exhale, then hooooooold or ssssloooooowwwwllllly exhale

[seamaster]

Recently watched an interview of two Taiwanese female air pistol shooters who qualified for Rio Olympics. (vamossports.com.tw) One hour talk with those two girls. Very insightful and funny.

One thing I picked up in this interview is how they breath. Interviewer asked them, as pistol comes down, do they exhale and hooooooooold? They both simultaneously said that sloooooooooowly exhale while pulling trigger through follow through is better way to shoot. Slowly exhale during aiming and follow through is a much better way to shoot, compared to the old way of exhale and hold. They both said it is much more stable, better follow through, better timing knowing when to drop your pistol and start all over again.

I tried that. And it is much better than exhale and hooooooold.

[Owl]

Thanks for posting this - another thing to try. This would not be the first seemingly insignificant thing that makes a difference. On the other hand, it would not be the first time that an expert's personal and idiosyncratic habit, a part of their own pre-shot constant routine, worked for them but not for others. What tells the tale is, of course, how well it works for someone else.

Not sure I understand what you mean by the following:

...better timing knowing when to drop your pistol and start all over again.

-Marty-

[Rover]

Simple...know when to abort your shot.