The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two different archery
methods on their shooting performances. Similarities or differences in each
method were compared in certain steps in the shooting cycle of the
participants, while performances were compared using the score achieved on
a target face. The participants are four male recurve archers from Kelantan
who volunteered to join this study. Pre and post-test scores of the total points
for 36 arrows shot at 10 meters and 30 meters were collected. A 3D motion
analysis (Qualysis AB, Sweden) system was used to record the method of the
archers for stance, posture, and shoulder alignment phase. After a
familiarisation period with the body markers and testing environment, the
participants were asked to shoot 36 arrows with their personal method at a
distance of 10 meters and 30 meters. Then, the participants were taught the
new method known as Biomechanically Efficient Shooting Technique (BEST)
method. One week was given for the participants to practice and familiarize
with the new method. The scores were collected again at 10 meters and 30
meters with the BEST method. The methods of recurve archery were further
broken down to 10 steps for analysis. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to
detect the differences between their own method and the BEST method based
on the 3D motion analysis data. Most of the participants showed significant
changes in the shooting steps, 8 steps out of 10 steps showed significant
differences based on p value. This showed that the BEST method is different
from the participants’ method. The changes used in the method showed the
improvement in the shooting performance. Most of the participants showed
improvement in the score for 10 meters and 30 meters as well as the distance
of the arrow away from the centre based on the p value. Thus, from the result, it can be concluded that the BEST method is able to improve the participants’
performances.