Kinesthetic Imagery In Sport. Kinesthetic and visual imagery. Although imagery can be experienced through different sensory modalities within movement domains such as sport and exercise the two most commonly used are visual and kinesthetic.
First to examine the causal direction of the relationship between kinesthetic imagery and sport confidence and second to examine the possible mediating role of performance in this relationship. Olympians and visualization in. However sports visualization or mental imagery is more than just a visual experience.
Imagery and visualization are important mental tools often used by athletes.
Visualization is more about having mental images or pictures. The aims of the present study were twofold. Two modalities of imagery are reported to tap into distinct brain structures but sharing common components. The visual modality refers to what the individual sees in the image and is therefore commonly referred to as the mind s eye.