Field Tests and Results

Before/After Comparison by Field Hockey Top Players
Three Clubs of Field Hockey Top League in the NetherlandThe 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
Mr. Kees Verhey van Wijk:Perception is improved.
Reaction is also improved.
Mr. van Warmerdam:
Peripheral awareness is improved.
Eye and hand coordination is improved.
Reaction is also improved.
Miss Manon Goedemans:
Visualization is improved on both time and accuracy.
Reaction is also improved.
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
*Bunt means the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging a bat.
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
Frequency: For 1), 30Hz (30 times blinking per second)
For 1), 50Hz (50 times blinking per second)
Duty Ratio: 50% (50% of lenses closing ratio in each blinking)
Test result
Beginners | Before Test | After Test | |
Against Wall(1m) | Forehand | 16.7 | 39.2 |
Backhand | 13.3 | 36.9 | |
Against Wall(3m) | Forehand | 11.4 | 35.3 |
Backhand | 8.6 | 26.8 | |
Against Wall(5m) | Forehand | 3.3 | 13.4 |
Backhand | 6.6 | 12.0 | |
Reception | Forehand | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Backhand | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Intermediates | Before Test | After Test | |
Against Wall(1m) | Forehand | 26.6 | 52.1 |
Backhand | 17.9 | 43.9 | |
Against Wall(3m) | Forehand | 18.8 | 53.2 |
Backhand | 11.4 | 32.1 | |
Against Wall(5m) | Forehand | 9.1 | 21.7 |
Backhand | 8.7 | 17.5 | |
Reception | Forehand | 4.0 | 6.5 |
Backhand | 3.7 | 6.5 |