Strength and Revolver Marksmanship

Moore, William; Robertson, Robert J.; Palaggo-Toy, Tina

doi:10.1519/00124278-199211000-00008

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“…Several explanations have been offered for poor police marksmanship, such as the lack of valid training in real-life circumstances and neurophysiological limitations which could potentially limit a police officers’ ability to enhance their marksmanship [ 7 , 8 ]. Considering this, several studies have investigated the relationship between grip strength and handgun marksmanship in police recruits [ 5 , 9 , 10 , 11 ]. While the results have been mixed, with studies finding either associations [ 1 , 5 , 9 ] or no associations [ 11 ] between grip strength and marksmanship, on balance this research does suggest a positive relationship between measures of grip strength and marksmanship.…”

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Grip Strength and Its Relationship to Police Recruit Task Performance and Injury Risk: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Pope

Stierli³

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Suitable grip strength is a police occupational requirement. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between grip strength, task performance and injury risk in a police population. Retrospective data of police recruits (n = 169) who had undergone basic recruit training were provided, including handgrip strength results, occupational task performance measures (consisting of police task simulations [SIM], tactical options [TACOPS] and marksmanship assessments) and injury records. Left hand grip strength (41.91 ± 8.29 kg) measures showed a stronger correlation than right hand grip strength (42.15 ± 8.53 kg) with all outcome measures. Recruits whose grip strength scores were lower were significantly more susceptible to failing the TACOPS occupational task assessment than those with greater grip strength scores, with significant (p ≤ 0.003) weak to moderate, positive correlations found between grip strength and TACOPS performance. A significant (p < 0.0001) correlation was found between grip strength, most notably of the left hand, and marksmanship performance, with those performing better in marksmanship having higher grip strength. Left hand grip strength was significantly associated with injury risk (r = −0.181, p = 0.018) but right hand grip strength was not. A positive association exists between handgrip strength and police recruit task performance (notably TACOPS and marksmanship) with recruits who scored poorly on grip strength being at greatest risk of occupational assessment task failure.

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Grip Strength and Its Relationship to Police Recruit Task Performance and Injury Risk: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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“…Grip strength is thought by many to be an important factor influencing marksmanship. For instance, Moore et al (1992) found that the shooting scores of 22 male and 22 female police recruits were significantly correlated to their shoulder strength, grip strength and trigger fmger strength. In general, women have less grip strength than men and, specifically, PTI female recruits have lower grip strength, and shoulder strength than their male counterparts (Copay and Charles, 1998).…”

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Marksmanship Skills of Female Police Recruits: Impact of Basic Firearms Training

Charles

Copay

2001

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Female police cifficers generally have a weaker grip strength and are lessfamiliar with firearms than their male counterparts when they enter the police academy. The study examined whether the basic law enforcementfirearms class adequately prepared female cifficers. Police recruits coming to the Police 'Training Institute (PTI) with no or little firearms training were selected. The grip strength and marksmanship scores of216 police recruits (185 men and 31 women) were measured. Both male and female recruits significantly improved their marksmanship scores by the end of the training. The female scores remained slightly but significantly lower than the male scores due to their lower grip strength.

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“…Only one published study (Moore et al, 1992) examines the impact of strength on revolver marksmanship. The study looked at 22 male and 22 female police recruits and found that their scores on the qualifying firearms test were significantly correlated to their shoulder strength, grip strength, and particularly trigger finger strength.…”

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The influence of grip strength on handgun marksmanship in basic law enforcement training

Copay

Charles

2001

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &Amp; Management

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This study investigated the influence of grip strength on semi-automatic handguns in basic law enforcement training. The grip strength and marksmanship scores of police recruits were measured. All the recruits underwent the same basic firearms training and about half the recruits were given a Grip Master to exercise with in the hope of improving their grip strength. The grip strength improvement was similar for recruits with and without Grip Master. Both groups significantly improved their marksmanship by the end of the training (97.46 to 113.48 for the Grip Master group, and 92.68 to 112.24 for the control group). The women's scores were significantly lower than the men's both at the beginning and at the end of the training (102.6 vs. 114.6 for females and males, respectively at the end of the training). This difference in scores appears to be due to a difference in grip strength. The influence of grip strength on marksmanship scores was small but constant throughout the grip strength range of the police recruits.

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Strength and Revolver Marksmanship

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Grip Strength and Its Relationship to Police Recruit Task Performance and Injury Risk: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Grip Strength and Its Relationship to Police Recruit Task Performance and Injury Risk: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Marksmanship Skills of Female Police Recruits: Impact of Basic Firearms Training

The influence of grip strength on handgun marksmanship in basic law enforcement training

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