The Effect of Postural Mobility Exercises on the Athletic Performance Success, Proprioceptive Sense and Various Strength Parameters of Traditional Archers

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of eight weeks of TheraBand-based postural mobility exercises on athletic performance, strength, and proprioceptive senses in traditional Turkish archers (GTO). The study involved 24 male volunteer athletes enrolled at Bayburt University who had at least six months of regular archery training history. Participants were divided into experimental and control groups; the experimental group underwent postural mobility exercises three days a week for eight weeks, while the control group continued only their routine archery training. Data collection included assessments of grip and squeeze strength, back-leg strength, shoulder proprioception, shoulder mobility, and GTO shooting performance. The findings showed that the experimental group achieved significant improvement in all parameters, while the control group showed only limited increases in shoulder mobility and archery performance (p<0.05). In conclusion, adding TheraBand exercises to traditional training is recommended as an effective method for increasing archers' muscle strength, joint stability, and performance.

Keywords

• Traditional Turkish archery
• proprioception
• mobility
• strength
• thera band

Supporting Institution

Bayburt University

Ethical Statement

According to the letter numbered E-15604681-100-127059 dated 31.03.2023 by Bayburt University Ethics Committee, Muhammed Salih UCAL's research proposal titled "Investigation of the Effect of Postural Mobility Exercises on Sportive Performance, Proprioceptive Sense and Various Strength Parameters of Traditional Archers" which is a TÜBİTAK 2209-A project has been examined by our university ethics committee and it has been decided unanimously by the members who attended the meeting that the research proposal complies with the ethical principles.

Thanks

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Bayburt University Ethics Committee for their careful review and approval of our research proposal titled “Investigation of the Effect of Postural Mobility Exercises on Sportive Performance, Proprioceptive Sense and Various Strength Parameters of Traditional Archers” (TÜBİTAK 2209-A project), as stated in the letter numbered E-15604681-100-127059 dated 31.03.2023. We highly appreciate the committee's guidance and support in ensuring that our study complies with ethical principles.

Postüral Mobilite Egzersizlerinin Geleneksel Okçuların Sportif Performans Başarı, Proprioseptif Duyu ve Çeşitli Kuvvet Parametrelerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, sekiz haftalık TheraBand temelli postüral mobilite egzersizlerinin geleneksel Türk okçularında (GTO) sportif performans, kuvvet ve proprioseptif duyular üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Çalışmaya Bayburt Üniversitesi’nde eğitim gören ve en az altı ay düzenli okçuluk antrenmanı geçmişi olan 24 gönüllü erkek sporcu katılmıştır. Katılımcılar deney ve kontrol gruplarına ayrılmış; deney grubuna sekiz hafta boyunca haftada üç gün postüral mobilite egzersizleri uygulanırken, kontrol grubu yalnızca rutin okçuluk antrenmanlarını sürdürmüştür. Verilerin toplanmasında kavrama ve sıkıştırma kuvveti, sırt-bacak kuvveti, omuz propriosepsiyonu, omuz mobilitesi ve GTO atış performansı değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular, deney grubunda tüm parametrelerde anlamlı gelişim sağlandığını, kontrol grubunda ise yalnızca omuz mobilitesi ve okçuluk performansında sınırlı artışlar olduğunu göstermiştir (p<0,05). Sonuç olarak, TheraBand egzersizlerinin geleneksel antrenmanlara eklenmesi, okçuların kas kuvveti, eklem stabilitesi ve performansını artırmada etkili bir yöntem olarak önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• Geleneksel Türk okçuluğu
• propriosepsiyon
• mobilite
• thera band

Supporting Institution

BAYBURT ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Ethical Statement

Bayburt Üniversitesi Etik Kurulu tarafından, 31.03.2023 tarihli E-15604681-100-127059 sayılı yazısı gereği Muhammed Salih UCAL'ın TÜBİTAK 2209-A projesi "Postüral Mobilite Egzersizlerinin Geleneksel Okçuların Sportif Performans Başarı, Proprioseptif Duyu ve Çeşitli Kuvvet Parametrelerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi başlıklı araştırma önerisi üniversitemiz etik kurulu tarafından incelenmiş olup, araştırma önerisinin etik ilkelere uygun olduğu toplantıya katılan üyelerin oy birliğiyle karar verilmiştir.

Thanks

Bayburt Üniversitesi Etik Kurulu'na, 31.03.2023 tarih ve E-15604681-100-127059 sayılı yazımızda belirttiğimiz "Geleneksel Okçuların Postüral Hareketlilik Egzersizlerinin Sportif Performans, Propriyoseptif Duyu ve Çeşitli Kuvvet Parametreleri Üzerine Etkisinin Araştırılması" (TÜBİTAK 2209-A projesi) başlıklı araştırma önerimizin titizlikle incelenip onaylanmasından dolayı içten teşekkürlerimizi sunarız. Çalışmamızın etik ilkelere uygunluğunu sağlamada kurul'un rehberliği ve desteğinden büyük memnuniyet duyarız.

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