In 1996, an article titled “The effect of meditation on shooting performance” was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine by Erik E Solberg, Kurt-Arne Berglund, 0yvind Engen, 0ivind Ekeberg, and Mitch Loeb.
The study aimed to measure the effects of meditation on shooting performance. Twenty-five Norwegian elite shooters (21 men and 4 women) were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. The members of the experimental group engaged in meditation once a week for 30 minutes over a period of 7 weeks. The subjects’ shooting performance was tested before and after the meditation sessions, as follows:
Although there was no statistically significant difference between the experimental and control groups before the meditation intervention, after the 7 weeks of meditation, the shooters in the experimental group showed improved performance compared to the control group.
You can learn more about this and other scientific studies to enhance your shooting practice and instruction at Projeto Papyrus, the Study Group of the Brazilian Academy of Arms.
Happy meditations!
Solberg, E. E., Berglund, K. A., Engen, O., Ekeberg, O., & Loeb, M. (1996). The effect of meditation on shooting performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 30(4), 342–346. doi:10.1136/bjsm.30.4.342
