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The Associations between Plantar Force Distribution and Successfulness in Short-Fire Shooting among Special Police Officers

Authors

KASOVIĆ Mario ŠTEFAN Lovro BILOBRK Mate SLADIN Damir STEFAN Andro STRBAC Ivana JENČÍKOVÁ Kateřina

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Applied Sciences-Basel
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Citation
Web https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/10/5199
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12105199
Keywords special populations; biomechanics; precision; performance; efficiency
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Description The main purpose of the study was to determine whether a pistol shooting efficiency score could be predicted by plantar force distribution patterns. In this cross-sectional study, participants were special police male officers (N = 30), members of the Anti-Terrorist Unit 'Lucko' (age(mean +/- SD) = 40 +/- 6 years, height(mean +/- SD) = 180 +/- 5 cm, weight(mean +/- SD) = 89 +/- 8 kg). Shooting efficiency at a target 10 m away was tested on a scale from 0 to 5, while standing on a Zebris pedobarographic platform. Higher absolute (N; beta = -0.19, p = 0.002) and relative (%; beta = -0.12, p = 0.043) forces beneath the hindfoot were associated with poorer shooting efficiency. A significant positive association between the relative force beneath the forefoot and shooting efficiency was found, i.e., higher relative forces beneath the forefoot region exhibited better shooting values (beta = 0.12, p = 0.043). When the force was normalized by weight (N/kg), similar associations remained. This study shows that higher force values under the hindfoot region may lead to a lower shooting performance, while higher force values under the forefoot region can increase shooting performance.

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