Breathing when shooting.

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Maybe you can help settle a little arguement for me. Now I am new to shooting as you can tell if you seen any other post of mine. However I was always under the impression that when shooting rifle that holding your breath just before you shot stedied you. Is this true? Or is it "better/proper" have realeased your breath?

Ps. Sorry if I am posting questions that have been asked before. I have tried searching to find my answers before asking though.
 
Same , ive started to get in the habit of doing this but i find im able to steady myself better if i dont hold my breath but slowly push it out a bit at a time till i find that comfort zone and it works everytime .
 
Pausing in the middle of a breath is not natural.

I find it best to pause after I've exhaled, how long do you really need to hold your breath for? Maybe a second or two?
 
Thanks for all the input guys. It seems like its more of a preferance thing. Just curious if anyone has ever had advanced training like military or law enforcement and can share what they train people to do when firing?
 
Old yoga practice! Take a deep breath, slowy exhale, and feel the the tension bleed off. This works well for buck fever also BTW. Cdn Mil. training and my own years have me teaching and doing this; deep breath, slowly exhale while lining up my shot, fully exhaled, lock on target, squeeze trigger. A buddy I used to work with was a biathlete with the Polish military, and he did all that PLUS was taught to shoot between heartbeats. Now that's breathing discipline. Theory is, when you've inhaled, your chest is under tension from the expansion, and the tension translates into a muscle quiver. When you exhale that bleeds the tension off and relaxes the muscles. I was taught that the average person is OK for 11 sec before they feel the need to inhale again. Please bear in mind that this is not by any means the "be-all-and-end-all" for breath discipline. Try out other methods as mentioned in the thread above, and see what works for you. Let us know how it comes out.
 
scott585 said:
deep breath, exhale, deep breath, small sigh, fire, exhale
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Bingo! This is what I do. My dad couldnt believe the other day when I showed him this. When I fired 2 rounds from sitting with my Parker Hale -06.
Both rounds touching at 100 yards. I will add that I let out a little more than a sigh...maybe a half breath then squeeze until the rifle fires. You shouldnt even know the rifle is about to fire. If you anticipate you will flinch.
 
The theory of a full exhale is that if you are holding a position, especially prone where your chest is supporting you, your sight picture should move vertically as you breath in and out, and at the bottom of your exhale, that sight picture should rest on point of aim. Empty is empty. Half empty is well, maybe this time a bit more air, next time a bit less air, each time a different point of aim. Which you will naturally correct with muscle tension, which is inconsistent, resulting in larger groups.

So say the instructors I have had. All theory to me, 'cause I don't shoot well enough to know.
 
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