Breathing Technique

[Quesports]

The comments here regarding inhaling and exhaling during certain segments of the stroke got me to thinking. I have no idea if I am actually breathing at all while I am stroking the cue! I guess I'd better start before I pass out .
LOL! For me I just want my pulse rate to be as low as possible when I am shooting, especially a key shot, which is why I do deep breathing while waiting to shoot. I will try the inhale/exhale method during practice though because I am willing to try anything to improve...

 

[duckie]

If you're a beginner or an intermediate this idea is relatively unimportant; but the more you advance, the more important these nuances and subtleties become an important part of your mechanics and ability to remain consistent under pressure..

I disagree. These are the most important when learning.

Moving a 19 oz cue may not sound like weight lifting, but it is. In weight lifting, you exhale when exerting the effert to move the weight. Same in land a punch or a kick.

Its hard for me to find one thing that is the most important thing to know about pool. To me,its all important. It's all about finding balance.