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: [email protected]   Credits: Opening music: "Shake Some Action" by The Flamin' Groovies via freemusicarchive.org