Regular and random components in aiming-point trajectory during rifle aiming and shooting

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-384

  Goodman, Simon ^a   Haufler, Amy ^b   Shim, Jae ^b   Hatfieldd, Bradley ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian motion; Control strategy; Experts; Novices; Shooting phases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 67650327360     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.41.4.367-384     Document Type: Article

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