08-11-2016, 02:29 PM
Interesting vignette.
My take on relaxing tense muscles is to tense each limb individually as much as I can, hold it for a few seconds and relax. Then on to the next limb, and so on. Finally, the whole body tense as much as possible and relax. Inhale, close the eyes, count to ten and exhale. I heard this on the radio once, something about meditation and it has stuck with me.
I don't do that for shooting however. Two deep breaths to oxygenate the system and exhale the last two thirds, hold it, and take the shot before CO2 build-up causes stress. If I am not ready to shoot start the sequence again. This for shooting where I have control over the shot release.
My take on relaxing tense muscles is to tense each limb individually as much as I can, hold it for a few seconds and relax. Then on to the next limb, and so on. Finally, the whole body tense as much as possible and relax. Inhale, close the eyes, count to ten and exhale. I heard this on the radio once, something about meditation and it has stuck with me.
I don't do that for shooting however. Two deep breaths to oxygenate the system and exhale the last two thirds, hold it, and take the shot before CO2 build-up causes stress. If I am not ready to shoot start the sequence again. This for shooting where I have control over the shot release.