Breathing when shooting

For a beginner who decided to just have fun with a gun in a shooting club or train without obligations (for himself), or maybe there was an idea to speak and win practical shooting competitions, it is important to be able to breathe correctly or not to breathe, you decide for yourself, in short, you will still have to hold your breath during the shot, or be able to compensate an excursion of the chest during inhalation or exhalation.

If we are talking about the initial stage, then of course we must create the most ideal conditions and one of these conditions is breathing. We proceed as follows: after you have accepted the preparation for shooting, formed a grip, aimed, thought about breathing, then you can conduct a simple test, take a closer look at how much your breathing affects the position of the front sight in the slot of the rear sight, if there is no oscillation, then go ahead. Well, if you see how the fly walks during inhalation or exhalation, then just hold your breath on the floor exhaling (do not expel all the air from your lungs, otherwise you will not be grabbed for a long time) for about 3-5 seconds and press.

By the way, it is important for us not only not to expel air from our lungs, but also, probably, it is comfort. After all, in the future you will begin to perform more active shooting exercises and there you need to hold your breath so that you do not lose your breath or make a shot, or a series of shots in a comfortable phase, and then it does not matter whether it is inhaling or exhaling. You will not be able to always catch a semi-exhalation in dynamic exercises, and if you do, it is a waste of time.

Have a good workout!

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