The effect of increasing distance of external focus and preference on performance accuracy in dart throwing

The present study examined the effectiveness of distal versus proximal external foci of attentions a function of performers’ preferences for a certain focus. dart throwing task were used, and participants (N=20) were instructed to direct their attention either to the target (distal focus) or the flight of the dart (proximal focus). Participants were asked to select their preferred focus after one trial under each focus condition without knowledge of results. Subsequently, all participants performed two 24-trial blocks, one under each condition, with focus order (preferred first vs non-preferred)counterbalanced. Degree of significance was regarded as p