Biomechanical study of the final push‐pull in archery

The purpose of this study was to analyse archery performance among eight archers of different abilities by means of displacement pull‐hand measurements during the final push‐pull phase of the shoot. The archers showed an irregular displacement negatively related to their technical level. Displacement signal analysis showed high power levels in both the 0–5 Hz and 8–12 Hz ranges. The latter peak corresponds to electromyographic tremor observed during a prolonged push‐pull effort. The results are discussed in relation to some potentially helpful training procedures such as biofeedback and strength conditioning.

Keywords:

• Biomechanics
• archery
• electromyography
• physiological tremor
• biofeedback

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