Field Tests and Results

Before/After Comparison by Field Hockey Top Players

Three Clubs of Field Hockey Top League in the Netherland
The number of players: Total 20 players (8 from HDM, 6 from MOP, and 6 from MHC) Test Period: For 3 months in 1995/1996

Measurement: Optometrist of each team measured sports vision of players before/after 3 months visual training with Visionup.
HDM: Mr. Kees Verhey van Wijk in The Hague
MOP: Mr. van Warmerdam in Den Bosch
MHC: Miss Manon Goedemans in Oosterhout

Performance Test: Field-tests were conducted by Mr. Gijs Segers of Messrs. Gymi Sport. He checked player’s performance by four kinds of field tests before/after 3 months visual training with Visionup.

Test Result

Name of Club	Training times per week	Sports Vision Improvement	Performance Improvement
HDM	1.0	+8.02%	+8.32%
MOP	1.5	+14.06%	+9.92%
MHC	1.5	+7.68%	+11.09%
Average	1.33	+9.92%	+9.57%

Comments from Optometrists

Test of visual improvement for Baseball Batting

18 players of elementary school 　(Age 10 to 12 years old)
Ball speed: 60km/H
Setting of Visionup:
Frequency: 50Hz (50 times blinking per second)
Duty Ratio: 50% (Lenses closing ratio in each blinking)

Test method: to see and recognize a certain number written on each ball
1. Without Visionup before using Visionup
2. With Visionup
3. Without Visionup after using Visionup
– Each player tries 20 balls thrown by a pitching machine in each test.
– To check the success ratio

Test Result

1. Without Visionup before using Visionup: Average 10%
2. With Visionup: Average 13%
3. Without Visionup after using Visionup: 21%

Test of visual improvement for Baseball Batting

17 players of Junior high school (Age 14 to 15 years old)
Ball speed: 100km/H
Setting of Visionup:
Frequency: 100Hz (100 times blinking per second)
Duty Ratio: 50% (Lenses closing ratio in each blinking)

Test Method: to see and check a certain number written on each ball
1. Without Visionup before using Visionup
2. With Visionup
3. Without Visionup after using Visionup
– Each player tries 20 balls thrown by a pitching machine in each test.
– To check the success ratio

Test Result

1. Without Visionup before using Visionup: Average 13%
2. With Visionup: Average 15%
3. Without Visionup after using Visionup: Average 20%

Baseball Bunt Training and Test

16 players of university baseball team members
Ball speed: 140km〜145km/H
2 weeks, 6 times training, every two days
Setting of Visionup
Frequency: 20Hz (20 times blinking per second)
Duty Ratio: 50% (50% of lenses closing ratio in each blinking)

Test Method:
– Each player tries 20 balls thrown by a pitching machine.
– Group A:
8 players with Visionup,
At first 15 balls with Visionup, later 5 balls without Visionup
– Group B:
8 players without Visionup,
20 balls without Visionup
– To check the success ratio

Test result:

Group A: Before training 27.5% After training 44.1%
Group B: Before training 28.7% After training 35.3%

Soccer Lifting Training and Test

12 players of University students
Setting of Visionup:
Frequency: 5Hz (5 times blinking per second)
Duty Ratio: 50% (Lenses closing ratio in each blinking)
Test and training method:
Soccer ball lifting training, in 1.2m x 1.2m square,
each 10 min., every two days, 16 times
to check the maximum times of ball lifting

Test result

Without Visionup, Beginner, 3 players >>> No increase
Without Visionup, Intermediates, 3 players >>> No increase
With Visionup, Beginner, 3 players >>> Increased by two times
With Visionup, Intermediates, 3 players >>> Increased by two times

Squash – Hitting & Reception

10 members of a sport club
Age 31 to 62, Beginners and Intermediates

Training Method：　All members with Visionup
1 to 2 times / week　Ｘ　7 weeks　
1) Direct hitting against wall, the best score among three trials
2) Reception of service near to wall, sucess times among 10 receptions

Test result