The Effect of Hand Grip Strength on Firearm Shooting Performance in Tactical Athletes

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to investigate the effect of hand grip strength on firearm shooting performance in tactical athletes. Methods: Thirty male tactical athletes with a mean age of 33,36 ± 6,47 years and a mean sports age of 4,00 ± 1,39 years volunteered to participate in the study. Hand grip strength of the participants was measured and recorded with a dynamometer before shooting. Shooting performance measurements were performed by firing 10 shots with a firearm from a distance of 9,14 m and a height of 1,52 m on the International Defence Weapons Association target paper. In order to evaluate the shooting performances, CED 7000 NON-RF electronic pulse meter device was used and the target scores were recorded together with the shooting times. Since the data were normally distributed, the relationship between hand grip strength and shooting performance was evaluated by Pearson correlation analysis test and significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Results: The results of the study, a negative correlation was found between right hand grip strength and shooting performance (p=0.022). No significant correlation was found between left hand grip strength and shooting performance (p>0.05). Conclusions: This study shows that dominant hand grip strength has a significant effect on firearm shooting performance. As the hand grip strength increases; the firing time shortens and this leads to an improvement in rapid firing performance. The findings indicate the importance of hand grip strength training for tactical athletes and individuals working in similar occupational groups in terms of task success.

Keywords

• Hand Grip Strength
• Rapid Fire
• Pistol Shooting Performance
• Tactical Athlete

Taktik Atletlerde El Kavrama Kuvvetinin Ateşli Tabanca Atış Performansına Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, taktik atletlerde el kavrama kuvvetinin ateşli tabanca atış performansına etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya yaşları ortalaması 33,36 ± 6,47 yıl ve spor yaşları ortalaması 4,00 ± 1,39 yıl olan 30 erkek taktik atlet gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Katlımıcıların atış öncesinde el kavrama kuvvetleri dinamometre ile ölçülerek kaydedilmiştir. Atış performans ölçümleri ise Uluslararası Savunma Silahları Birliği hedef kağıdına 9,14 metre uzaklıktan ve 1,52 metre yükseklikten ateşli tabanca ile 10 atış şeklinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Atış performanslarını değerlendirebilmek için CED 7000 NON-RF elektronik atım ölçer cihazı kullanılarak atış süreleri ile birlikte hedef puanları kaydedilmiştir. Veriler normal dağılım gösterdiğinden el kavrama kuvveti ve atış performansı arasındaki ilişki Pearson korelasyon analizi testi ile değerlendirilmiş, anlamlılık düzeti p<0.05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışma sonuçlarına göre, sağ el kavrama kuvveti ile atış performansı arasında negatif bir korelasyon bulunmuştur (p=0.022). Sol el kavrama kuvveti ile atış performansı arasında ise anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır (p>0.05). Sonuçlar: Yapılan bu çalışmada, baskın el kavrama kuvvetinin ateşli tabanca atış performansına önemli bir etkisi olduğunu göstermektedir. El kavrama kuvveti arttıkça; atış süresi kısalmakta ve bu da seri atış performansında iyileşmeye yol açmaktadır. Elde edilen bulgular, taktik atletler ve benzeri meslek gruplarında görev yapan bireylerin görev başarısı açısından el kavrama kuvveti antrenmanlarının önemine işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

• El Kavrama Kuvveti
• Seri Atış
• Tabanca Atış Performansı
• Taktik Atlet

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