THE 5-STEP STRATEGY AND AIR GUN SHOOTING PERFORMANCE OF EXPERIENCED SHOOTERS

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether experienced shoot ers would benefit from using the Five-step Strategy while performing i n their shooting environment. Experienced shooters (N=24) were randoml y assigned to one of two conditions, the Five-step or a control. Absol ute and variable errors were analyzed by 2 x 4 (groups x trial blocks) analyses of variance with repeated measures on trial blocks. Subjects in the group using the Five-step Strategy performed significantly bet ter than the control group in both accuracy and variability of shootin g performance.