After an initial test shooting, the participants
were randomly assigned to one group (n = 13)
learning ACEM meditation once a week for
The relaxation technique involves a nondirected
repetition of a simple sound, and was
practised 30 minutes daily at home during the
intervention period. The practice (which has
been precisely described'4 15) is fairly similar to
transcendental meditation," but has a different
background and is explained in western,
non-cultic, psychophysiological terms. Methodologically
it can be classified as a kind of
mental training stimulating the relaxation
responses through free floating awareness, as
opposed to most techniques used in sports that
are based on concentration.