A film was designed to shorten the time necessary to perceive the direction of a tennis return. A successful method of validation was conceived and experimentation conducted to determine whether training with the film significantly shortened response time. Preliminary controls were run to estimate the effects of practice and time on response time. All results indicated significant improvement in response time, thus the training device appears to be successful.
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