When I am helping friends or just watching people play games, I see the same mistakes with almost every single person. So I identified the most common ones and the most detrimental ones for your aim, and we are going to fix them together. Let’s start with the basics.
Your Sens Is Wrong
If you read my blog, you’ve probably read this a 1000 times. But, I am going to say it again. The impact of sensitivity on your performance is huge and most people play on a sensitivity that is way too high. Yes yes, I know, sensitivity is subjective, blah blah, that’s why over 95% of pro players world-wide use a lower sensitivity? You start slow, and adjust it accordingly. Here is my post dedicated for finding the best sens for you: BEST Sensitivity For FPS Games
Your Setup Is Not Good
When I say setup, I talk about two things:
Your PC – if you are playing at 30 fps. You won’t hit your shots. You will never be in the top 1% of any game. But, hopefully you know this and you got a good PC, good monitor and you play smoothly.
- Your Setup – Here, I am talking about how you sit, your gaming mouse, the position of your monitor etc. You should be comfortable when you are playing. Basically, it should be comfortable, smooth, and natural. Don’t sweat it, just make sure you are comfortable and everything is lined up correctly. And don’t lean forward please. Get a good mouse that is comfortable for you and your grip type and that is high quality. I recommend either Logitech G Pro or Logitech G Pro X Superlight. Get a large mousepad, of course.
Your Crosshair Placement Is Bad
Imagine person 1 who is a god aimer but, his crosshair is on the ground. Person 2 who is a bad aimer, but with perfect crosshair placement. The moment person 1 peeks, he sees and adjusts his perfect aim BUT, it is too late, person 2 has already shot his shot. He didn’t move, no need to flick, correct, anything. Just, tap. That’s it. That’s the power of crosshair placement. Raw mechanical skill is way harder to achieve than good crosshair placement. It is simply, knowing where the head level is and putting your crosshair where your enemies might appear. Removes any human interaction, any raw aiming skills. Just tap and keep slapping.
You Are Aim Training Wrong
There are many reasons you might find yourself not training correctly. Let’s go over them quickly:
- You Are Not Focused – You should be focused 100% of the time while you are aim training. You can listen to music and you should listen to music IMO, as it makes the aim training way more fun and bearable, but you should be focused, truly immersed in the training.
- You Are Focusing On Scores – Focus on improving. Focus on consistency. That’s what’s important. Of course, scores can be a good factor in whether you are improving or not, but you should focus on practice, on hitting your shots, on precision. That’s what counts and not reaching 100k on gridshot.
- You Are Overtraining – Don’t train too much in a day. Don’t train too much in a week. Take breaks, your body needs to recharge. Rest and sleep well.
- You Are Focusing On Speed – Precision is key. Don’t focus on speed. Speed doesn’t matter if you can’t hit your shots, right? Speed comes with experience. Just focus on hitting 100% accuracy and you are set.
- You Are Not Consistent – You already know the drill. Practice makes perfect. Stay consistent with your routine and keep grinding.
You Are Tense
You are dropping Prison on Rebirth Island, and you have a 1911. You are searching for a weapon, but nothing. Activision is not on your side. Bam, someone is shooting you from the back with a shotgun. I hope you are calm and you are thinking logically. Don’t grip the mouse too tightly. Loose your hands, it will make it harder to move your mouse precisely and accurately. Keep yourself relaxed at all times. Imagine an esports player who starts to tense up and twitches with his hands. He will indeed lose this fight. But it probably won’t happen, as he is already an experienced player.
So you dropshot, aim to the head, 3 shots, and that’s it. He is down. You are tbagging his body. I am proud of you.
You Are Not Practicing Enough
This is a no-brainer, but seriously. I have friends who play 3 hours on the weekend and expect to be Shroud. Nope, you gotta put in the hours. That’s how it works. It takes time. Getting better takes time. EVERYTHING in life takes time. It is worth it though, so keep practicing. Stick to your aiming routine. 30 minutes a day for a month and you will be way, way better than the average aimer.
You Are Flicking For No Reason
What do I mean by flicking for no reason? Glad you asked. You probably watch from time to time clips like this: LIGHTNING FAST CS:GO PRO AWP FLICK SHOTS! (VAC SHOTS). And you try to mimic them. You try to record some clips or just impress your friends. Cut the ****, and focus on your crosshair placement and raw aim. That’s it. This one hits really close to home. It is a habit that I am fighting against for so long. I am trying to hit some fancy shots and ends up losing the battle. Losing the game. For what? For a clip no one will see anyways?
You Are Not Learning From Your Mistakes
This is a crucial part. You have to learn from your mistakes. That’s the big difference between the 1% and the rest. When they die, they analyze their death and they move on. You always lose to a specific angle? Change your angles. You repeek too much and die? Do it less. Just keep learning, adjusting your aim and your playstyle as you play.
TL:DR
The Most Common Aim Mistakes Are:
- Your Sensitivity Is Wrong
- Your Setup Is Not Good / Not Comfortable
- Your Crosshair Placement Is Bad
- You Are Aim Training Wrong
- You Are Tense
- You Are Not Practicing Enough
- You Are Flicking For No Reason
- You Are Not Learning From Your Mistakes
So now, I hope you are on your way to fixing these common aiming mistakes. Keep on slapping and I will see you in the next one!
Photo by RODNAE Productions: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-disappointed-while-playing-computer-game-7915248/
Photo by Yan Krukov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-man-playing-a-video-game-in-a-computer-9071741/
