Biomechanical study of the final push-pull in archery

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 63-69

  Leroyer, P ^a   Van Hoecke, J ^a   Helal, J N ^a  

^a Institut National du Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

Author keywords

Archery; Biofeedback; Biomechanics; Electromyography; Physiological tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADULT; ARM; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGERS; HUMAN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOULDER; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SPORTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREMOR;

EID: 0027418245     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640419308729965     Document Type: Article

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