>>746306>I was told never to hold my breath..You don't hold your breath, you break the shot during the natural respiratory pause in between breaths.
General shooting tips:
1. Get a gun that shoots better than you do.
2. Know and practice the fundamentals, because the only difference between great shooters and shitty shooter is that the great shooters apply the fundamentals better than the shitty ones.
3. Dry fire, dry fire, dry fire....and dry fire.
4. Understand that the mental component to shooting is just as important as the physical part.
5. Conduct shooting specific physical training, like grip strength, hold strength, trigger finger strength, etc...
6. Consistency in training is more important and beneficial than intensity, so it's better to train frequently for short sessions than it is to train less often but for more time.
Good luck.