Can mental training help to improve shooting accuracy?

Policing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 696-711

  Couture, Roger T ^a   Singh, Mohan ^a   Lee, Wayne ^a   Chahal, Paul ^a   Wankel, Leonard ^a   Oseen, Margaret ^a   Wheeler, Gary ^a  

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Author keywords

Biofeedback; Firearms; Police; Relaxation; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039627940     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639519910299607     Document Type: Article

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