05-19-2011, 10:45 PM
Scott,
I've heard that certain Olympic shooters train on a heart monitor, that provides some type of usable feedback so the shooter can learn to shoot between the beats. I think the AMU might do it, but I'll have to confirm that.
For practical techniques, I like to "go to sleep" on the gun with my body, while keeping my mind sharp. You can also dial back on your optic magnification if you have a variable scope. This is why certain benchrest shooters use rifle rests and don't really touch the gun much, other than slapping the trigger lightly.
You also have the feedback of where your reticle is when the heart is in a cardio-pulmonary pause, although this is a fraction in time. The slower you get your heartbeat, the better off you are, so lay off the coffee, Mountain Dew, chocolate, etc.
I like LR1955's simplified approach to this using the attentional focus of maintaining a good sight picture throughout the process of shooting. If you are able to fine-tune the break of your shot at the cardio-pulmonary pause, you're pretty talented.
LRRPF52
I've heard that certain Olympic shooters train on a heart monitor, that provides some type of usable feedback so the shooter can learn to shoot between the beats. I think the AMU might do it, but I'll have to confirm that.
For practical techniques, I like to "go to sleep" on the gun with my body, while keeping my mind sharp. You can also dial back on your optic magnification if you have a variable scope. This is why certain benchrest shooters use rifle rests and don't really touch the gun much, other than slapping the trigger lightly.
You also have the feedback of where your reticle is when the heart is in a cardio-pulmonary pause, although this is a fraction in time. The slower you get your heartbeat, the better off you are, so lay off the coffee, Mountain Dew, chocolate, etc.
I like LR1955's simplified approach to this using the attentional focus of maintaining a good sight picture throughout the process of shooting. If you are able to fine-tune the break of your shot at the cardio-pulmonary pause, you're pretty talented.
LRRPF52