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In a study of 23 non-football athletes who each kicked 10 field goals, researchers found that players’ performance directly affected their perception of the size of the goal: After a series of missed kicks, athletes perceived the post to be taller and more narrow than before, while successful kicks made the post appear larger-than-life.

Professional athletes have long claimed that their perception changes when they’re playing well — they start hitting baseballs as large as grapefruits, or aiming at golf holes the size of a bucket — but many scientists have been slow to accept that performance can alter visual perception.

I ran across an article detailing this study over at Wired.com, and I figured I would throw it up here. Not to sound like a crackpot, but I've always felt that the psychological aspect of competitive sports at high levels was something that was never given its proper justice in terms of scientific research, and it's always interesting to see studies like this.

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Fascinating...

But it shouldn’t be that surprising. We’re not computers after all. Time to get our kicker a sports psychologist so that he can work on positively reframing any missed kicks.

by Lawboy on Oct 17, 2009 8:43 AM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Anyone else thinking of Bill Bellamy in Any Given Sunday?

“I am the best wide receiver in the world…I can catch anything…”

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by Todd on Oct 17, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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