(Charlottetown Guardian) Not even a pair of arthritic knees can stop Sterling Stratton of Charlottetown from playing the sports he loves.
In 1988, at the age of 50, Stratton thought his curling days were over, but he was able to return to the rink after an extensive hiatus with the assistance of a device called a delivery stick.
He has never looked back since, winning numerous championships with the Cornwall Curling Club’s stick curling team.
The delivery stick hooks to the curling stone’s handle and allows players with restricted mobility to deliver a rock, using a release mechanism, from an upright position out of the hack.
With the use of a device that applies the same logic as the delivery stick, called a bowling arm, Stratton is again able to conquer his physical limitation and continue playing another sport he loves — lawn bowling.