So, to become the best sweat we can, one of the most important aspects we need to nail down is aiming. Aiming is a crucial part of FPS games and game sense will only get you so far. You see these aim trainers online like Aimlab or Kovaaks, but they look kinda gimmicky… Doesn’t playing the game is more helpful than playing specific scenarios in Aimlab? After all, aim trainers can’t mimic game mechanics.
In short, you should definitely include aim trainers in your training routine. They will help you to take your aim to the next level, but make sure to not over-do it as it is just a tool and practicing in game is king.
Just Play The Game?
There are many people that argue that playing the game is the best way to improve your aim. 100%. Nothing beats In game action. Taking fights in-game, aiming in real time, real scenarios is the best way to improve your aim. So are aim trainers worthless? Absolutely not.
Downtime
Most of the most popular FPS games have a lot of downtime. I am mainly talking about round based FPS games like Siege, Valorant, CS:GO etc and Batlle Royale games like Fortnite, Warzone, Apex etc. Due to their nature, you may find yourself looting, running across the map, waiting to respawn etc. They have A LOT of downtime. And you will find yourself not aim training enough in a gaming session.
That’s when aim trainers come in handy. You will be 100% dedicated to aim training and shooting targets 100% of the time. That’s the main power of aim trainers. Being able to flick 200 times in a minute is godly. Imagine yourself playing Valorant, You will maybe get a kill or two at best in a round. Here, you can get 200.
You Can Work On Your Weaknessess
Because there are so many sceneries for each aiming aspect (flicking, tracking, micro-flicking etc), you can focus on your weakness. For example, I love playing Sniper Rifles in Warzone and I want be a head clicker (as if I am not already one). I go ahead and put more focus on flicking, micro targets, etc. If you know your weakness is tracking or you are just playing a game that is tracking-heavy like Apex or Warzone, then go ahead and work specifically on that.
The Pros Are Using It - You Should Be Too
There are people who are getting paid to play at their best. If we want to become one of the best, we should learn from the best. That’s why I love analyzing pro players and their actions. They know what they are doing. It’s their career. If they use aim trainers, that we should use them too.
Don't Over Do It
In the end of the day, there is no better way to learn how to play Warzone than actually playing Warzone. Aim trainers help to an extent, but playing the game is your bread and butter. Just like soccer players practice drills AND play the game, you will too. Should I play the game or should I do drills? You should do both.
Aimlab Settings And Routine
EDIT: I’ve made an Aimlab Guide that covers every aspect of aim training. Check it out here: Aimlab 101: Zero To Hero
First, make sure you choose your game and input your sensitivity and FOV exactly as you put them in game. If you set this wrong, it can harm your muscle memory. So please make sure you got your settings right.
For Aim routines, going into the workshop and searching for your game should be enough. Just pick one of the popular aim routines and you should be good to go. As I already said, if you know you need to work on, for example, on your tracking skills, then go ahead and add some tracking into your playlist.
I am currently working on a full Aimlab settings and routinte guide so stay tuned for that.
Conclusion
If you wanna become one of the best, become a total sweat and leave kids crying to their mommies while you tbag their body, then yes, aim training is 100% worth it and you should definitely include it in your routine. Nothing beats being 100% dedicated to shooting targets and hitting 200 flicks in a minute. I make sure to use Aimlab as a warmup before I hop into Warzone. When I have the time, I just aim train for 30 minutes. Trying to beat my high scores while still being accurate as much as possible.
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