1 - Vision in Sports

Sports talk is littered with phrases related to our eyes. 
We talk of great court vision, a good eye at the plate  and
seeing the ball well.  But just how critical is vision to an
athlete?Do professional athletes see better than we do?  Can
you play sports effectively if you have poorer than 20/20 vision?
In this episode I dive into the topic of research in vision in
sports.


Links to articles mentioned in podcast:


Popular Science Monthly tests Babe Ruth


St. Louis Cardinals slugger Pujols gets Babe Ruth test


The visual function of professional baseball players


Dynamic visual acuity: a possible factor in catching performance


The role of visual perception measures used in sports vision
programmes


Size of the Visual Field in Collegiate Fast-Pitch Softball
Players and Nonathletes


Motion perception and driving: predicting performance through
testing and shortening braking reaction times through training


Interaction of hand preference with eye dominance on accuracy in
archery


Is optimal vision required for the successful execution of an
interceptive task?


 


More information


http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/


My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)


My ASU Web page


Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)


Twitter: @Shakeywaits


Email: robgray@asu.edu


 


Credits:


Opening music: "Shake Some Action" by The Flamin' Groovies via
freemusicarchive.org