The effects of isometric conditioning on accuracy in archery
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Betty Lou Dunn (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Gail Hennis
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of isometric exercises on shooting accuracy and whether an increase in arm and shoulder girdle strength would result from a short term program of isometric exercises. The twenty-four subjects who participated in this study were women students enrolled at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the second semester of the 1969-70 academic year. All of the subjects had had previous experience in archery. The subjects were measured initially as to shoulder abduction strength, forearm and shoulder flexion strength, horizontal shoulder and forearm flexion strength, bow arm and shoulder extension strength, archery scores, and the number of hits scored for a Junior Columbia Round. The subjects were then grouped by a rough ranking according to the four strength measures and assigned to experimental and control groups. The two groups were equated initially in terms of strength. The cable tensiometer was used as the measuring instrument for all strength tests. The experimental group was then given a program of isometric exercises designed to increase arm and shoulder girdle strength. The program consisted of four six-second bouts of isometric contractions with four repetitions of each exercise daily for a period of fifteen days. The groups were then retested on strength measures and shooting ability.
The effects of isometric conditioning on accuracy in archery
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- Language: English
- Date: 1973