Abstract

The aim of our study was to compare rifle shooters' performance between two groups of expert shooters, one trained with a neurofeedback method and the other not trained. The study design employed a pretest-posttest design with an untreated control group (nonrandomized). The sample included 24 national and provincial shooters. Shooting performance was studied based on 6 indicators via a device called "Scott," and paired and independent t tests were performed with corrections for multiple comparisons. A significant improvement was found for the neurofeedback group for the mean of shot results before and after the training (p =.001), but no other improvements were found (all ps >.05). In the control group, no differences were found on any of the study indicators (all ps >.05). There was a significant difference between mean discrepancies of shot results between the two groups (p =.01), whereas there were no such differences in any of other the indicators (all ps >.05). Neurofeedback can be suggested as a method to improve rifle shooters' performances. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.