The relationship between rifle steadiness and rifle marksmanship and the effect of rifle training on rifle steadiness

Abstract

In two replications (N = 148, N = 200) an ataxiameter test of rifle steadiness was administered to army recruits before and after rifle training, and scores were correlated with a post-training marksmanship criterion. The test seems to be a reliable instrument (split-half r = .82, .87), but a poor predictor of rifle marksmanship. "No evidence is found that rifle training affects rifle steadiness." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)