Balance Training and Shooting Performance: The Role of Load and the Unstable Surface.

ABSTRACT: Military and law enforcement members' shooting ability is influenced by their postural balance, which affects their performance and survivability. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a proprioception training program (standing or walking on unstable surfaces) on postural balance and shooting performance. Twenty participants, divided into two groups, completed 60 shots in a shooting simulator while standing, before and after a 4-week proprioception training program. One group (n = 10) followed the training program (EXP), while the other group followed the regular military academy program (CON). The shooting was conducted under four conditions: without load on a stable surface, with load on a stable surface, without load on an unstable surface, and with load on an unstable

SUBMITTER: Kounalakis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10801566 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature