Breathing

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By Matthew L

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  1. Matthew L

    Matthew L
    Jersey City, NJ

    In an attempt to gain more consistency with my shots, I started focusing on how I breathe before a shot.

    My routine is normal breathing during prep swings and aiming etc. Then before the shot i exhale and hold that for the entire duration of the swing.

    I wanted to know what y'all do for breathing during your shots.

  2. Military
    Just breathe and hit the ball.... Don't need another thing to think to do before I hit. Honestly I don't know if my breathing changes or if it would help my consistency. I would say man I shouldn't have exhaled before swinging.
  3. Doug E

    Doug E
    Urbana, MD

    I take a deep breath and then exhale slowly. As I approach the end of the exhale, I start my backswing. Don't ask me why, but it just feels like the right time to pull the trigger for me. I've been doing it that way for so long, it's part of my swing. If I tried to do it any other way, I think I would be out of sync.
  4. Military
    Never thought about it and I bet you probably have too many swing thoughts. Let it come natural.
  5. Rick D

    Rick D
    Weston, WI

    I take a long, slow clensing breath while approaching the ball to help relax. At address I take a slow inhale, then slowly exhale as I start the backswing and through the swing to finish.

    A friend was next to me on the range, hitting crappy fades [normal flight is a slight draw]. I see several of these and notice and big, loud exhale in his finish. Told him he was holding his breath. He went to a rhythmic breathing as described above and started striping it.

    Sometimes it helps to have something simple to think about during the swing instead of too many technical aspects and my breathing technique is relaxing and promotes a good rhythm.
  6. Lance P

    Lance P
    Hillsborough, NC

    I focus on breathing thru my eyelids...

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