Crosland, using his left shoulder, to release a safety on the crossbow and fire the trigger.

Love said it was an "honor" to make the mechanism for his friend. "It turned out pretty well," Love said. "He can shoot with it, and he's getting good."

In fact, last semester, the archery club at Snow had an event where archers tried to use arrows to pop balloons. Each shooter who popped a balloon got a chance to throw a ball at a dunking machine and try to dunk college president Michael Benson, student-body officers and other campus notables.

Every arrow Crosland shot hit a balloon. "He didn't miss," said Brewer.

When Benson tried, it took him five arrows to hit one balloon.

One of the participants at the meet in 12-Mile Canyon was Jamie Brewer, a relative of Paula Brewer who grew up two houses away from Crosland in Fillmore. She isn't surprised at Crosland's proficiency in archery. "We always found a way to make sure he could do everything we did," she said. "That wasn't hard because he didn't let anything stop him."

Kjar describes Crosland, who dials a cell phone with his chin and holds a pen with his mouth, as "amazing." People are sometimes taken aback when they first see Crosland, but he quickly makes them feel comfortable, said Kjar. "He has the most positive attitude. He's really easy to talk to. His personality puts people at ease," he said.

Kjar is leaving soon on an LDS mission. But both Love and Crosland will be back at Snow in the fall. One of Love's next projects is to take Crosland bow-and-arrow hunting.