Sources, letter M

30 titles

• Machine learning methods to classify engineering students’ ability to perform recreational archery activities using biomechanical data · N.R.H. Basri, M.S. Mohktar, W.n.l.w. Mahadi · 2025

  Population: Non-athletes Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 53(1), 73-83

  DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v53i1.12347

  Study record: Machine learning methods to classify engineering students’ ability to perform recreational archery activities using biomechanical data

  Linked claims

  • ReportedAmong beginners, those who score more hold the drawing shoulder at a smaller angle (for, context)
  • ContestedMen and women shoot with different angles (context)
  • ReportedIn archery the scoring gap between men and women is small (context)

  and 4 more: all of them on the study page

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• Manifestation of asymmetry in muscle activity during the execution of shots from a recurve bow · A.M. Pukhov · 2025

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Scientific notes of P. F. Lesgaft University(10), 81-86

  DOI: 10.5930/1994-4683-2025-10-81-86

  Study record: Manifestation of asymmetry in muscle activity during the execution of shots from a recurve bow

  Linked claims

  • ReportedWhile aiming, the posterior deltoid and the middle trapezius are among the hardest-working shoulder muscles (context)
  • ContestedKeeping the shoulder muscles active through the follow-through is linked to better arrows (context)
  • ReportedDuring the shot the legs and hips move far less than the arms (context)

  and 4 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Manufacture and Vibration-Damping Effect of Composites for Archery Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Limb with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Stabilizer · Won Wook Heo, Seung Kook An, Jeong Hyun Yeum, Seong Baek Yang, Sejin Choi · 2023

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

  Published in: Materials, 16(11), 4048

  DOI: 10.3390/ma16114048

  Study record: Manufacture and Vibration-Damping Effect of Composites for Archery Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Limb with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Stabilizer

  Linked claims

  • ReportedCarbon prepregs that match on paper but come from different suppliers do not give the same limb material (for)
  • ReportedThe material of the limb's inner layers changes how much the bow vibrates after the shot (for, context)
  Record
• Materials Technology in Kyoto Bow · Hiroyuki Hamada · 2017

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Narrative review Open access

  Published in: Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan, 66(11), 811-815

  DOI: 10.2472/jsms.66.811

  Study record: Materials Technology in Kyoto Bow

  Linked claims

  • ReportedIn the Japanese bow the bamboo chosen for the inner face is stiffer than that for the outer (for, context)
  • ReportedA Japanese bow glued with traditional animal glue pushes the arrow harder in the final stretch, at the same peak speed (for)
  • ReportedOn the asymmetric Japanese bow the two limbs deform differently (context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Measurement of Archer's Paradox Size using Multiple Frames · Jonggeun Kim, Yeongsang Jeong, Moonjae Song, Sungshin Kim · 2014

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test

  Published in: Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers, 23(1), 21-26

  DOI: 10.7735/ksmte.2014.23.1.021

  Study record: Measurement of Archer's Paradox Size using Multiple Frames

  Linked claims

  • CorroboratedAs it leaves the bow, the arrow flexes and snakes around the riser instead of leaving straight (context)
  • TransferredSpine measured at rest is not enough to predict how the arrow behaves when shot (context)
  Record
• Measurement of Draw-Length Alterations in the Final Pull in Archery · Juergen Edelmann-Nusser, Mario Heller, Martin Hofmann, Nico Ganter · 2006

  Population: Archers Design: Case series

  Published in: The Engineering of Sport 6, 93-98

  DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-46051-2_17

  Study record: Measurement of Draw-Length Alterations in the Final Pull in Archery

  Linked claims

  • ReportedThe final pull lasts two or three seconds and adds only a few millimetres of draw (for)
  • ContestedEven top archers put the occasional arrow away from the centre (for)
  • ReportedA continuous final pull through the clicker leads to better shots (for)
  Record
• Measuring System for Impact Point of Arrow using Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System · Jung-Won Yu, Han-Soo Lee, Yeong-Sang Jeong, Sung-Shin Kim · 2012

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test

  Published in: Journal of Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems, 22(4), 521-526

  DOI: 10.5391/jkiis.2012.22.4.521

  Study record: Measuring System for Impact Point of Arrow using Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System

  Linked claims

  • ReportedAn arrow-launching machine at 70 m picks out defective arrows (context)
  • ReportedA camera-based scoring system misreads some arrows: the ones barely sticking out and the ones that shift the target face (context)
  Record
• Measuring the flight of an arrow using the Acoustic Doppler Shift · Mark French, Tom Kirk · 2007

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test

  Published in: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 21(2), 1188-1191

  DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2005.08.018

  Study record: Measuring the flight of an arrow using the Acoustic Doppler Shift

  Linked claims

  • CorroboratedAlong its flight the arrow loses an appreciable part of its launch speed (for)
  • ReportedPoint shape and vane type change the arrow's aerodynamic drag a great deal (for)
  Record
• Mental Alertness, Mind Wandering and Personality Traits among Archers and Shooters · Dolly Bansal, Shaeza Mariyem Paravakkal, Vijendra Nath Pathak · 2026

  Population: Mixed Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Defence Life Science Journal, 11(1), 84-91

  DOI: 10.14429/dlsj.19668

  Cite

  APACopy

  Bansal, D., Paravakkal, S. M., & Pathak, V. N. (2026). Mental Alertness, Mind Wandering and Personality Traits among Archers and Shooters. Defence Life Science Journal, 11(1), 84-91. https://doi.org/10.14429/dlsj.19668

  BibTeXCopy

  @article{bansal2026mentalalertness,
    author = {Bansal, Dolly and Paravakkal, Shaeza Mariyem and Pathak, Vijendra Nath},
    title = {Mental Alertness, Mind Wandering and Personality Traits among Archers and Shooters},
    year = {2026},
    journal = {Defence Life Science Journal},
    volume = {11},
    number = {1},
    pages = {84--91},
    doi = {10.14429/dlsj.19668}
  }

• Mental Imagery and Relaxation Methods of Novice Archers: A Comparative Analysis · Ferry Yohannes Wattimena, Tomoliyus Tomoliyus, Abdul Alim, Burhan Basyiruddin, Yovhandra Ockta · 2025

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

  Published in: International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 13(4), 865-872

  DOI: 10.13189/saj.2025.130422

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

  Study record: Mental Imagery and Relaxation Methods of Novice Archers: A Comparative Analysis

  Linked claims

  • ContestedMental skills training improves the score (context)
  • ContestedImagery practice improves the score (context)
  Record
• Mental Preparation Strategies of Olympic Archers During Competition: an exploratory investigation · Claudio Robazza, Laura Bortoli · 1998

  Population: Archers Design: Qualitative study

  Published in: High Ability Studies, 9(2), 219-235

  DOI: 10.1080/1359813980090207

  Study record: Mental Preparation Strategies of Olympic Archers During Competition: an exploratory investigation

  Linked claims

  • ReportedThe ideal level of arousal for shooting well differs from archer to archer (context)
  • ReportedAfter a poor end, one of the ways elite archers respond is to look for the fix on their own, without going to the coach (context)
  • ReportedAmong elite archers, those with a more consistent release time score higher (context)

  and 3 more: all of them on the study page

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• Mental Training to Improve the 40-Meter-Distance Archery Accuracy with Imagery and Meditation Methods · Betrix Teofa Perkasa Wibafied Billy Yachsie, Suharjana, Ali Satia Graha, Yudik Prasetyo, Ahmad Nasrulloh, Siis Suhasto · 2023

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

  Published in: International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(2), 450-456

  DOI: 10.13189/saj.2023.110223

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

  Study record: Mental Training to Improve the 40-Meter-Distance Archery Accuracy with Imagery and Meditation Methods

  Linked claims

  • ReportedMeditation improves an archer's score (context)
  • ContestedImagery practice improves the score (context)
  Record
• METHOD OF IMPROVING TECHNICAL ACTION IN ARCHERY · Bohdan Vinogradskiy · 1998

  Population: Archers Design: Controlled trial

  Published in: ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive (16 International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports, 1998)

  Study record: METHOD OF IMPROVING TECHNICAL ACTION IN ARCHERY

  Linked claims

  • ReportedAmong elite archers, those with a more consistent release time score higher (context)
  • ReportedTraining with a signal on release timing makes that timing more consistent (for, context)
  • ReportedTraining archers to sense their own release timing raises their scores (for)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Microstructure of practice activities for team and individual sports · Angelina Li San Tan, Jeffrey Fook Lee Low · 2022

  Population: Mixed Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Human Movement, 24(2), 70-77

  DOI: 10.5114/hm.2023.115919

  Study record: Microstructure of practice activities for team and individual sports

  Linked claims

  • ReportedIn one squad of national-level archers observed in training, almost all the time goes into repeating technique and none into competition-like practice (for)
  • ReportedAn elite archer spends more than fifteen hours a week training (for)
  • ReportedPhysical conditioning takes up a minimal share of an archer's training session (for)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Microvascular Damage in a Young Female Archer Assessed by Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy: A Case Report · Maria Maddalena Sirufo, Enrica Maria Bassino, Francesca De Pietro, Lia Ginaldi, Massimo De Martinis · 2020

  Population: Archers Design: Case study Open access

  Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4218

  DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124218

  Study record: Microvascular Damage in a Young Female Archer Assessed by Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy: A Case Report

  Linked claims

  • ReportedIn the string hand repeated shooting changes the skin and the microcirculation of the fingers (for, context)
  Record
• Minimizing wind drift of an arrow · J L Park · 2011

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test

  Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 226(1), 52-60

  DOI: 10.1177/1754337111418876

  Study record: Minimizing wind drift of an arrow

  Linked claims

  • TransferredA heavier arrow, or one with the balance point further forward, drifts less in a crosswind (for, context)
  • ReportedA thinner arrow drifts less in the wind (for)
  • TransferredA faster arrow drifts less in a crosswind (for)

  and 5 more: all of them on the study page

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• Modeling of the Archery Bow and Arrow Vibrations · I. Zaniewski · 2009

  Population: Model, no participants Design: Simulation Open access

  Published in: Shock and Vibration, 16(3), 307-317

  DOI: 10.1155/2009/513134

  Study record: Modeling of the Archery Bow and Arrow Vibrations

  Linked claims

  • ReportedThe arrow is stressed hardest only at launch and at impact, while in flight almost nothing happens to it (context)
  • ContradictedDuring the release the arrow buckles under the load on its point (context)
  • ContestedThe mathematical model of the bow predicts draw weight well and efficiency less well (context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Modelling archers’ scores at different distances to quantify score loss due to equipment selection and technique errors · James L Park · 2014

  Population: Archers Design: Simulation

  Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 228(4), 250-258

  DOI: 10.1177/1754337114539308

  Study record: Modelling archers’ scores at different distances to quantify score loss due to equipment selection and technique errors

  Linked claims

  • ReportedCompound archers score higher than recurve archers, even with each shooting their own competition distance (context)
  • ReportedA sound or light cue about the angle of the bow arm tightens beginners' groups (context)
  • ReportedArrow groups widen more than in proportion to distance (for)

  and 3 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Modelling Arrow Dynamics for Optimised Recurve Archery Arrow Selection · Alex Williams · 2025

  Population: Model, no participants Design: Simulation Open access

  Published in: BILT Student Research Journal 2025 - Issue 6(6)

  DOI: 10.70969/20250501

  Study record: Modelling Arrow Dynamics for Optimised Recurve Archery Arrow Selection

  Linked claims

  • ContestedTop archers shoot moderate draw weights, between thirty and forty pounds (context)
  • ReportedArrow spine has to be matched to draw weight and arrow length (for)
  • TransferredSpine measured at rest is not enough to predict how the arrow behaves when shot (for)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Modelling the three-dimensional vibration of composite archery arrows under free–free boundary conditions · Marianne Rieckmann, James L Park, John Codrington, Ben Cazzolato · 2012

  Population: Equipment tests, no archers Design: Laboratory test

  Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 226(2), 114-122

  DOI: 10.1177/1754337112442273

  Study record: Modelling the three-dimensional vibration of composite archery arrows under free–free boundary conditions

  Linked claims

  • ReportedAt a similar spine, an aluminium shaft weighs more than a carbon one (for)
  • ReportedArrows with a stiffer spine vibrate at a higher natural frequency (for)
  • ReportedBeyond its first bending mode the arrow vibrates in higher modes, the second at about three times the first (for, context)

  and 5 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Model permainan panahan untuk mengurangi kecemasan latihan pada anak usia 12-14 tahun di Generasi Emas Archery Club · Cahya Bagas Pranata, Kuswahyudi · 2023

  Population: Archers Design: Other Open access

  Published in: Journal Olahraga Rekat (Rekreasi Masyarakat), 2(1), 26-37

  DOI: 10.21009/jor.21.26-37

  Study record: Model permainan panahan untuk mengurangi kecemasan latihan pada anak usia 12-14 tahun di Generasi Emas Archery Club

  Record
• Motion Analysis of the Japanese Bow for Archery · Hajime Shoji, Shinya Hashimoto, Toshiaki Sakurai, Ikuo Hibino · 2013

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

  Published in: The Proceedings of the Symposium on Sports and Human Dynamics, 2013, 304-1-304-5

  DOI: 10.1299/jsmeshd.2013._304-1_

  Study record: Motion Analysis of the Japanese Bow for Archery

  Linked claims

  • TransferredIn the Japanese bow draw force does not rise steadily through the draw (context)
  • ReportedOn the asymmetric Japanese bow the two limbs deform differently (for, context)
  Record
• Motivasi Berprestasi Atlet Panahan PPOP DKI Jakarta · Nadya Dwi Oktafiranda, Muhamad Ilham · 2021

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: Jurnal Sains Keolahragaan dan Kesehatan, 6(2), 145-155

  DOI: 10.5614/jskk.2021.6.2.4

  Study record: Motivasi Berprestasi Atlet Panahan PPOP DKI Jakarta

  Linked claims

  • Not studiedIn youth clubs, about one archer in four comes out as poorly motivated to train (context)
  Record
• Multifactorial analysis of shooting archery · Roberto Squadrone, R. Rodano · 1994

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Open access

  Published in: ISBS - Conference Proceedings Archive, 270-273

  Study record: Multifactorial analysis of shooting archery

  Linked claims

  • ReportedExpert archers repeat the shot with less variability than beginners (context)
  • ContestedHolding aim for too long makes the shot worse (for)
  • ReportedThe less the body sways while aiming, the better the shot (against)

  and 5 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Multi-muscle Synergies of Postural Control in Self- and External-Triggered Force Release During Simulated Archery Shooting · Junkyung Song, Kitae Kim, Jaebum Park · 2023

  Population: Non-athletes Design: Controlled trial

  Published in: Journal of Motor Behavior, 55(3), 289-301

  DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2187336

  Study record: Multi-muscle Synergies of Postural Control in Self- and External-Triggered Force Release During Simulated Archery Shooting

  Linked claims

  • ReportedThe less the body sways while aiming, the better the shot (context)
  • ContestedWhile aiming, the body sways more sideways across the target than back and forth towards it (for)
  • ReportedReleasing when you decide for yourself groups better than releasing on an external signal (for, context)

  and 1 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Muscle coordination during archery shooting: A comparison of archers with different skill levels · Zhang Baifa, Zhou Xinglong, Luo Dongmei · 2021

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study

  Published in: European Journal of Sport Science, 23(1), 54-61

  DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2021.2014573

  Study record: Muscle coordination during archery shooting: A comparison of archers with different skill levels

  Linked claims

  • ReportedAt the clicker drop almost all the arm and trunk muscles are more active than in the half second before, and they move together (context)
  • ReportedExpert archers repeat the shot with less variability than beginners (for, context)
  • ContestedKeeping the shoulder muscles active through the follow-through is linked to better arrows (context)

  and 2 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Muscle synergies in archery: an explorative study on experienced athletes with and without physical disability · E. Vendrame, L. Rum, V. Belluscio, L. Truppa, G. Vannozzi, A. Lazich, et al. · 2021

  Population: Archers Design: Case series

  Published in: 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 6220-6223

  DOI: 10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630307

  Study record: Muscle synergies in archery: an explorative study on experienced athletes with and without physical disability

  Linked claims

  • ReportedIn a para archer the muscle synergies of the shot resemble those of an archer without a disability, but the muscles are weighted differently (for)
  Record
• Muscular activation patterns of the bow arm in recurve archery · Hayri Ertan · 2009

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study

  Published in: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12(3), 357-360

  DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.01.003

  Study record: Muscular activation patterns of the bow arm in recurve archery

  Linked claims

  • ReportedExpert archers do not grip the bow: the bow hand stays open even after the release (for, context)
  • ContestedOn better arrows the bow hand is more relaxed (context)
  Record
• Muscular Activity of Different Shooting Distances, Different Release Techniques, and Different Performance Levels, with and without Stabilizers, in Target Archery · J.P. Clarys, J. Cabri, E. Bollens, R. Sleeckx, J. Taeymans, M. Vermeiren, et al. · 1990

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study

  Published in: Journal of Sports Sciences, 8(3), 235-257

  DOI: 10.1080/02640419008732149

  Study record: Muscular Activity of Different Shooting Distances, Different Release Techniques, and Different Performance Levels, with and without Stabilizers, in Target Archery

  Linked claims

  • ReportedGiving an experienced archer a bow other than their own does not change their precision (for, context)
  • Not studiedBow set-up has to be built around the individual archer, not copied from a single model (context)
  • ContestedWhile aiming, elite archers activate their muscles less than intermediate archers (context)

  and 17 more: all of them on the study page

  Record
• Music in Sporting Practices: A Study on Traditional Archery Team · Yılmaz Ünlü, Adem Solakumur, Murat Kul, Miraç Makul · 2022

  Population: Archers Design: Cross-sectional study Questionable venue Open access

  Published in: Journal of Educational Issues, 8(1), 292-308

  DOI: 10.5296/jei.v8i1.19622

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

  Study record: Music in Sporting Practices: A Study on Traditional Archery Team

  Linked claims

  • Not studiedArchers credit music with only a moderate effect on their motivation and performance (context)
  Record

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