Visual control during climbing: Variability in practice fosters a proactive gaze pattern.

ABSTRACT: In climbing, the visual system is confronted with a dual demand: controlling ongoing movement and searching for upcoming movement possibilities. The aims of the present research were: (i) to investigate the effect of different modes of practice on how learners deal with this dual demand; and (ii) to analyze the extent this effect may facilitate transfer of learning to a new climbing route. The effect of a constant practice, an imposed schedule of variations and a self-controlled schedule of variations on the gaze behaviors and the climbing fluency of novices were compared. Results showed that the constant practice group outperformed the imposed variability group on the training route and the three groups climbing fluency on the transfer route did not differ. Analyses of the gaze behaviors

SUBMITTER: Hacques G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187105 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature