I wanted to share with you the following article that was published by the Utica Observer-Dispatch:

Utica Observer-Dispatch: OUR VIEW The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

From the pages of the O-D

GOOD

Practical application of new technology has helped a wounded warrior get back into the swing of things, thanks to two SUNY Poly students who found a practical application of their mechanical engineering skills.

This past week, SUNY grads Nick Arbour of Herkimer and Adam Peters of New Hartford presented retired Sgt. Rick Yarosh with a specially designed golf club that will help him get back on the links and enjoy a game he thought he’d never play again after losing multiple fingers and partial mobility in the hands following injuries sustained in 2006 while serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq.

Yarosh met Arbour and Peters after he began working at the Sitrin Health Care Center, assisting with the Military Rehabilitation program. The two later designed three prototypes and had four or five trial runs before perfecting the final club.

“The first ball I hit actually went somewhere,” Yarosh joked.