169 – Going Blind: Are there Benefits to Training without Vision?

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Does training blind under non-vision conditions result in improved performance when the athlete returns to full vision conditions? Does it allow a performer to become more sensitive to information from other senses (e.g. proprioception and audition) or is learning specific to the conditions of practice?
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Improved Muscle Activity Following Motor Training Without Vision of the Throwing Motion in Baseball Pitchers
Seeing is Believing: Blind Putting Drills Confer No Advantage to the Novice Golfer
A sensorimotor basis for motor learning: evidence indicating specificity of practice
Specificity of Learning a Sport Skill to the Visual Condition of Acquisition

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