Body sway, aim point fluctuation and performances in rifle shooters: Inter- and intra-individual analysis

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 559-566

  Ball, Kevin A ^a   Best, Russell J ^a   Wrigley, Tim V ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aim point fluctuation; Body sway; Performance; Rifle shooting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPETITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SPORT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0038159505     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000101881     Document Type: Article

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