The Comparative Study For Eye Movement Characteristics Of The Fore Hand Loop Drive Technique About Table Tennis

Loop is an attacking skill which combines strength, speed and rotation. The scientific research on how to make right judgment of loop is very important to both Ping-Pong players and amateurs as well. This paper aims to discuss the feature of eye movement of loop skills in Ping-Pong games. Through the comparison between the eye movements of expert subjects and beginner subjects, the eye searching of expert subjects will be further discussed.The research significance of this research is the utilization of dynamic video material which raises its ecological validity. Therefore, it becomes a more direct research method for material selection and practice in Ping-Pong game. Besides, it offers a specific training for players judgment when facing accelerated loop which means the overall progress for one’s comprehensive level.This paper targets on the eye movement of Ping-Pong players catching loops by adopting an advanced device, eye tracker and intellect software, E-prime 2.0 which collect, processes and compares the action data and eye movement data between different subject groups. Therefore, we can obtain a more effective visual searching strategy on the fore hand loops and other conclusion as follows:1. The visual search time is shorter for Ping-Pong players whose reaction time is significantly shorter than non-Ping-Pong major students. That is, when Ping-Pong players are dealing with special cognitive tasks, they show faster process speed rate and earlier reaction preparation. The fast reaction is mainly expressed on speed and accuracy.2. Expert subjects adopt more strategies in eye-searching. The features in beginner subjects’eye-searching include large quantity, long period and less frequency which lead to low efficiency. In contrast, expert subjects have less research but with higher quality which consumes less time and more frequency. Therefore, the research efficiency for expert subjects is higher. Their focus is concentrate and simple, but the eye tracks of normal college students are more scattered with more back sight and targets less clear. Expert subjects can get more useful information in their focus zone than beginner subjects. In the focus zone, the bat and the area around the player’s wrist and forearm are the efficient source for judging the path of the fore hand loops. When catching this kind of balls, players can increase the odds of success by practicing watching the other player’s head, bat, wrist and forearm and judging the coming direction of the ball.3. Beginner subjects don’t own any experience in Ping-Pong skills and tactics, but those helps expert subjects to make judgment on the route of the fore hand loops.