Wheelchair Skills Menu
Descending Inclines
Descending 5 ° incline, using two-handed method, forward, on all four wheels, letting the hand-rims slide through the fingers. The spotter is not touching the shoulder.
Descending 7.5 ° incline, forward, on all four wheels performing turns (“slalom”) while descending
Descending incline in snow, requiring two-handed propulsion.
Descending a long incline outdoors in the wheelie position.
Descending a steep incline outdoors on grass in the wheelie position.
Descending a 7.5 ° incline in the wheelie position.
Good spotting technique during 7.5 ° incline wheelie forward descent.
Using carpet on a 5° incline to increase rolling resistance during a wheelie forward descent, as a learning exercise
Starting a wheelie part way down a 7.5 ° incline
Stopping part way down a 7.5 ° incline.
Performing turns (“slalom”) while descending a 7.5 ° incline in the wheelie position.
Performing a 360° turn in the wheelie position on a 7.5 ° incline.
