[00:05] coaching, I found that most people misunderstand movement and how to utilize it. So, for this video, I'm going to have coach Raymond help give you five movement tips that touch on
[00:17] coaches talk about so that you can use your movement to its true potential and in. When you know an enemy is going to peek you, the most obvious thing to do is hold an angle. You want to have your crosshair
[00:31] should have to do is click or make small micro adjustments. But how often do you do this and get insta one taps and then doubt [music] yourself? This happens from certain angles, making you easy to pre-aim or pre-fire. Holding an off
[00:45] angle makes this less predictable, but then you're stuck in the open unless you have a way to get out instantly. A lot of people also make the mistake of standing still after shooting. It's important that we shoot and then move
[00:57] when holding an angle so as to displace the enemy's pre-aim as they swing into alternative option called counter peaking. To do this, peek as the enemy is peaking, which you can do off sound or off an internal timing you have. By
[01:11] doing this, you can catch the enemy off guard as at that point they are likely elsewhere. [music] To improve our counter peaking, we can easily practice it in DMs using the same idea. Imagine being able to see the
[01:23] timing of swinging them just before they get to the corner, as well as working on strafing after shooting when holding an angle normally. Use these two goals in difference in improving your movement habits when [music] fighting people
[01:37] pushing into you. But what about when we're peaking into people rather than them peaking into us? As you climb the ranks, the average player's crosshair means when you peek into them, your head is more likely to get taken off. So, now
[01:50] relationship with the crouch key. I'll show you how you can do that using crouch taps. When most people fail with the crouch button by making themselves an easy target, you can succeed in using crouching to throw off the enemy by
[02:02] implementing these two ideas. First, if you're going for quick taps or small two-bullet bursts, tap the crouch key like this to make yourself a harder when you pre-aim peak an angle like
[02:15] this, stop as usual, but also layer it with a crouch tap to slightly offset your head. This practice will help you realize how crouching could be a super effective tool and not just something to avoid due to panicky crouch spraying.
[02:27] Also, try not to spam crouch every time you're in the open, especially in longer range fights, as it can offset your crosshair and slow you down. So, contextualize it to when peaking a new angle or engaging in a straight fight.
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[03:21] pre-aiming, something that will enable you to work on the fundamental idea of pre-aiming and then peaking [music] is what I call timing peaks. As a defender, instead of always starting around on angle aiming down an area early in the
[03:35] round, break the area down into at least three angles that you can peak later. For example, on Pearl B long, think about how long it takes enemies to scale down and then peak on a timing to catch them in isolation [music]
[03:47] easy framework for working on your tighter peaks, as well as having the chance to lay a movement techniques together, such as crouch taps and [music] varied strafes. Not only does this improve your movement, but it also
[04:00] helps you abuse how the enemy scale into you. And I'm sure we've all heard about movement tool in Valorant, but not many people talk about how to actually movement should change in different situations. Dynamic strafing is how our
[04:15] strafes change in between scenarios, as well as how our strafes change in moment movement. At close ranges, spraying [music] can be a solid option, as long as we do it with intention. But two, three, or four bullet bursts with small
[04:29] strafes can be effective at this range, and four bullets should be enough most >> At this range, you move fast on the enemy's screen, even with short strafes, crosshair [music] enough, and also let you reset your recoil. At mid-range,
[04:43] enemies move a lot, as spraying becomes less of a consistent option. So, movement is the most effective [music] here. We should mainly try two bullet bursting and vary between short and long strafes. And normally, people would
[04:55] >> [music] >> which means more than just going left, right, left, right. This typical movement pattern becomes predictable, especially in higher ranks. So, what you can do instead is go in one direction
[05:09] multiple times [music] in a row to throw off the enemy, while still mixing in short and long strafes. At long ranges, targets move the least on our screen, and require small micro adjustments after our initial flicks. So, go for
[05:21] taps [music] into small strafes that focus on going in one direction only, pattern. Also, if you're shooting slower than a Guardian, you're not getting enough out of a rifle's [music] tapping power. At this range, focus on accuracy
[05:35] and quicker time to kill, rather than trying to displace the enemy's crosshair I've discussed so far are all very important. However, they are utterly useless if you haven't mastered this final concept. [music]
[05:48] And that is the mindset around movement. When it comes to movement, the hardest instincts. [music] So many of us struggle to acknowledge the idea that our movement is a tool to buy ourselves time. If you want powerful movement, you
[06:01] situations where you'd likely panic, [music] such as when an opponent suddenly appears on your screen. Run around in deathmatch with good intention/pre-aim like this, but be prepared to dead zone
[06:13] when someone appears. However, fight your instincts by not just stopping in the chance [music] to adjust your crosshair. There are drills we can do in the range to fight against panic reacting, too. This is really important
[06:26] as it helps us develop better habits against our current instincts in a controlled environment. First, put on practice and make sure the bots don't have strafe in the settings. We want to be in the pit and we'll be moving left
[06:38] and right, killing each bot one by one. We want to put our crosshair away from our target bot so that our crosshair will fall onto them as we move in one direction like this. So, for example, if we're moving left, we want to put our
[06:51] moving, we want to be tracking next to the bot's head slightly, enough where target, but not too little where we have no mouse [music] movement at all. The reason why we don't just simply strafe and then shoot with our mouse not moving
[07:06] is because we need to learn how it feels to combine our movement and aim together compensate for our aim. When our crosshair is on the target, we stop and shoot two [music] bullets and then move in the opposite direction as we pick a
[07:19] to help us [music] understand how we can use our movement to support our aim ourselves to take our time. [music] For another drill, go outside to the dock area. Here, we want to practice shorter strafes and prioritize [music]
[07:33] killing the targets and drones faster. This, again, will be testing our movement and aim together rather than just one in isolation. So, [music] we'll be doing a two-bullet burst, then strafing in a continuous direction till
[07:45] we're ready for another two-bullet burst like this. Notice that we tend to make smaller micro adjustments and flicks because of continuous movement. [music] minimize how hard you work with your aim so that you are in better sync with your
[07:58] help you develop your movement confidence. I recommend using these as part of your warm-up routine to then play a couple death matches that focus on pre-aim and using your movement to buy time. This is all I have for you
[08:11] of the tips I've shared and become unstoppable in your upcoming ranked unstoppable in your upcoming ranked games. I'll see you next time.