## 3 Results and Discussion  
Basic descriptive statistics are presented in Table 1. Peak plantar forces beneath the left forefoot were 36% lower compared with the peak plantar force beneath the left hindfoot region (\(p<0.001\)). On the other hand, peak plantar forces beneath the right forefoot were higher, compared with the hindfoot region, by 42% (\(p<0.001\)). Relative forces are predominantly observed beneath the hindfoot region of the left foot and the forefoot region of the right foot, but no significant differences in total relative plantar force percentage are observed (\(p=0.878\)). Higher peak plantar pressure values beneath the hindfoot region were significantly correlated with worse shooting performance (\(\beta=-0.19\), 95% CI \(-0.39\) to \(-0.09\), \(p=0.002\)). No significant associations in other peak plantar forces with shooting performance were observed (\(p>0.05\)). When the model was adjusted by weight, similar associations remained (\(\beta=-0.20\), 95% CI \(-0.41\) to \(-0.11\), \(p<0.001\)) (Figure 3). Relative forces generated beneath the forefoot and hindfoot of both feet associated with shot score are presented in Figure 4. Higher levels of force beneath the forefoot region of the foot were significantly associated with better shooting performance (\(\beta=0.12\), 95% CI \(0.01\) to \(0.31\), \(p=0.043\)). The same magnitude of the association between the level of force beneath the hindfoot region and shot score was observed, only in a different direction (\(\beta=-0.12\), 95% CI \(-0.31\) to \(-0.01\), \(p=0.043\)). Figure 2: View of the circular target (40 cm in width with points). \begin{table}
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**Study Variables** & **Mean** & **SD** \\ \hline Age (years) & 40.0 & 6.0 \\ Stature (cm) & 180.0 & 50 \\ Weight (kg) & 89.0 & 8.0 \\ Body-mass index (kg/m\({}^{2}\)) & 27.5 & 1.8 \\ Shooting performance (scale 0-5) & 3.3 & 1.3 \\ Peak force front leg forefoot (N) & 265.5 & 91.5 \\ Peak force front leg forefoot normalized by weight (N/kg) & 3.0 & 1.0 \\ Peak force front leg hindfoot (N) & 416.0 & 108.6 \\ Peak force front leg hindfoot normalized by weight (N/kg) & 4.7 & 1.2 \\ Peak force back leg forefoot (N) & 182.2 & 93.9 \\ Peak force back leg forefoot normalized by weight (N/kg) & 2.0 & 1.1 \\ Peak force back leg hindfoot (N) & 107.3 & 81.2 \\ Peak force back leg hindfoot normalized by weight (N/kg) & 1.2 & 0.9 \\ Relative force front leg forefoot (\%) & 37.7 & 36.2–39.3 \\ Relative force front leg forefoot (\%) & 62.3 & 60.7–63.8 \\ Relative force back leg forefoot (\%) & 64.4 & 61.5–67.1 \\ Relative force back leg hindfoot (\%) & 35.6 & 32.9–38.5 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: Basic descriptive statistics of the study participants (\(N=30\)). Figure 3: The associations between absolute ground reaction forces beneath the forefoot and hindfoot region of both feet with shot score in the study participants. The main purpose of the study was to examine the associations between plantar pressure distribution patterns and shooting performance among special police officers. The main findings of the study are: (i) higher absolute peak plantar pressure values beneath the hindfoot region are associated with poorer shooting performance; (ii) higher levels of relative force beneath the forefoot region are associated with better shooting performance; and (iii) higher levels of relative force beneath the hindfoot region are associated with poorer shooting performance. The finding that the shooter's performance was associated with absolute and relative peak plantar forces is supported by previous empirical findings [1]. Being able to generate foot forces more adequately without additional movements may lead to better postural sway during walking [4,6] and shooting activities [5,7]. For example, a study by [PERSON] et al. [3] showed that an increase in body sway, indicated by centre of pressure, was associated with an increase in aim-point fluctuation and a decrease in performance.