Pistol shooting accuracy as dependent on experience, eyes being opened and available viewing time

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 500-508

  Goonetilleke, Ravindra S ^a   Hoffmann, Errol R ^a   Lau, Wing Chung ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accuracy model; Aiming; Elite shooter; Gun alignment; Information processing; Novice shooter; Pistol; Postural balance; Rifle; Shooting; Stability; Visual feedback

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DATA PROCESSING; EXPLOSIVE WELL STIMULATION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

ACCURACY MODEL; AIMING; ELITE SHOOTER; GUN ALIGNMENT; NOVICE SHOOTER; POSTURAL BALANCE; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

GUNS (ARMAMENT);

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FIREARMS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60149108486     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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