[baltimore]

Related: alcohol is prohibited as a performance-enhancing substance in most archery and shooting competitions.

[jakear]

And to most hunters, alcohol is encouraged as a performance-enhancing substance.

I believe this is even reflected in some video games, where drinking will give you “deadeye” for a period, rendering your shots more accurate.

[karaterobot]

Is that a joke, stereotype, or a serious proposition? I've only ever been hunting trips that started so early in the morning that nobody drank anything other than coffee. Afterwards, sure. Maybe there's another way.

[dboreham]

But required for darts and snooker.

[NotYourLawyer]

I assume that’s a safety thing, not a level-playing-field thing.

[baltimore]

No, in small doses it enhances performance by lowering heart rate, reducing anxiety, slowing breathing, etc. All are important in sports like rifle shooting.

[twobitshifter]

Performance-enhancing indicates it makes shooting easier.

[ATMLOTTOBEER]

Beta blockers also banned iirc, so I don’t think it’s a safety thing