Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A (2024)

Background: In order to maintain lower limb balance and stability the rifle shooters also require leg power to enhance their rifle shooting performance and improved score. Aim was to investigate the effect of strength & flexibility training exercise on explosive power and balance among Air Rifle Shooters using the Vertical jump test, Flamingo Balance Test and 10 m Shooting Performance respectively to determine the effect of Strength & flexibility training.
Methodology: 34 participants were included in the study and divided in Group A Experimental n=17 and Group B Control n=17. Patients were given intervention for 3 days/week, while control group carried on with their routine training and pre and post outcomes were observed.
Results: In Group A, significant improvements were observed in vertical jump, flamingo balance, and shooting performance compared to the control group. However, Group B showed no significant differences in the tests. Additionally, within Group A, significant differences were found in pre and post-scores for vertical jump p-value (0.0039) and flamingo balance tests p-value Right (0.0001), Left (0.0001), 10 m performance p value (0.0001) as compared to Group B. Between-group analysis confirmed these findings, showing significant improvement in Group A compared to Group B across the tests. 
Conclusion: Strength and flexibility training show significant effect on balance, power and Rifle shooters Performance among 10 m rifle shooters of Vadodara.