5 Aim Mistakes You Don't Realize You're Making

[00:00] Does your aim look like this?

[00:04] >> But also looks like this.

[00:07] [Music]

[00:09] >> One enemy remaining.

[00:11] >> You're practicing with aim trainers,

[00:13] playing well in DMs, but somehow you're

[00:15] inconsistent and still losing a good

[00:17] amount of gunfights in ranked. What I've

[00:18] noticed after years of coaching players

[00:20] to immortal and radiant is that there

[00:21] are some small aim mistakes that hold

[00:23] you back without you even realizing it.

[00:25] So, if you're tired of missing shots and

[00:26] want to finally get a consistent aim,

[00:28] you need to fix these five aim mistakes

[00:30] you might not realize that you're

[00:32] making. I'll also show you some

[00:33] practical fixes. So, make sure to watch

[00:35] until the end for the best results. The

[00:37] first aim mistake you don't realize

[00:38] you're making is poor and shaky micro

[00:40] adjustments. At higher ranks, what

[00:42] separates clean aimrs from inconsistent

[00:44] ones isn't just flicks or crosshair

[00:46] placement. It's a tiny quick corrections

[00:47] you make after your initial flick. Bad

[00:49] micro adjustments look like shaky,

[00:51] rushed movements, and they lead you to

[00:53] miss a shot by barely dragging past the

[00:55] enemy's head. But why does this happen

[00:57] so often? The reason why you're missing

[00:59] those seemingly easy kills is that

[01:00] you're either rushing your shots or

[01:02] you're focusing too much of your

[01:03] practice on hitting your initial flicks.

[01:05] If you're the type of person who boots

[01:06] up the practice range, goes for hard

[01:08] mode bots, and tries to flick and tap

[01:10] all the bots without micro adjusting,

[01:11] you're simply wasting your time. Now, I

[01:13] know you might be thinking, "Come, I

[01:15] don't have time to calmly micro adjust

[01:16] on the enemy's head because I instantly

[01:18] get one tapped." And I know everyone

[01:20] mentions that, and yes, that can be

[01:22] true. So, I want to briefly explain why

[01:24] that happens before moving on.

[01:26] Otherwise, everything else that I

[01:27] explained will be useless. There are

[01:29] three reasons for getting instantly one

[01:30] tapped. First, your cross placement is

[01:32] not close enough to the enemy's head

[01:34] when you run into them. And in this

[01:35] case, you need to train your cross

[01:37] placement in custom games and DMs so

[01:38] that you don't have to make crazy

[01:40] adjustments in the moment someone pops

[01:41] up on your screen. The second reason is

[01:43] that you're probably peaking incorrectly

[01:45] or the enemy expects your movement.

[01:47] You're either shift peeking, crouch

[01:48] peeking incorrectly, or peaking

[01:50] diagonally, which makes you move slower

[01:51] on the enemy screen and makes you an

[01:53] easier target. Alternatively, your peing

[01:55] can be way too predictable. Your enemies

[01:57] already know what peak you're about to

[01:59] do and you're dead the moment that you

[02:00] swing out. And the third reason can be

[02:02] that just your initial micro adjustment

[02:03] is just too slow. I know everyone says

[02:05] you have to take your time, but you also

[02:07] need to work on becoming faster at

[02:09] transitioning from the first initial

[02:11] flick to your actual mic adjustment, and

[02:13] that takes practice. Now, there's a

[02:15] problem. The way you fix this bad habit

[02:16] is by doing exactly what most players

[02:19] try to avoid, which is practicing using

[02:21] specific scenarios in aim trainers or in

[02:23] the practice range. But if you want to

[02:24] hit clips like these without spamming

[02:26] thousands of death matches, you'd better

[02:27] follow what I'm about to say. Start by

[02:29] adding micro adjustment drills to every

[02:30] warm-up and aim routine that you do. In

[02:32] aimabs, try a scenario called ect, Latin

[02:35] American king, and avoid spamming

[02:37] flicks. Focus on slow, accurate

[02:39] adjustments after you land your first

[02:40] flick near the target, really dialing in

[02:42] that small movement. And as you get

[02:44] better, try speeding up. But if you

[02:45] notice that your accuracy drops, try

[02:47] lowering the speed until you achieve 90

[02:49] to 95% accuracy. And if you're really

[02:52] tired of having inconsistent aim, you

[02:54] can also clip your gunfights and watch

[02:55] your clips back, especially any whiffed

[02:58] 1v ones or weird deaths. After the game

[03:00] is over, you can even just use a replay

[03:02] system and watch the gunfights at 0.25

[03:04] or 0.5 times speed and check out where

[03:07] you're lacking in your adjustments. Now,

[03:09] I understand that even with these tips,

[03:11] grinding aim trainers and watching

[03:13] guides can feel pointless and unclear,

[03:15] especially if you're struggling to

[03:16] pinpoint which exact tip directly

[03:19] pertains to your current struggles of

[03:21] ranking up. So, if you're feeling lost

[03:22] trying to guess what you need to work on

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[03:48] call with me or one of our coaches to

[03:50] see if we'd be a good fit. Now, we've

[03:51] talked about how micro adjustments are

[03:53] key, but you won't be able to solely

[03:55] rely on micro adjustments if your

[03:57] crosser placement is stiff. And that's

[03:59] the second mistake that you might not

[04:00] realize. You've heard cross placement is

[04:02] important, but most people still get it

[04:04] wrong. Often times, when I look at

[04:06] student FOD reviews, their crosser

[04:07] remains stiff, not adapting to every

[04:09] angle as they move. This means that

[04:11] their crosser stays fixed and static on

[04:13] common spots the enemies can peak from,

[04:14] rather than adjusting their crosshair as

[04:16] they move throughout the map. When your

[04:18] crosser remains stiff, you're not

[04:19] preparing for off angle peaks,

[04:22] which makes you vulnerable in close

[04:24] fights or unexpected angles. Good fluid

[04:26] crosser placement is about constantly

[04:27] moving your aim to paint the walls. In

[04:30] other words, brushing the corners and

[04:31] common angles with your crosshair so

[04:33] you're always ready to react if needed.

[04:35] An example of this happening can look

[04:36] like this. If you're pushing out of a

[04:38] main onde, many players will instantly

[04:40] move their focus towards link or elbow.

[04:42] But you need to realize that there are

[04:44] three or even sometimes four different

[04:46] angles that the enemies can come from. A

[04:48] great way to prevent stiff crosser

[04:49] placement is by joining a friend in a

[04:51] custom game on your favorite map. Pick

[04:53] an area of the map, for example, like

[04:55] ascent to a site and have your friend

[04:57] stand in random spots within that area.

[04:59] Move around and practice keeping your

[05:00] crosshair ready for each position that

[05:02] they might peak you from or be standing

[05:04] at. And try running this a few times.

[05:06] then jump into a deathmatch to put that

[05:08] practice into action. Instead of letting

[05:10] your crosshair drift aimlessly or stay

[05:12] fixed in one position, this habit helps

[05:14] you anticipate enemies better so you can

[05:16] react faster and more smoothly. In

[05:18] Valerant, there's good and bad habits.

[05:20] And ensuring that you're ready for the

[05:21] enemies is a vital habit you need to

[05:24] work on into your gameplay. And speaking

[05:25] of another key habit to develop,

[05:27] controlling your attention not only

[05:29] helps you land more shots and win games,

[05:31] but also keeps you feeling fresh and

[05:33] able to play longer. And let me explain

[05:35] how. Do you ever notice that your aim

[05:37] just falls apart in the middle of a

[05:38] fight? For example, you flick on a

[05:40] target but struggle so much to smoothly

[05:43] micro adjust to the enemy's head. Your

[05:44] micro adjustments feels really rigid and

[05:47] abrupt. And one of the biggest reasons,

[05:49] often unnoticed by most players, is how

[05:51] tense that your hand gets. Gripping your

[05:53] mouse too tightly can destroy your aim

[05:55] and cause you tons of gunfights. When

[05:57] your hand is too stiff, your muscles in

[05:59] your hand suffer dramatically. This

[06:01] tension makes it difficult to track

[06:02] moving enemies smoothly. And this causes

[06:04] your crosser to shake or move

[06:06] unpredictably. And your flick shots will

[06:08] also become shaky and inconsistent,

[06:10] often overshooting or undershooting

[06:12] enemies. And the tiny adjustments that

[06:13] your hand needs to make get disrupted by

[06:15] the rigid grip. Even during slower paced

[06:18] peaks where you're trying to keep your

[06:19] aim steady and react precisely, a tense

[06:22] hand slows down your reaction time

[06:24] compared to playing with a relaxed grip.

[06:26] Pop players understand why it's

[06:27] important to keep their hands loose,

[06:28] which is why you often see some pros

[06:30] flick their hands out between rounds to

[06:33] reset their grip and stay fresh. The

[06:35] reason you want to fix this as soon as

[06:36] possible is that gripping your mouse

[06:38] with the correct tension will make your

[06:40] aim much more consistent and reliable.

[06:42] And this helps you hit more shots and

[06:43] top rack more often. The way forward to

[06:45] alleviate tension is to make tension

[06:47] awareness a regular part of your

[06:49] warm-ups and games. Start each session

[06:51] by checking your grip and relaxing it if

[06:54] it's too tight. Make it a habit to

[06:55] regularly check how tight you're

[06:57] gripping your mouse while playing. If

[06:58] you feel that you're tensing too much or

[07:00] your hands are becoming cramped, try

[07:01] shaking your hands or doing some

[07:03] stretches if needed. And over time, you

[07:05] won't need to check yourself as much.

[07:06] And once you get into a rhythm, you'll

[07:08] feel the effect of it on both your aim

[07:09] and gameplay. Now, even if you fix your

[07:11] tension, control, and grip, your aim can

[07:14] still suffer if your gunplay habits

[07:16] don't change. And that's why the fourth

[07:17] aim mistake that you might not be

[07:18] realizing that you're making, which is

[07:20] poor spray control, is critical to

[07:22] address if you want to keep improving.

[07:23] One aim mistake you don't realize you're

[07:25] making is relying on sprays at long

[07:27] range. Spraying feels natural under

[07:29] pressure, but at long distances, it

[07:31] ruins your accuracy and cost you fights

[07:33] you could have won with quick controlled

[07:34] bursts. The truth is, even with the

[07:37] recent buffs, sprays become wildly

[07:38] inaccurate the moment you go beyond the

[07:41] first few bullets. And those initial

[07:42] shots are your most precise with minimal

[07:44] recoil and bullet spread. Yet, when you

[07:46] spray beyond the first three to four

[07:48] bullets, you're essentially turning a

[07:50] potentially easy headshot into a spray

[07:52] and prey scenario that heavily favors

[07:54] the opponent. This becomes even more

[07:55] important at longer range angles as

[07:57] spraying considerably makes your shots

[07:59] spread out more. Not only are your shots

[08:01] whiffing, but you're also a target

[08:02] that's standing still. If you find

[08:04] yourself losing a lot more long-range

[08:06] duels than you should be, it's time to

[08:07] reassess how you approach them. Rather

[08:09] than relying on sprays, practice

[08:10] bursting one to three bullets at a time

[08:13] max while resetting your aim in between.

[08:15] Next, head into the range and turn on

[08:17] the strafing bots. Move as far away as

[08:18] possible and practice shooting only one

[08:20] to three bullets at a time. And once you

[08:22] get a hang of it, add some lateral

[08:23] strafes with A and D in between. And

[08:25] once you feel fully comfortable, try

[08:27] doing some death matches to practice

[08:28] this against real players. You can even

[08:30] hop on a custom game with some friends

[08:32] and take long-range fights in maps like

[08:34] Pearl, Breeze, and Ice Box. Now, we've

[08:36] covered using the right shooting

[08:37] techniques, but improving your posture

[08:39] as well can boost your aim in ways many

[08:42] players overlook. Which brings me to the

[08:44] fifth aim mistake that you might not

[08:45] realize you're making, and it's about

[08:47] posture. Many players don't realize that

[08:49] poor posture silently causes aim issues

[08:52] like shakiness and inconsistency.

[08:53] Sitting with a straight, supported back

[08:55] reduces stress on your muscles and

[08:57] joints, and this allows you to maintain

[08:59] steady arm and wrist positions. This

[09:00] stability is actually what helps keep

[09:02] your crosser consistent, which makes

[09:04] aiming feel more natural. Even top pros

[09:06] focus on posture to sustain peak

[09:08] performance. Most teams even have

[09:09] performance coaches who specialize in

[09:11] everything outside of the game,

[09:13] including posture, mentality, and

[09:14] nutrition, which shows that it's a key

[09:16] factor in reaching the top of the game.

[09:18] On the flip side, slouching or leaning

[09:19] forward, even subtly, shifts muscle

[09:21] tension to places like your neck,

[09:23] shoulders, and upper back. And this

[09:25] leads to shakier aim because tension

[09:26] from those areas often transfers to your

[09:29] hand and wrist movements. And this makes

[09:30] your aim sloppy and uncontrolled. And if

[09:32] you don't address bad posture, it can

[09:35] even lead to repetitive strain injuries.

[09:37] personal story of mine. Because my desk

[09:39] height was too high, it forced my

[09:41] shoulder to lean more forward towards

[09:43] the monitor. And at first, I noticed

[09:45] some stiffness and pain towards the end

[09:47] of my play sessions. But I didn't want

[09:48] to change my posture because I was

[09:50] aiming really well. And the pain would

[09:52] go away after a good night's sleep. But

[09:54] over time, the pain that I would feel

[09:56] after playing for 8 hours would come

[09:58] back after 4 hours, then 2 hours, and it

[10:00] just kept getting worse to the point I

[10:02] couldn't play the game properly for over

[10:04] 2 years. So, to avoid this from

[10:06] happening, prioritize a chair that

[10:07] offers good lumbar support. If that's

[10:09] not possible, placing a cushion or

[10:11] pillow behind your lower back can help

[10:13] you keep your posture in check. And with

[10:15] your desk, make sure that it's at a good

[10:16] height where your entire arm and

[10:18] shoulder can rest naturally. It helps to

[10:20] have an adjustable chair and desk where

[10:22] you can change their heights. But if you

[10:24] don't have an adjustable desk, you can

[10:25] change the height of your chair to find

[10:27] a sweet spot. And if you need to raise

[10:29] your chair height and it feels

[10:30] uncomfortable on your legs, you can even

[10:32] use a little stool to prop your legs up.

[10:34] And as you continue to play with better

[10:37] posture, regularly checking your posture

[10:39] during games and resetting yourself

[10:41] whenever you catch yourself slouching is

[10:42] very useful. And also never

[10:44] underestimate the importance of breaks

[10:46] in between games while you're in Q or in

[10:48] agent select. Stand up and walk around

[10:50] for a few minutes. It'll help you relax

[10:52] your muscles and reduce the tension

[10:53] while also refreshing your focus. Dude,

[10:55] after a loss, I I need to take a walk

[10:58] and like refresh cuz that was that was

[11:01] something.

[11:02] >> And if you want to take this to the

[11:03] extreme, whenever you find a posture

[11:05] that feels comfortable and helps you

[11:07] play better, you can even measure

[11:08] roughly how far you're away from the

[11:10] table, how high the monitor is from the

[11:12] table, where the mouse pad is placed,

[11:14] and how your mouse grip feels. This is

[11:16] what some pros do to keep consistency

[11:18] even when playing on different setups

[11:20] during tournaments. That's all for now.

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[11:23] out our other videos that we made about

[11:25] movement. Thanks for watching.