A Comparative Study of the Fatigue of the Lower Extremities According to the Type of Shoes Worn When Firing a 10 m Air Pistol

Zhang, Yuxi; Zhang, Ze; Kim, Sukwon; Kim, Youngsuk

doi:10.3390/ijerph20021363

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A Comparative Study of the Fatigue of the Lower Extremities According to the Type of Shoes Worn When Firing a 10 m Air Pistol

Department of Physical Education, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1363; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021363

Submission received: 28 October 2022 / Revised: 7 January 2023 / Accepted: 10 January 2023 / Published: 12 January 2023

(This article belongs to the Section Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life)

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The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in shooting performance, physical stability, and lower extremity muscle fatigue in high-level shooters wearing shooting shoes and sports shoes, and to determine the causes. Eight high-level 10 m air pistol shooters wore shooting shoes and sports shoes in a simulated shooting qualification experiment (60 rounds in 75 min) and we recorded shooting scores, pressure centers (COP), and median frequency of muscle fatigue index (MDF). All the data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation and are compared using a paired t-test. Athletes in shooting shoes scored higher than those in sports shoes (p < 0.05); COP moved less in the front-to-back and left-to-right directions for athletes wearing shooting shoes rather than sports shoes; and fewer muscles experienced fatigue, with fatigue also occurring later, for athletes wearing shooting shoes rather than sports shoes. Shooting shoes may reduce the sway of athletes’ center of pressure in the anterior–posterior and left–right directions, enhance postural stability, and result in higher shooting scores. In addition, they may make shooters feel more comfortable and relaxed during long training sessions and competitions.

Keywords: shoes; air pistol; biomechanics; surface EMG

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Zhang, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Kim, S.; Kim, Y. A Comparative Study of the Fatigue of the Lower Extremities According to the Type of Shoes Worn When Firing a 10 m Air Pistol. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021363

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Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Kim S, Kim Y. A Comparative Study of the Fatigue of the Lower Extremities According to the Type of Shoes Worn When Firing a 10 m Air Pistol. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021363

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Zhang, Yuxi, Ze Zhang, Sukwon Kim, and Youngsuk Kim. 2023. "A Comparative Study of the Fatigue of the Lower Extremities According to the Type of Shoes Worn When Firing a 10 m Air Pistol" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021363

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Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Kim, S., & Kim, Y. (2023). A Comparative Study of the Fatigue of the Lower Extremities According to the Type of Shoes Worn When Firing a 10 m Air Pistol. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1363. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021363

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