Sources, letter E (part 2 of 2)

41 titles

• Effects of Lower Trapezius Strengthening Exercise on Shoulder Pain, Function and Archery Performance in Elite Archers · Eunkuk Kim, Jinho Kim, Jinyoung You · 2020

  Population: Archers Design: Randomised trial Open access

  Published in: The Korean Journal of Sports Medicine, 38(3), 171-181

  DOI: 10.5763/kjsm.2020.38.3.171

  Study record: Effects of Lower Trapezius Strengthening Exercise on Shoulder Pain, Function and Archery Performance in Elite Archers

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMany competitive archers weigh more than is normal for their height (for)
  • ReportedIn competitive archers shoulder pain is common but almost always mild, and it comes back (context)
  • ReportedLower trapezius exercises rebalance the work of an archer's trapezius muscles (context)

  and 9 more: all of them on the study page

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• Effects of Pilates core stability exercises on the balance abilities of archers · Jeong-Min Park, Gwang-Suk Hyun, Yong-Seok Jee · 2016

  Population: Archers Design: Controlled trial Open access

  Published in: Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation, 12(6), 553-558

  DOI: 10.12965/jer.1632836.418

  Study record: Effects of Pilates core stability exercises on the balance abilities of archers

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMany competitive archers weigh more than is normal for their height (for)
  • ContestedCore exercises improve an archer's balance (for, context, against)
  • ReportedCore training improves the score (context)

  and 2 more: all of them on the study page

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• Effects of pre-competition cognitive anxiety on attention and emotion during archery performance · Yi-Chieh Chen, Tsung-Min Hung · 2010

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study

  Published in: International Journal of Psychophysiology, 77(3), 268-268

  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.06.105

  Study record: Effects of pre-competition cognitive anxiety on attention and emotion during archery performance

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMore anxious archers shoot lower scores in competition (context)
  Record
• Effects of shoulder manipulation on electromyography measures in archery athletes during recovery from fatigue: a comparison between sexes · Rafał Studnicki, Weronika Naderza, Bartłomiej Niespodziński, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon, Adam Kawczyński · 2024

  Population: Archers Design: Before and after, no control group Open access

  Published in: Retos, 60, 720-729

  DOI: 10.47197/retos.v60.107802

  Study record: Effects of shoulder manipulation on electromyography measures in archery athletes during recovery from fatigue: a comparison between sexes

  Linked claims

  • ContestedBeyond 100 arrows in a session the shoulder muscles fatigue (for)
  • ContestedAfter a hundred arrows the shoulder muscles of men and women respond in the same way (for, against, context)
  • ReportedA session of manual therapy after shooting did not help the archer's shoulder recover (for, context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

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• Effects of Strength Training and Jatamansi on reducing Hand Tremor amongst archers · Delhila Laishram, Rajender Kumar, Jaspal S. Sandhu · 2008

  Population: Archers Design: Randomised trial

  Published in: Archivos Venezolanos de Farmacología y Terapéutica, 27(2), 105-109

  Study record: Effects of Strength Training and Jatamansi on reducing Hand Tremor amongst archers

  Linked claims

  • ContestedElastic band exercises improve the score (for)
  • TransferredStrength training improves aiming stability (context)
  • ReportedOne study found that jatamansi, a herb used as a calmative, only partly improves hand steadiness in a seated test and does not raise the score more than training alone (for, context)
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• Effects of supplement L-theanine on cognitive anxiety, salivary alpha-amylase, and cortisol in archery competition · In-Soo Lim · 2024

  Population: Archers Design: Randomised trial Open access

  Published in: Physical Activity and Nutrition, 28(4), 70-74

  DOI: 10.20463/pan.2024.0034

  Study record: Effects of supplement L-theanine on cognitive anxiety, salivary alpha-amylase, and cortisol in archery competition

  Linked claims

  • ReportedArchers who reach the top started shooting as children (context)
  • ReportedBefore competition, stress markers in archers' saliva rise, and stay higher in those who shoot worse (for)
  • ReportedL-theanine lowers an archer's anxiety and stress markers in the minutes before competition (for, context)
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• Effects of Video Micro Teaching Plan to Improve Archery Technique in University Students · Aoxue Yang, Yurasin Wattanapayungkul · 2024

  Population: Archers Design: Controlled trial Questionable venue Open access

  Published in: International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews, 4(6), 735-746

  DOI: 10.60027/ijsasr.2024.5773

  Journal with questionable editorial standards: read the result with caution. How we read a study

  Study record: Effects of Video Micro Teaching Plan to Improve Archery Technique in University Students

  Linked claims

  • ReportedWatching videos of expert archers improves young beginners' technique more than training alone (context)
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• Effects of Yoga on the Efficiency of the Attentional Networks in Competitive Archers: A Randomized Controlled Trial · Abhijit Baishya, Darshana Hazarika, Kashinath Metri · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Randomised trial Open access

  Published in: International Journal of Yoga, 19(1), 85-93

  DOI: 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_24_25

  Study record: Effects of Yoga on the Efficiency of the Attentional Networks in Competitive Archers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Linked claims

  • ReportedArchers who reach the top started shooting as children (context)
  • ReportedYoga improves young archers' attention (for, context)
  • ReportedA yoga programme raises an archer's score (context)
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• Effects of yoga training on anthropometric and selected health-related fitness components in female archery players · Kamalpreet Kaur, Parmveer Singh · 2026

  Population: Archers Design: Before and after, no control group Questionable venue Open access

  Published in: International Journal of Yogic, Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(7), 17-21

  DOI: 10.22271/yogic.2026.v11.i7a.1962

  Journal with questionable editorial standards: read the result with caution. How we read a study

  Study record: Effects of yoga training on anthropometric and selected health-related fitness components in female archery players

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMany competitive archers weigh more than is normal for their height (context)
  • ContestedBalance training improves shooting accuracy (context)
  • ReportedArchery does not come with quicker reaction times (context)

  and 2 more: all of them on the study page

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• Effects on Archery Performance of Manipulating Metamotivational State and Felt Arousal · J. H. Kerr, H. Yoshida, C. Hirata, K. Takai, F. Yamazaki · 1997

  Population: Archers Design: Crossover study

  Published in: Perceptual and Motor Skills, 84(3), 819-828

  DOI: 10.2466/pms.1997.84.3.819

  Study record: Effects on Archery Performance of Manipulating Metamotivational State and Felt Arousal

  Linked claims

  • ReportedThe ideal level of arousal for shooting well differs from archer to archer (context)
  Record
• Efficiency and Enhancement in Attention Networks of Elite Shooting and Archery Athletes · Quanyu Lu, Pengli Li, Qiong Wu, Xinghua Liu, Yanhong Wu · 2021

  Population: Mixed Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 638822

  DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.638822

  Study record: Efficiency and Enhancement in Attention Networks of Elite Shooting and Archery Athletes

  Linked claims

  • ContestedHigher-level archers distribute their attention better (for, against)
  • ContestedA mindfulness programme improves an archer's attentional control (for, against)
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• Efficient Archery Posture Training Analysis of Archery Performances for the Talent Development and Excellence Achievements · Chaturong Hemara, Pravet Ketkan, Juthamas Singchainara, Toansakul Tony Santiboon · 2021

  Population: Archers Design: Before and after, no control group Questionable venue Open access

  Published in: International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 9(6), 1435-1446

  DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090640

  Journal with questionable editorial standards: read the result with caution. How we read a study

  Study record: Efficient Archery Posture Training Analysis of Archery Performances for the Talent Development and Excellence Achievements

  Linked claims

  • ContestedThe phases of the shot last only a few seconds: about one second to draw, one or two to aim (context)
  • ContestedHolding aim for too long makes the shot worse (context)
  • ReportedAn expert's judgement of an archer's technique predicts their score (for, context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

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• Efforts to increase mental toughness through cognitive behaviour modification for paser club archery athletes · Fitri Nur Shouma, Rizma Fithri, Estri Kusumawati · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Before and after, no control group Open access

  Published in: Psikologia: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi, 20(1), 41-45

  DOI: 10.32734/psikologia.v20i1.19248

  Study record: Efforts to increase mental toughness through cognitive behaviour modification for paser club archery athletes

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMental skills training improves the score (context)
  • ContestedMale and female archers have different mental profiles (against)
  Record
• Electromyographic analysis of bow string release in highly skilled archers · Philip E. Martin, William L. Siler, Dean Hoffman · 1990

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study

  Published in: Journal of Sports Sciences, 8(3), 215-221

  DOI: 10.1080/02640419008732147

  Study record: Electromyographic analysis of bow string release in highly skilled archers

  Linked claims

  • CorroboratedAbout 150 points on a FITA round separate a club archer from a national-team archer (context)
  • ReportedExpert archers repeat the shot with less variability than beginners (for)
  • RefutedThe release should be passive: the fingers relax rather than open (against)

  and 2 more: all of them on the study page

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• Electrophysiological correlates of goal-directed movements depending on their accuracy and stability at the archery example · Alexander Trembach, Oleg Shestakov, Tatiana Ponomareva, Ekaterina Minikhanova · 2019

  Population: Archers Design: Case series

  Published in: Neuroscience for Medicine and Psychology (XV International Interdisciplinary Congress, Sudak), 408-409

  DOI: 10.29003/m579.sudak.ns2019-15/408-409

  Linked claims

  • ContestedThe brain's electrical activity during the aim differs before the best arrows (context)
  • ReportedDuring the aim, elite archers' brains work in a more coordinated way than those of lower-level archers (for, context)
  • CorroboratedWithin one group of archers, scores differ widely from one archer to another (for)

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  APACopy

  Trembach, A., Shestakov, O., Ponomareva, T., & Minikhanova, E. (2019). Electrophysiological correlates of goal-directed movements depending on their accuracy and stability at the archery example. Neuroscience for Medicine and Psychology (XV International Interdisciplinary Congress, Sudak), 408-409. https://doi.org/10.29003/m579.sudak.ns2019-15/408-409

  BibTeXCopy

  @inproceedings{trembach2019eegarchery,
    author = {Trembach, Alexander and Shestakov, Oleg and Ponomareva, Tatiana and Minikhanova, Ekaterina},
    title = {Electrophysiological correlates of goal-directed movements depending on their accuracy and stability at the archery example},
    year = {2019},
    booktitle = {Neuroscience for Medicine and Psychology (XV International Interdisciplinary Congress, Sudak)},
    pages = {408--409},
    doi = {10.29003/m579.sudak.ns2019-15/408-409}
  }

• Elit Okçularda Antrenman ve yarışma Öncesinde Kalp Atım Hızı Değişkenliği ile Kaygı Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi · Melis Aksüy, Melek Makaracı · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Herkes için Spor ve Rekreasyon Dergisi, 7(1), 112-120

  DOI: 10.56639/jsar.1635736

  Study record: Elit Okçularda Antrenman ve yarışma Öncesinde Kalp Atım Hızı Değişkenliği ile Kaygı Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

  Linked claims

  • ContestedOn competition day an archer arrives more anxious than in training (against, context)
  • ContestedMore anxious archers shoot lower scores in competition (context)
  • CorroboratedArchers are more aroused in competition than in training (for)

  and 3 more: all of them on the study page

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• EMG Activity of Transversus Abdominis, Multifidus and Co-Contraction Index in Different Phases Amongst Varied Level Archers: A Cross-Sectional Study · Sheikh Azhar, Saurabh Sharma, Shalini Sharma, Tarushi Tanwar · 2021

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism, 28(1), 19-23

  DOI: 10.2478/pjst-2021-0004

  Study record: EMG Activity of Transversus Abdominis, Multifidus and Co-Contraction Index in Different Phases Amongst Varied Level Archers: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Linked claims

  • ReportedCore training improves the score (context)
  • ContestedBeyond 100 arrows in a session the shoulder muscles fatigue (context)
  • ReportedIn more experienced archers the transversus abdominis plays a larger part in stabilising the trunk (for, context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

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• Empirical analysis of the impact of bow parameters on arrow velocity: A study of World Cup archers based on energy transfer and aerodynamics · Feixue Rao, Jiasheng Lv, Haidong Chen, Peijin Li, Hao Huang · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: AIP Advances, 15(11), 115230

  DOI: 10.1063/5.0297334

  Study record: Empirical analysis of the impact of bow parameters on arrow velocity: A study of World Cup archers based on energy transfer and aerodynamics

  Linked claims

  • ReportedElite compound archers draw more pounds than recurve archers (for, context)
  • ReportedCompound arrows leave the bow much faster than recurve arrows (for)
  • ContestedTop archers shoot moderate draw weights, between thirty and forty pounds (against)

  and 2 more: all of them on the study page

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• Energy intake, hydration status, and sleep of world-class male archers during competition · Ozcan Esen, Ian Walshe, Stuart Goodall · 2024

  Population: Archers Design: Cohort study Open access

  Published in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 21(1), 2345358

  DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2024.2345358

  Study record: Energy intake, hydration status, and sleep of world-class male archers during competition

  Linked claims

  • ReportedIn competition, archers match energy and carbohydrate intake to the day's load (for, context)
  • ContestedMany archers arrive at training already dehydrated and drink less than they need (against)
  • ReportedAn elite archer spends more than fifteen hours a week training (for)

  and 6 more: all of them on the study page

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• Enhancement of performance in an elite archer after non-pharmacological intervention to improve sleep · Karuna Datta, Anuj Kumar, Chandrasekharaguru Sekar · 2020

  Population: Archers Design: Case study

  Published in: Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 76(3), 338-341

  DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2018.06.010

  Cite

  APACopy

  Datta, K., Kumar, A., & Sekar, C. (2020). Enhancement of performance in an elite archer after non-pharmacological intervention to improve sleep. Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 76(3), 338-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2018.06.010

  BibTeXCopy

  @article{datta2020elitearchersleep,
    author = {Datta, Karuna and Kumar, Anuj and Sekar, Chandrasekharaguru},
    title = {Enhancement of performance in an elite archer after non-pharmacological intervention to improve sleep},
    year = {2020},
    journal = {Medical Journal Armed Forces India},
    volume = {76},
    number = {3},
    pages = {338--341},
    doi = {10.1016/j.mjafi.2018.06.010}
  }

• Enhancing archery-specific physical fitness: A controlled trial on the effects of medicine ball load variations · Ferry Yohannes Wattimena, Hidayat Humaid, Johansyah Lubis, Octavian Serka Yudha Pratama, Dadan Resmana · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Randomised trial Open access

  Published in: Journal Sport Area, 10(2), 244-252

  DOI: 10.25299/sportarea.2025.vol10(2).21815

  Study record: Enhancing archery-specific physical fitness: A controlled trial on the effects of medicine ball load variations

  Linked claims

  • ReportedA strength programme away from the range increases an archer's measured strength (for)
  • ReportedCore training improves the score (context)
  • ContestedBalance training improves shooting accuracy (context)
  Record
• Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adult Athletes: A Scoping Review · Francesca Gimigliano, Giuseppina Resmini, Antimo Moretti, Milena Aulicino, Fiorinda Gargiulo, Alessandra Gimigliano, et al. · 2021

  Population: Mixed Design: Systematic review Open access

  Published in: Medicina, 57(10), 1118

  DOI: 10.3390/medicina57101118

  Study record: Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adult Athletes: A Scoping Review

  Linked claims

  • ContestedArchery is a sport with a low risk of injury (context)
  • ContestedAcute archery injuries mostly affect the fingers and hand (context)
  • ReportedIn archery the shoulder is the most common site of overuse injury (context)
  Record
• Erkek Okçularda Reaksiyon Süratinin Hedef Atış İsabet Puanına Etkisi · Baha Engin Çelikel, Süreyya Yonca Sezer, Mustafa Karadağ · 2020

  Population: Archers Design: Controlled trial Open access

  Published in: Spor Eğitim Dergisi, 4(1), 30-42

  Study record: Erkek Okçularda Reaksiyon Süratinin Hedef Atış İsabet Puanına Etkisi

  Linked claims

  • ReportedA strength programme away from the range increases an archer's measured strength (for)
  • ReportedStrength training shortens an archer's reaction times (for, context)
  • ReportedPhysical conditioning improves shooting accuracy (for)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

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• Evaluating Tactile Sensitivity Adaptation by Measuring the Differential Threshold of Archers · Kentaro Kotani, Seiji Ito, Toshihiro Miura, Ken Horii · 2007

  Population: Mixed Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 26(2), 143-148

  DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.26.143

  Study record: Evaluating Tactile Sensitivity Adaptation by Measuring the Differential Threshold of Archers

  Linked claims

  • ReportedIn the string hand repeated shooting changes the skin and the microcirculation of the fingers (for)
  • ReportedArchers tell small differences in pressure on the drawing finger apart less well than non-archers (for, context)
  Record
• Evaluation of arrow release in highly skilled archers using an acoustic measurement system · Mario Heller · 2012

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Procedia Engineering, 34, 532-537

  DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.091

  Study record: Evaluation of arrow release in highly skilled archers using an acoustic measurement system

  Linked claims

  • ReportedAmong elite archers, those with a more consistent release time score higher (for)
  • ReportedExpert archers repeat the shot with less variability than beginners (for)
  • ContradictedIndoors at 18 metres an elite recurve archer averages over nine and a half points per arrow (context)

  and 7 more: all of them on the study page

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• Evaluation on Kinematic Factors Affecting Scores of Olympic Round Game during the Follow Through in Archery · Chong-Ku Hah, Jae-Hun Yi · 2008

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Korean Journal of Sport Biomechanics, 18(1), 227-234

  DOI: 10.5103/kjsb.2008.18.1.227

  Study record: Evaluation on Kinematic Factors Affecting Scores of Olympic Round Game during the Follow Through in Archery

  Linked claims

  • ContestedKeeping the shoulder muscles active through the follow-through is linked to better arrows (against, context)
  • ReportedThrough the follow-through the archer's shoulder turns about thirty degrees (for, context)
  • CorroboratedAt 70 metres a top archer averages about nine points per arrow (for)

  and 3 more: all of them on the study page

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• Evaluation on Motion Features of the World's Second Archer during Back-Tension in Archery · J.-H. Yi, C.-K. Hah, J.-S. Ryu, K.-C. Kim · 2007

  Population: Archers Design: Case study Open access

  Published in: Korean Journal of Sport Biomechanics, 17(3), 197-207

  DOI: 10.5103/kjsb.2007.17.3.197

  Study record: Evaluation on Motion Features of the World's Second Archer during Back-Tension in Archery

  Linked claims

  • ReportedIn high-level archers the bow does not move measurably while the arrow is still on the string (for)
  • ReportedExpert archers repeat the shot with less variability than beginners (against, context)
  • ContestedKeeping the shoulder muscles active through the follow-through is linked to better arrows (for, context)

  and 5 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Examination of the effects of archery exercises on some physical parameters of university students · Mutlu Türkmen, Murat Kul, Mevlüt Gönen, İsmail Karataş, Mehmet Ali Ceyhan, Ümit Yıldırım, Üstün Türker, Mete Yusuf Ustabulut · 2021

  Population: Archers Design: Before and after, no control group

  Published in: Progress in Nutrition, 23(4), e2021217

  DOI: 10.23751/pn.v23i4.11274

  Study record: Examination of the effects of archery exercises on some physical parameters of university students

  Linked claims

  • ReportedShooting a bow builds strength in people who start out sedentary (for)
  Record
• Examination of the Level of State- Trial Anxiety of Elite Level Archers from Several Variables · Haluk Saçakli · 2019

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Questionable venue

  Published in: Journal of Education and Training Studies, 7(4), 74-78

  DOI: 10.11114/jets.v7i4.4046

  Journal with questionable editorial standards: read the result with caution. How we read a study

  Study record: Examination of the Level of State- Trial Anxiety of Elite Level Archers from Several Variables

  Linked claims

  • Not studiedIn competition, national-team archers are no less anxious than other archers (context)
  • Not studiedIn competition, compound archers are less anxious than recurve archers (context)
  • Not studiedAn archer's competition anxiety does not change with age (context)

  and 3 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Examining the Feasibility of a Mindfulness Flow Program for the Hong Kong Archers · Ka K. Lo, Mimi M. Y. Tse, Joanne W. Y. Chung, Queenie P. S. Law, Fenghua Sun · 2024

  Population: Archers Design: Controlled trial

  Published in: Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 18(2), 270-285

  DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.2023-0029

  Study record: Examining the Feasibility of a Mindfulness Flow Program for the Hong Kong Archers

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMental training lowers an archer's pre-competition anxiety (for)
  • ReportedMental skills training raises an archer's confidence (for)
  • ContestedMental skills training improves the score (for, context)

  and 6 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Experimental and Computational Study of Archery Arrows Fletched with Straight Vanes · Julio Ortiz, Atsushi Serino, Toshinari Hasegawa, Takahito Onoguchi, Hiroki Maemukai, Takeshi Miyazaki, Hiroki Sugiura · 2020

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test Open access

  Published in: Proceedings (The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association), 49(1), 56

  DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2020049056

  Study record: Experimental and Computational Study of Archery Arrows Fletched with Straight Vanes

  Linked claims

  • ReportedVane type changes how quickly the arrow settles in flight (for)
  • ReportedAn arrow flying at an angle to the airflow suffers far more drag (for)
  • ReportedIn flight the arrow oscillates in pitch, one cycle every fourteen to twenty-two metres, and the waviness shows mostly over the first stretch (context)

  and 3 more: all of them on the study page

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• Experimental and theoretical research in archery · Roman Pekalski · 1990

  Population: Model, no participants Design: Simulation

  Published in: Journal of Sports Sciences, 8(3), 259-279

  DOI: 10.1080/02640419008732150

  Study record: Experimental and theoretical research in archery

  Linked claims

  • TransferredA competition bow passes about three quarters of the drawing work to the arrow (for)
  • ContestedA recurve competition arrow weighs about fifteen grams, is some sixty centimetres long and leaves the bow at around sixty metres per second (context)
  • ContestedA shooting machine reproduces the arrow's behaviour with a human archer (for)

  and 5 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Experimental archery: projectile velocities and comparison of bow performances · C.A. Bergman, E. McEwen, R. Miller · 1988

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test

  Published in: Antiquity, 62(237), 658-670

  DOI: 10.1017/s0003598x00075050

  Study record: Experimental archery: projectile velocities and comparison of bow performances

  Linked claims

  • ReportedA horn-and-sinew composite bow shoots better than a wooden bow of the same draw weight (for, context)
  • ReportedA medium-weight wooden bow with a very light cane arrow does not exceed forty metres per second and only works at close range (context)
  • ReportedEven a simple bow launches an arrow faster than a spear-thrower launches its dart (for, context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Experimental Hydro- and Aerodynamics Research on Arrow · Xiao An Long · 2014

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test Questionable venue

  Published in: Advanced Materials Research, 1022, 113-117

  DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1022.113

  Journal with questionable editorial standards: read the result with caution. How we read a study

  Study record: Experimental Hydro- and Aerodynamics Research on Arrow

  Linked claims

  • ReportedVane type changes how quickly the arrow settles in flight (context)
  • ReportedAn arrow flying at an angle to the airflow suffers far more drag (context)
  • ReportedIn flight the arrow oscillates in pitch, one cycle every fourteen to twenty-two metres, and the waviness shows mostly over the first stretch (context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Experimental studies on the value of archery in paraplegia · Ludwig Guttmann, N C Mehra · 1973

  Population: Archers Design: Case series

  Published in: Paraplegia (oggi Spinal Cord), 11(2), 159-165

  DOI: 10.1038/sc.1973.20

  Cite

  APACopy

  Guttmann, L., & Mehra, N. C. (1973). Experimental studies on the value of archery in paraplegia. Paraplegia (oggi Spinal Cord), 11(2), 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1973.20

  BibTeXCopy

  @article{guttmann1973archeryparaplegia,
    author = {Guttmann, Ludwig and Mehra, N C},
    title = {Experimental studies on the value of archery in paraplegia},
    year = {1973},
    journal = {Paraplegia (oggi Spinal Cord)},
    volume = {11},
    number = {2},
    pages = {159--165},
    doi = {10.1038/sc.1973.20}
  }

• Exploring Gender Differences in Competitive Anxiety and Performance in Junior Recurve Archers · Namchan Norbu Bhutia, Atanu Ghosh, Snehunsu Adhikari · 2026

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Questionable venue

  Published in: International Journal of Sports, Health and Physical Education, 8(5), 60-65

  DOI: 10.33545/26647559.2026.v8.i5a.406

  Journal with questionable editorial standards: read the result with caution. How we read a study

  Study record: Exploring Gender Differences in Competitive Anxiety and Performance in Junior Recurve Archers

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMore anxious archers shoot lower scores in competition (against)
  • ReportedBefore competition worry weighs on archers more than somatic anxiety (context)
  • ContestedMale and female archers have different mental profiles (against)

  and 3 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Exploring injury assessment using motion tracking technology and ergonomic tools in archery performance · Xiaoxu Ji, Irati Arzalluz, Xin Gao, Zainab Al Tamimi, Ethan Swierski, Davide Piovesan · 2024

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Frontiers in Medical Engineering, 2, 1375520

  DOI: 10.3389/fmede.2024.1375520

  Study record: Exploring injury assessment using motion tracking technology and ergonomic tools in archery performance

  Linked claims

  • ReportedWith bows up to 32 pounds the loads on the lower back stay below risk thresholds (for, context)
  • ReportedWith the same bow, men and women load the lower back differently (for, context)
  • ContestedMen and women shoot with different angles (for)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Exploring the quiet eye in archery using field- and laboratory-based tasks · Claudia C. Gonzalez, Joe Causer, Michael J. Grey, Glyn W. Humphreys, R. Chris Miall, A. Mark Williams · 2017

  Population: Mixed Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Experimental Brain Research, 235(9), 2843-2855

  DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-4988-2

  Study record: Exploring the quiet eye in archery using field- and laboratory-based tasks

  Linked claims

  • ReportedArchers aim better than other people even in an aiming task without a bow (for, context)
  • ReportedArchers classed at a higher level score more points (for)
  • ReportedThe higher the archer's level, the tighter and better centred the group (for)

  and 6 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Exploring the relationship between competitive anxiety and archery performance: evidence from Malaysian athletes · Muhammad Farhan Hakim Rhyme, Rozita Abdul Latif · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: International Graduate Colloquium: Sports and Physical Exercise Assembly of Knowledge Sharing, i-SPEAK 2025 (Universiti Teknologi MARA), 122-123

  Study record: Exploring the relationship between competitive anxiety and archery performance: evidence from Malaysian athletes

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMore anxious archers shoot lower scores in competition (for, context)
  • ReportedBefore competition worry weighs on archers more than somatic anxiety (for)
  • ReportedArchers classed at a higher level score more points (context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Exploring the relationship between postural sway and foot posture among archers: A comparative analysis · Divya Gohil, Nidhi Yadav, Gaurang Baxi · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Physiotherapy - The Journal of Indian Association of Physiotherapists, 19(2), 154-157

  DOI: 10.4103/pjiap.pjiap_65_24

  Study record: Exploring the relationship between postural sway and foot posture among archers: A comparative analysis

  Linked claims

  • ReportedArchers stand more still than people who do not shoot (context)
  • ReportedFlat feet are more common among archers than in running sports such as football (context)
  • ReportedInsoles with arch support improve stability and scores (context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Eye movements of kyudo player · Takaomi Saito, Tadahiko Fukuda · 1994

  Population: Kyudo archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: The Japanese journal of ergonomics, 30(Supplement), 414-415

  DOI: 10.5100/jje.30.supplement_414

  Study record: Eye movements of kyudo player

  Linked claims

  • ReportedExpert archers repeat the shot with less variability than beginners (context)
  • ReportedIn expert kyudo archers the gaze does not stay fixed on the target during the draw (for, context)
  Record

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