Effect of bunt training employing monocular vision on kinetic and dynamic visual acuity and bunt performance in collegiate baseball players

Abstract

　The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of bunt training employing monocular vision on kinetic and dynamic visual acuity and bunt performance in collegiate baseball players. Thirty-four collegiate male baseball players participated in this study as subjects. Subjects were divided into two groups: Pitcher group (n: 7) and Training group (n: 27). The training group performed special bunt training employing monocular vision three times per week for seven weeks. Subjects bunted balls at 120 kilometers per hour employing monocular vision. Static, Kinetic, and Dynamic visual acuity and bunt performance were measured at pre- and post training. In the Training group Kinetic visual acuity and bunt performance were increased significantly (p<0.05). However, there was no signifi cant difference of Dynamic visual acuity between pre- and post training in the Training group. It was suggested that the training methods utilized in this study improved the Kinetic visual acuity in collegiate baseball players. Moreover there is a possibility that this training improves bunt performance.