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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
I disagree on this point. The breathing I've seen most consistently improve peoples' shooting is to acquire the target, breathe in, aim, breathe out halfway without closing your lungs, fine tune your aim and fire.
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What I've learned was never to hold your breath.
Keep breathing and start to press the trigger when you exhale. It doesn't matter where in the breath you actually shoot - in fact it's supposed to be a "surprise break" in that you shouldn't anticipate when the gun goes off (and certainly not which part of the breath).
When I was a beginner I used to hold my breath. If it was a long shot or if I was getting weak I'd end up holding my breath longer and my hands would shake more. It was comical.
I am strongly against holding one's breath when shooting.
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