The Accuracy of Interceptive Action in Time and Space

In Brief TRESILIAN, J.R. The accuracy of interceptive action in time and space. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 167–173, 2004. Hitting a moving target demands that movement is both spatially and temporally accurate. Recent experiments have begun to reveal how performance of such actions depends on the spatial and temporal accuracy requirements of the task. The results suggest a simple strategy for achieving spatiotemporal accuracy using brief, high-speed movements. Recent experiments suggest how people achieve the high degree of spatio-temporal accuracy required to hit a fast moving object.