Abstract
This study aims to examine the effects of elite female basketball players’ hand anthropometric measurements, hand-grip strength and balance skills on their shooting performance. The age, height, weight, body mass index and hand anthropometric values, hand-grip strength and balance of the athletes were measured, and Aahperd shot tests were applied. Data analysis was performed through SPSS 24 package program. Data analyses included the Shapiro-Wilk Test applied to determine whether there is a normal distribution, and Pearson correlation analysis used to evaluate the correlation status of the parameters with the normal distribution of the data. The average age of the 12 female athletes participating in the study was 21.83 ± 4.407 years, the average height was 171.50 ± 6.95 cm, the average body weight was 68.60 ± 17.96 kg and the mean Body Mass Index was 23.99 ± 4.72. has been determined. It was determined that the average right hand grip strength of 12 female athletes participating in the study was 35.92 ± 6.127 kg and the average left hand grip strength was 32.92 ± 5.807 kg. Among the balance parameters, the balance mean deviation value was determined as 07 ±, 048, the balance average speed value as 42 ± 119, the balance path length value as 12.19 ± 3.473 and the balance area value as 02 ±. The Aahperd shot test mean value was also determined to be 18.67 ± 2.425. The analyses regarding the hand anthropometrics parameter of the 12 athletes indicate that there is no significant correlation between shot performance and hand length, width, palm length, third finger length, hand shape index, finger index and hand surface area. Besides, it is determined that there is no significant correlation between the hand grip strength and balance test results and shooting performance. The data revealed that the dominant hand measurements, test values and shooting performance of the athletes are not significantly correlated.
 
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Highlights
Considering the offensive and defensive actions in basketball, it is observed that it includes technical actions such as dribbling, passing, shooting, rebound, sprinting, changing direction and defensive slipping that players try to implement successfully (Krause and Nelson, 2018)
Due to the scarcity of resources in the literature, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of seven different anthropometric measurements of the hand, hand grip strength and static balance skill on shooting performance in elite female basketball players
This study’s sample comprised 12 female athletes competing in Turkey Women’s Basketball 1st League, and it can be asserted that the average age, body weight, height and body mass index values are similar to the previous results reached by contemporary studies
Summary
Considering the offensive and defensive actions in basketball, it is observed that it includes technical actions such as dribbling, passing, shooting, rebound, sprinting, changing direction and defensive slipping that players try to implement successfully (Krause and Nelson, 2018). Shooting is the most difficult and complex skill to develop among the physical skills utilized in a basketball match, it is one of the most important factors determining the score superiority in a game and the winning side (Malone et al 2002). It is possible to mention that the accuracy of the shooting percentage may increase with the extra shooting training of the athletes with advanced motoric features (Savas et al 2018). Considering these and similar statements in the literature about shooting skill in basketball, we can say that there are many parameters that are likely to affect the athlete's shooting performance during the match. Athletes' long hand fingers can positively affect shooting performance, and athletes with long fingers and a large hand surface are likely to have more hand grip strength (Visnapuu and Jurimae, 2007)
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