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onlybrowning · February 10, 2006, 12:32 AM

When I shoot NRA smallbore competitions, weekly, what I eat has a great influence on my ability to hold a shot, or time it for that matter. I use a 24X scope at 50 ft. so your heartbeat is VERY noticeable. The worst thing I can eat is a high sodium food before shooting. Sodium constricts your vessels and arteries causing your heart to have to work a little harder and you will have a difference in blood pressure. You won't see this with an iron sighted gun, but the movement is still there. Try eating low sodium before you shoot, you will see a difference. The guys who shoot 36X say that it is even tougher to tame the pulse. It isn'e worse with the high power scope, the movement is just more visible. I ate 2 hotdogs once before I shot and shot 2 fliers. Girlfriends dad ate the same as me and shot his lowest score ever.

February 10, 2006, 12:32 AM	#38
onlybrowning Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2005 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 275	When I shoot NRA smallbore competitions, weekly, what I eat has a great influence on my ability to hold a shot, or time it for that matter. I use a 24X scope at 50 ft. so your heartbeat is VERY noticeable. The worst thing I can eat is a high sodium food before shooting. Sodium constricts your vessels and arteries causing your heart to have to work a little harder and you will have a difference in blood pressure. You won't see this with an iron sighted gun, but the movement is still there. Try eating low sodium before you shoot, you will see a difference. The guys who shoot 36X say that it is even tougher to tame the pulse. It isn'e worse with the high power scope, the movement is just more visible. I ate 2 hotdogs once before I shot and shot 2 fliers. Girlfriends dad ate the same as me and shot his lowest score ever.