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Details: Category: 2024, Volume 20; 18 December 2024; Hits: 327

Magdalena Krzykała^{1 A-D} ^*, Mateusz Witkowski^{2 A-D}, Karolina Perz^{2 A-D}, Bartosz Hekiert^{2 A,D}

¹ Department of Recreation, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland;

²Department of Physical Education and Sport, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland;

Authors:

Krzykała Magdalena: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8373-1869

Witkowski Mateusz: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-7865

Perz Karolina: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1235-2981

Hekiert Bartosz: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4210-9592

* AUTHOR FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Magdalena Krzykała, Department of Recreation, Poznań University of Physical Education, Poznań, email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;

Abstract

Material and Methods: The research participants were 58 female foil fencers aged 14–17 years (junior category). The Edinburgh Inventory Handedness Questionnaire was used to measure hand preference and for dividing the athletes into three subgroups (right-handed, left-handed, ambidextrous). Hit precision was determined using the Favero EFT-1 electronic board. Handedness differentiated the participants’ performance in hit precision.
Results: The hit precision of left-handed participants was greater than right-handed and ambidextrous participants, but only when using the left hand. The smallest differences in the hit precision score were observed between right-handed and ambidextrous fencers; left-handers stood out significantly. Moreover, the left-handed and ambidextrous fencers displayed smaller differences in their use of both hands during hitting compared to right-handed fencers.
Conclusions: More and newer solutions are needed to make player scoring easier. A focus is also needed on the precision of movement execution in fencing, which can be crucial to success.

Keywords: fencing, female, foil, hit precision, handedness

AMA:
Krzykała M, Witkowski M, Perz K, Hekiert B. Does hand preference affect the accuracy in fencing? The pilot study. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology. 2024;20.
APA:
Krzykała, M., Witkowski, M., Perz, K., & Hekiert, B. (2024). Does hand preference affect the accuracy in fencing? The pilot study. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, 20.

Chicago:
Krzykała, Magdalena, Mateusz Witkowski, Karolina Perz, and Bartosz Hekiert. "Does Hand Preference Affect the Accuracy in Fencing? The Pilot Study." Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology 20 (2024).

Harvard:
Krzykała, M., Witkowski, M., Perz, K., & Hekiert, B., 2024. Does hand preference affect the accuracy in fencing? The pilot study. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, 20.

MLA:
Krzykała, Magdalena, Mateusz Witkowski, Karolina Perz, and Bartosz Hekiert. "Does Hand Preference Affect the Accuracy in Fencing? The Pilot Study." Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, vol. 20, 2024.

Vancouver:
Krzykała M, Witkowski M, Perz K, Hekiert B. Does hand preference affect the accuracy in fencing? The pilot study. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology. 2024;20.

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