Relationship between postural stability and lower extremity joints position sense with shooting accuracy of elementary and skilled shooters of naval military of I.R.Iran

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between postural stability and lower extremity joints position sense with shooting accuracy of elementary and skilled naval military shooters. For this purpose 137 of Taurus and musketeers in Konarak/Chabahar at naval military of I.R.Iran were selected and divided in two elementary (N= 92) and skilled (N= 45) groups. Static and dynamic balance and knee and ankle position sense of all participants were measured and the relationship with the shooting accuracy in standing position is calculated. In order to find significant relationship between variables in each group, Spearman correlation statistical method was used. Results showed a relationship between static and dynamic balance with the shooting accuracy in elementary group. Also there is a relationship between static balance and shooting accuracy in skilled shooters. In proprioception section we find a significant relationship between knee position sense and the shooting accuracy in elementary group and between ankle position sense and accuracy shooting in skilled group. The results confirm the importance of balance in shooting success and indicates that as the level of shooting skills increases, the importance of controlling minor movements at the static balance level and controlling the movement of the ankle increases.