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The Best Professional “LEVEL-PUTTER” training aid I have seen in 40 years of teaching golf and being a Putting Specialist to my Blind and Disabled students.
This new Precision “LeveL-Putter” and its amazing features are fantastic. I have only been using it for a week and I have tested it myself and found it comfortable and easy to use. The features and quality it has surprised me as well. This LeveL-Putter will also help the Blind students. Firstly, I noticed once we used the Leveling device it make it easy for my new students to feel comfortable with their stance….it was always perfect. The ability to take the LeveL device off the Putter and use it as a Greens slope reading aid during practice rounds in tournaments was a super combo feature for every Golfer….Crazy good. We then looked at all the other features the LeveL-Putter had, the sensitive grip feel was the First feature we really liked. My blind students made a few putts and right away noticed that they felt the ball contact through the putting face and could judge the distance the ball travelled…. One student mentioned that he has used many different types of Putters but none had the contact face feel of the contact vibration into the Grip handle and the unique sound off the Putter face really helped with distance control giving you that face feel in your hands with easy acceleration and No hoping off the face. The Putter weight was great…Not to heavy and….Not to Light and the colour of the club head was very gentle with no glaring markings to distract you…Only a small centre alignment line with 2 special centre zone dots on either side to help visualize the centre of the Putter face. We did ladder drills with the Putter with 5 balls and all the blind and visually impaired golfers surpassed their and my expectations with the drill. Their touch and feel was excellent. There is no doubt that this “Precision LeveL-Putter” will be an advantage to any golfer who hates 3 Putts….it’s so accurate with a wonderful release feel to it that the ball just glides off the face. The Price is very reasonable and not over the top like many brand name Putters we all use. The LeveL-Putter is a great addition for all my students and I’m letting everyone in the World know about it. This is definitely a 5 star product like the “ClearBall” Putter that Innovations Golf has developed.
ParaGolf Canada instructor for Adaptive Golfers, World Blind Masters Coach.
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Tagged Adaptive, blind, disabilities, golf, innovation, putter
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As we near Golf Canadas 2026 Amateur Championship season, I wanted to share information with you regarding the 2026 Canadian All Abilities Championship, presented by BDO contested at Hylands Golf Club in Ottawa, Ontario from August 4 – 7, 2026.
The champion of the 2026 Men’s and Women’s overall gross stroke play champions from the Canadian All Abilities Championship, presented by BDO will receive the following exemptions:
? 2027 Canadian All Abilities Championship
? 2027 U.S. Adaptive Open (if eligible)
New for the 2026 Canadian All Abilities Championship
TEE ASSIGNMENTS
Will be based on Gender and Sport Class. Tee assignments will be released and shared in advance of the Championship.
SPORT CLASSES
EDGAs sport classes reflect the diversity of golfers with disabilities and currently uses 9 classifications for players with physical, intellectual, or visual impairments:
1. Intellectual 1 ? Players with intellectual impairment and/or Downs Syndrome.
2. Intellectual 2 ? Players with ASD (autism spectrum disorder).
3. Standing 1 ? Standing golfers with severe imbalance or limb impairments.
4. Standing 2 ? Moderate imbalance but can stand and swing using prosthetics.
5. Standing 3 ? Mild imbalance, but some movement or strength limitations.
6. Sitting 1 ? Poor control of torso and no independent standing balance.
7. Sitting 2 ? Good torso control but cannot stand independently.
8. Vision 1 ? Completely blind.
9. Visual 2 ? Significant visual impairment.
These classes help ensure fair competition by grouping players with comparable levels of functional
ability.
Registration is now open, and players may apply to competeon thiswebpage.
https://www.golfgenius.com/register?league_id=12428212250328746334
Should you request more information on the championship, please contact the Golf Canada Tournament
Director, Daniel Suppa (dsuppa@golfcanada.ca)
Rogan DoyleCoordinator, Amateur Championships
Harry was a tireless mentor to so many young golfers and make it his mission to help all those future Pros to excel in the sport of Golf for over 40 years with his Jr. Linkster Tour Program in the Vancouver area. Harry will be so missed and his philosophy on the game of golf was Tee it high and let it fly, there arent any hazards in the sky!
Read more Here.https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/harry-white/
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SHELDON GUYAMAZING BLIND ATHLETE AND COACH GIVING HIGH SCHOOL KIDS inspirational
presentations.. GOOGLE sheldon guy w5 pivot
Indigenous Disability Awareness MonthNovember isIndigenous Disability AwarenessMonthwhichbrings awareness of these barriers and the issues that Indigenous peoples living with disabilities and their families face every day.Our NitroGolf/ParaGolf Training Centre supports this cause.It’s a time to honour the stories, achievements and resilience of Indigenous Peoples, who have lived on this land since time immemorial and whose presence continues to impact the evolving Canada.
Orangeis the official colour of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. The color symbolizes energy and positivity. Encourage your friends, families, and coworkers to wear orange to show your support and spread awareness.
The Lightning Bolt: the shape of the lightning bolt represents the non-lateral lives that many disabled people live, often having to adapt themselves or their physical routes to get around an inaccessible society
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR CANADIAN ADAPTIVE GOLFERS ON A GREAT SUCCESSFUL.SHOWING
2025 USGA ADAPTIVE GOLF OPEN at Rockville, Maryland is now in the record books. Kipp Popert, from England won the U.S. Adaptive Open for a third straight year, becoming just the fourth male player in history to win the same USGA championship three times in a row.
The 27-year-old from England joins Tiger Woods, who remains the only person to accomplish the feat in two different championships the 1991-93 U.S. Junior Amateur and 1994-96 U.S. Amateur. Carl Kauffmann (1927-29 U.S. Amateur Public Links) and Willie Anderson (1903-05 U.S. Open) are the others who have won the same championship three consecutive years.
Its definitely been on my mind, said Popert, who has cerebral palsy that affects his lower extremities, about the chance to make history with a three-peat. When I had surgery this year and my foot wasnt getting better, I wasnt looking forward to the thought of not being able to try. To come here and play the way I did, Im really pleased.
Joining Popert in the winners circle is Kim Moore, another familiar face in the history of this championship. Moore, 44, of Battle Creek, Mich., started the day three strokes out of the lead but played a steady, solid round to overtake Cassie Sengul and become the first two-time female champion of the U.S. Adaptive Open. She won the inaugural title in 2022 at Pinehurst No. 6.
It feels just as good as the first time, said a beaming Moore, who was born without a right foot and a slight case of spina bifida. This was definitely something I was looking forward to and hoping to
accomplish, and its just nice to be able to be on top again.
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KIEFER JONES WINS 2025 USGA ADAPTIVE GOLF TOURNAMENT AS A PROFESSIONAL. Congrats to Kiefer on this amazing accomplishment and your scores were so fantastic 74-76-85.
Today was a pretty good day! 74 again and very happy to win the vissualy impaired division and come in 3rd overall in my first adaptive event (WGV Adaptive Open) as a professional. This was the biggest purse in adaptive golf history at 50,000 and I look forward to coming back here again next year it was a great event! Thank you to the Pease family for putting together this event and running it so smoothly, and of course nick please for being my caddie this week.
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Orlans blind and deaf athlete Kevin Frost recently received another honour to add to his collection. Earlier this month, the 58-year-old golfer and author was bestowed with the King Charles III Coronation Medal during a ceremony at TD Place. http://orleansonline.ca/pages/N2025051502.htm
The medal, which is administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall, is being awarded to individuals who have made a significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community of Canada.
Frost was nominated by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) for being an inspiration to other sight-impaired Canadians through his accomplishments as an athlete on the national and international stage, and for his advocacy in seeking recognition and assistance to help overcome obstacles sight-impaired Canadians face every day.
Frost first got involved in sport in a serious way in his 30s after he had already lost most of his hearing and eye sight which was a result of Ushers Syndrome. The condition reduced his eyesight to a five per cent field of vision, which is like looking at the world through a straw, and left him with 10 per cent of his hearing.
In 2005, he took up rowing and speed skating to give him some focus in his life which would allow to set goals. He ended excelling at speed skating and went on to win over 80 medals in provincial, national and international competition including three world championships.
In 2017, Frost took up tandem cycling and together with his guide, won a silver medal at the 2019 Canadian Para Championships.
2017 was also the year Frost decided to take up the sport of golf. Within two years, he was taking part in blind golf events at the provincial and national level with the help of his coaches and his wife Loretta, who acts as his caddy and spotter during competitions.
After a two-year hiatus from competition during the COVID pandemic, Frost returned to the links with a vengeance. Last year, he won both the Ontario and Canadian championships using the Stableford scoring system in the B2 category, which is the level just above totally blind golfers.
During the past two years he also found time to write and publish a book, Deaf Blind Champion: A True Story of Hope, Inspiration in Excellence in Sport and Life which has sold over 5,000 copies and is available on Amazon and local Chapters stores, and he continues to provide his services as a motivational speaker. Its quite the resume and the reason why he received the King Charles medal.
I didnt see this one coming, Frost chuckles at the unintended pun. It really puts all the hard work Ive done over the years in perspective and it motivates to want to do even more.
The latest issue Frost has decided to tackle are attacks on service dogs by other dogs. His own service dog Woody was attacked and bitten by a German Shepherd while he was out for a walk with Loretta.
The owner of the German Shepherd was fined $250 for allowing his dog to wander off his property and for not being on a leash.
Frost wants attacks on service dogs to be treated much more seriously with much higher fines.
It costs an average of $50,000 to train a service dog and thousands more treatment and retraining after theyve been attacked. Some dogs never recover, says Frost.
Besides advocating for service dogs, Frost also plans to expand his summer golf camp program for sight-impaired youth and adults. He held four camps last year. This year he hopes to hold two evening camps at the White Sands par 3 on St. Joseph Blvd. and 4-5 day camps at Anderson Links.
The camps are being sponsored by the Ottawa Senators Foundation. Anyone interested in attending the camps can contact Kevin atkevin-nemo@hotmail.com
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