Sniper Breathing Technique (Zen state of mind)

AL GIORDINO · 04-22-2005

I saw this on some documetary show a while back.. Anyway its how snipers breathe when they are sniping.. and it's a documented breathing technique that will slow down your heart, and calm you within seconds... to allow you to achieve that icy coolness you need, whether your sniping or rushing.

It works like this.

Take a deep breath inhaled through your mouth.
Hold it and count to 5.
1.....
2....
3....
4
5
Exhale through your nose.
DONT INHALE, hold it and count to 5.
1....
2....
3....
4
5
NOW inhale through your mouth.
1....
2....
3....
4
5
Exhale through your nose.
1...
2...
3...
4
5
Inhale...
1...
etc etc

Anyway its actually funny but this really helps.. Its like you feel the oxygen going to your brain, and your heart just slows.. and you calm down.. This way you dont get an itchy trigger finger, or shaky hands on your controller...

It actually works in any situation.. if you run a quarter mile as fast as you can and then do this technique.. it will return your heart to its normal rate within 30 seconds or something like that.

Here is something I cut and pasted from a real article on sniping:

"Once the shooter has zeroed the scope, and attained an appropriate rested position, the main thing influencing where the rifle is pointed will be breathing. The shooter will notice that the crosshairs move on the target in time with heartbeat and breathing. Accomplished shooters learn to slow down their breathing (and heartbeat), thereby reducing gun shake."

That says it all. And the way you can learn to do it is by following the above instructions. You need to always be calm in Socom so if you find yourself getting too worked up and emotional, this is an easy way to calm yourself and return to that Zen like state and perform your best.

Stay frosty.

shadow2.11 · 04-22-2005

wow i tried that it really works.....great tip

AND.1 Marine · 04-22-2005

ya.. iv ebeen using that technique for about 3 years..

Paintball and Airsoft Team sniper <<

so i like to have a steady scope when i shoot its a great little trick after your runnin to get behind a tree and you pop the bipod out and lok in the scope.

Wand3rer · 04-25-2005

I never noticed myself doing that before, so I don't know if I have been doing that for all this time or if I have a large tolerance level.

By the way - how can you have a paintball sniper? Don't they have a min/max paintball speed rate for safety purposes?

SolidiFIED · 04-25-2005

I do it a lot after im done running. Great tip, I'll try it out next time im playing socom.

evilwebs · 05-04-2005

Thats what I always did in reality. Also try this if you are lying down: turn you feet outwards. Rest your head on the stock and act like your going to sleep usign the breathing process. Then when you feel like a sleeping baby, you are ready to shoot.