The relative influence of the dominant and non-dominant hand on the performance accuracy during a motor task

Abstract

The study aims to know the relative difference between the dominant and non-dominant hand and to reduce the difference and consider it an indicator of improvement in education and training alike. Hence the importance of the study. 20 students from the fourth grade were selected based on their ability to shoot free throws in basketball, out of 200 students. The most important results obtained from the study are that the dominant hand exceeds the difference by 58%, but when the left hand is dominant, the difference between them is 22% in favor of the left dominant hand, and this is an indicator of why the left-handed person in most sports is better than the right-handed dominant person. From here we conclude that the smaller the relative difference, the better the athlete’s performance, whether in education, training or achievement.