Sam and I have tried disc golf before. During that first disc adventure I threw all the discs’ and like so many other activities Sam was just sort of along for the ride. And Sam loves being a long for the ride. He loves being included and spending time with friends even though the severity of his cerebral palsy often prevents him from participating. But I started to wonder if we could purchase a clay pigeon launcher and figure out how to mount it to Sam’s Extreme Motus all terrain wheelchair so that he could join in the fun.

Sam & Ryan invent adaptive disc golf

I thought that we would need to modify the launcher so that it could properly hold a golfing disc but wouldn’t you know it… we didn’t have to do anything. The darn thing just worked! We used long carriage bolts to clamps some 2×4’s to the frame of the Motus and wood screws from the metal frame of the launcher into the wood and we were ready to go.

We preformed many safety tests to make sure the arm of the launcher wouldn’t swing around and whack Sam in the legs. We also mounted a Insta360 on a pole so that it would block the thrower if it did manage to make it around.

Then we headed to a nearby park to set a new course record for wheelchair disk golf. Records are easy to set when it’s never been done before.

Sam was able to launch the disc by pulling the release with a rope in his mouth.