Do you shoot on an "In" breath or on an "Out" breath?

[pjgtech]

Simple question, when lined up on the target and ready to shoot, do you.... (see poll)
Hold your breath before pulling the trigger?
or
Not hold your breath at all and just continue breathing as you pull the trigger?

If you do hold your breath, do you....
Hold on an "In" breath?
or
Hold on an "Out" breath?

My understanding is that if your hold your breath on an "in" breath then you tend to tense up, which is not what you want when shooting.
Whereas if you hold your breath on an "out" breath, then you tend to relax.
Obviously if you hold your breath for too long, eg: more than a few seconds, then you tend to tense up again anyway.

Cheers

 

[Woodbutcher]

None of the above.

Bottom of a slow outbreath here.

 

[StevieB100]

Out breath for me.

 

[The Prof]

None of the above.

Bottom of a slow outbreath here.

Yep, same.

 

[woody b]

Half way through out breath, body not under tension .

 

[pjgtech]

None of the above.
Bottom of a slow outbreath here.

So you don't hold your breath, just breath slowly and time the release. To me thats option 1, eg: don't hold my breath?

 

[Pete2]

Never thought about it. I sort of get in a zone and it goes.

 

[Alvie]

Hold during an out breath for me.

 

[chouchin66]

Out...start above target, with " full" lungs, exhale & let sights naturally settle onto target...anticipate the match up & trip the trigger accordingly. Offhand shooting practice gets this concept drilled in.

 

[Phox22]

I never really think about it when shooting prone or off sticks but if I'm shooting offhand I concentrate that much I tend to forget to breathe so I have to take the shot quickly or pass out

 

[ShootistUK]

Oddly enough I differ between disciplines. Pistol I hold my breath half way on an exhale and for rifle I hold my breath half way on an inhale

 

[Woodbutcher]

So you don't hold your breath, just breath slowly and time the release. To me thats option 1, eg: don't hold my breath?

I release the shot at the bottom of the outbreath , the first option implies squeezing the trigger randomly at any point during the breath cycle which is something entirely different ...

 

[Jay.T]

Something like this, now i just shut my eyes

 

[Baboon]

Try to keep breathing shallow and take the shot on the out breath but try not to think about it too much and take the shot some what quick so not to get into over thinking

 

[Bandsman]

out for me

 

[pjgtech]

I release the shot at the bottom of the outbreath , the first option implies squeezing the trigger randomly at any point during the breath cycle which is something entirely different ...

Added new option....

 

[jps2486]

Take a deep breath, let half of it out, then shoot. If you can't make the shot in 10 seconds, start over.

 

[Dodgyeye]

I don't always have time, if I do I breath out completely.

However, when I don't have time I just stop in a relaxed manner.

 

[pjgtech]

Take a deep breath, let half of it out, then shoot. If you can't make the shot in 10 seconds, start over.

Wow, thats quite long, I tend to restart the process if I can't take the shot after about 5 seconds or so....

 

[Chorleyboy]

Same as Chris ( @chouchin66 ),
Start with my poa above target with full lungs & as i breathe out let my poa settle on target & pull trigger.when fully exhaled.
Rick