less than optimal results. Perhaps a support elbow could be placed on an armrest and a reasonable amount of stability achieved. If you have access to one of these rolling walkers (with a seat), give it a try and let everyone know how it worked!

[rambo granny]

So great to see dialog here as this is how we all develop….finding the good stuff and eliminating anything with safety issues or that doesn't work.

300berg I admire you keeping eyes open for possibilities. Just as each regular student has little adjustments in positioning, it's more so with adaptives. Creative thinking outside the box is a good thing.

Something to consider besides what Bruce offered….
Once a person is referred to by medical personnel as a "fall risk", that term tends to stick. If an adaptive has had a fall injury,  probably best to forget wheels unless it's a wheelchair with serous locking wheels.  Ranges are naturally full of gotcha's. Grass disguises holes, rocks roll under feet. Wanna guess how I know? 😆

When I was going to the range with a walker, it was used strictly just to get to the firing line, the target line, or the shooting chair you saw in pics. The walker was standard with no wheels which is safest,  and also much sturdier if part of the body weight must be borne  by the hands rather than all on the feet.

If the adaptive person cannot cannot go from seated to standing completely without the use of sturdy standard arms on the chair to push up, the rollator would not work. It would also be difficult if regular chair arms were necessary to push up from seated to achieve standing (or transitioning from chair to prone).

[rambo granny]

Penny's dad…
Thanks for your comment. While we are a IAO bunch, I will share the one challenge to my chair since you asked about solid bottom….
A solid seat bottom instead of fabric would be even better. Just like ones heartbeat while all slung up snugly on a boiling hot day will result in support arm rifle jiggle coinciding with heartbeat, there's a bit of post center fire giggle in the chair seat. Timing & FOCUS rocks 😉 🤣