Relationships between postural balance, rifle stability and shooting accuracy among novice rifle shooters

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-185

  Mononen, K ^a   Konttinen, N ^a   Viitasalo, J ^a   Era, P ^b  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

^b Brain Research and Rehabilitation Center Neuron   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aiming point movement; Body sway; Rifle shooting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FIREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947234634     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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