Today we analyze some common questions everyone runs into when trying to get better aim. What is better? Aim trainer or in game. Fast answer neither. Let us break down the mentality, focus, and how you should approach improving! Timestamps: 00:00 how to actually get better at aiming 00:12 common questions asked 00:29 fast answers for aiming 01:01 translating aim by aim training 01:41 what do you do aim training wise 02:05 what about fancy movement & flicking 02:37 not being good in game (the solution) 03:54 not understanding how to practice
It's actually a really interesting topic. For e.g. and I don't mean to be rude or anything, but when I tried AIMER7's aim training routine and sensitivity, I got skill plateaued. Nothing was improving and my mental state was deteriorating. But, as an experiment, I tried more and more tracking, target switching dodge and click timing dodge scenarios on Kovaak 2.0, which made my aim smoother, even though my scores weren't that high. Now, my only problems remain decision making, movement and controlling stress and anxiety. Already working on the latter two, tap-strafing, wall-bouncing and bunny-hopping whilst playing some calming music. Also, I don't get as scared to push now, but, my B.R. k/d is trash (0.46 k/d) but, my Arenas k/d is somewhat decent (1.01 k/d and steadily rising). Keep in mind, I started playing on Season 7. All this goes to show that, although we can suck at somethings at first, practice, patience and keeping an optimistic mindset really helps. The thing I feel I really need now is a guide on how to translate that Arenas k/d into my B.R. gameplay, as my B.R. k/d was actually better (0.71 k/d). As soon as I got 70 kills on Pathfinder, however, I feel like I get bots for teammates, while my enemies are like Platinum players. So, how do I improve? Should I take more risks? Should I spam grenades at their face? Or just improve my aim? Let me know.
@@zomorion9183 same wonder here about translating Arena "skill" (emphasis on quotes given I'm trashier than you with 0.1 BR / 0.15 Arenas), and also unleash my skill (one day in one afternoon I did 30 kills, which is a third of the kills I did in 300 games).
@@user-or6mz4gy6i I really think that, Arenas tests your advanced aim. I'm not sure, but BR tests your advanced movement more. See that's the thing, I changed my movement settings a while back as my left shift and ctrl was broken, fixed it, got back and sucked again, this time in Arenas too (1.01 k/d), as my basic movement is off. Get a hang of both, plus some game sense and you should be fine. I'm currently working on both. BTW, GL to you man. It takes a lot of strength to accept the fact that, there's always room for improvement, which is something I need to work on. GG bruddah.
Thanks for your advices. If I did not think there is room for improvement I would be delusional:) But I guess having average performance from time to time helps keeping the goal in mind. At my level of I get to 0.2 K/D I'll consider it a victory:)
The only practice I do is in the firing range, running around strafing like a crack head trying to 1 clip targets/dummies. It’s done the trick, atleast for now
@@janisclauner9456 You hit a plateau. Maybe take a break for a couple days, or just push through it being super critical of yourself. Either one is viable lol
Yes, the in-game experience is the most important part. I don't get a good score in aim training(those targets are small and moving randomly!), but with something learned from previous gameplay I can get more hits than before even with no improvement in aim trainer.
jesus your grid shot is crazy. i realized recently that my mouse skates are worn as hell so there's a hell of a lot of friction preventing me from doing micro adjustments cleanly which is why my wingman is so bad even if my tracking is good, those tiny flicks (in the milimeter scale) are insanely annoying to do. ordered a new pair and looking to get a light mouse (down from g502). i find that horde shot has the most helpful training for me personally, my aim is good at the mid range but when people are in my face i just hip fire spray which can work a lot of the time, but I want to be able to track them accurately not just have the hipfire recoil handle it using random chance.
wasted 150 hrs on kovaaks before because i didnt know what i was doing i did lot research and found the scenarios that helps me with the game i play which is overwatch now i see improvements everyday !!
That is the hardest part is finding what works. Don’t feel like it was wasted time it still improved mouse control and also got you to your current spot. Trust me I wasted even more hours before that. I hope when people watch this video it helps click faster. With so many FPS games, styles, and more it creates so much variety and nothing becomes a one size fits all.
You may mention this in the video, as I am only half way through. As an aim enthusiast, I strongly encourage anyone who wants to take their game to the highest level, to read VF_Aimer7’s thesis paper on aiming. It’s like a 64 page PDF file you can find on Reddit. The guy gives the most in depth detail on how to get better. He will tell you how to actually improve with useful scenarios in aim training. I would love to see you make a video on it. Or even reading it and trying it out. It’s really long, but has a section for every single skill level. It’s amazing.
First of all thank you for the insane content. I think there is a subject that is rarely discussed namely the aiming mechanics and bad habits or not to do things. Well when mouse designers design a mouse they have some principles that they follow. Using the mouse according to these principles will maximize your output. What im trying to say is everyone use the mouse differently to aim. Those who are good and grip mice differently, they could learn some comon latent factors about how to use this tool which is the mouse. Well indeed there is latent factors that make you good at aiming because at the end mice follow some defined design principles.I know eveyone approach aiming differenty and Im personally againt the idea of "whatever work for you". Well imagine using a golf club the other way around, how much you gonna be good and consistent ? I guess this is a hard and not well understood topic. A video about the aiming mechanics + things not to do while aiming will be very helpful. For instance how to put pressure, should one grip tight or loose, should you push into the mousepad to stop the mouse or tense your hand, should you use ring + pinky or pinky/ring only to aim, low vs high thumb placement, etc... I think listing the not to do thing first the reduce the realm of possibilites.Thank you !
i think you have to prioritize fun over winning sometimes, i mean its a game! the point is to have fun and maybe win, sometimes me and my friends mess around with weapon choices and some generally stupid stuff at the expense of us winning and its always really fun because we always know that we're gonna lose and if we somehow win its a lovely surprise! aside from having fun you have to also put yourself in really shitty situations just like he said in the video, just cause there are 18 people in the doorway underground in the portal room doesnot mean you shouldnot go there it means there is opportunity to overcome a challenge which is 1: fun and 2: good for experience in games
For the Apex players, put in a solid hour or two on Arenas daily. Doing just that rapidly improved my mechanics as well as making me play WAY better under pressure situations in ranked due to Arenas just being so naturally sweaty. Just my two cents!
Not much pressure on Arenas tbh. 3 v 3 and you focus on that. That's way it's easier to farm damage in Arenas than BR. When Arenas was released, I spam like crazy. But after that I jump back to BR and my game sense is so damn dull. Arenas is good for mastering weapon tho because you can buy it. Having said that, in BR I don't always get the weapons I want. But I agree if you focusing to work on your aim you can play Arenas.
Nah i wanna keep my current controller instead of smashing it bc i got put up against 3 stacking preds with packs & cronus’ while my teammates are ai on lowest difficulty
Your little thing of ‘am I uncomfortable, can I aim at long ranges, am I getting too tense’ I literally me. I always get tense even in aim training scenarios and can’t figure out how to break that
@@Dazs I think some of it has to do with my arm position, and as Rambo Kim said you gotta find that perfect position, I’ll keep experimenting and see where I get to
Well what u learn in aim lab truly is different from apex Legends game mechanism 😀 ,we can really feel the difference actually that's why it can be lil frustrating, when we try to implement our aim training to the actual game 😅.
@@Dazs well I use aim lab from the day I started apex and just spend lil time there but ,what I learnt so far is to go in game play n write down the things that I am doing wrong and work on those parts of aim when I use aim lab. I am not best in the game but like from zero kill to 5 to 6 kills average really a improvement so I guess always do your homework n your videos really helped me to get motivate and thanks for that.
Hey love the videos man, I got roughly almost 200 days game time now just recently switched to pc.. main issue i have is close range tbh.. its gotten better and doesn't help 90% of the time I go in the game with the mindset imma have teammates.. but either don't get teammates or get some thay have mics but don't use em so run into many situations where come are key.. I've hit diamond plenty of times and even gotten to diamond 1 before but I find my nerves getting the best of me all the time.. ill panic a little per say cuz im all alone and have three people literally chasing me across the whole map and when I try to even seclude one of the enemy players to make a 1v1 it never goes well cuz his buddies are right there.. even try hiding and somehow still get found not even remotely able to get an angle or good spot.. and tbh I think most my games go like that... any tips? I know its alot and I apologize.. hope im making some sense thanks
Does anybody else struggle with sliding soentimes at the worst part like away from bullets and your player just awkwardly crouches with your back turned ? Then you get lasered? Or it is just me ?
one very important thing, we dont know what these practices are. i know theyre aim labs but the people coming from behind walls how could i find that without you telling me? I think you should include practice names.
Arena also helps with aim and hipfire because the range really doesn't have much to offer except for targets however Arenas has real opponents and dont be frightened about not clutching or demotivation you got this im getting better at this game im good but also trying to make my aim better with tracking and it's been working out so far you got this apex might be hard for some but soon after a lot of rounds and looking through footage you'll laugh and have fun knowing improving is possible and laugh in the face of fear because you conquered that demotivation and turned it into motivation
Hello Dazs I hope you read this comment ! My question is how to practice on controller I've been messing with my settings but I still feel uncomfortable since I can't use aim labs please help.
People always make it seem like you can practise enough and become world class at aiming. This just isn't true, you can make improvements, but at the end of the day it comes down to natural ability. People can play a sport all their lives and still be terrible at it.
@@charismacolin09 bro I just don't like the mindset because if you tell yourself you'll never get better and don't try you will get stuck just because you're not trying
Boring same old video about aim.. what a joke already it’s not about aim in apex it’s about positioning.. period. I’m telling you right now don’t listen to this guy..
I have videos discussing positioning also. Be sure and check out those guides on peeking, cutting angles, height advantage and more. I cover lots. I have said that openly in videos also how important positioning is. Gotta be sure to do research before making light of the content.
Massive respect to Dazs for handling this so diplomatically. If some illiterate ass stepped up and said something like this to MOST people, their response likely wouldn't be as calm. Martin, shut up. Point me to one top level player that doesn't have top tier aim. It's not aim or positioning, it's both, in combination with MANY other factors.
Today we analyze some common questions everyone runs into when trying to get better aim. What is better? Aim trainer or in game. Fast answer neither. Let us break down the mentality, focus, and how you should approach improving!
Timestamps:
00:00 how to actually get better at aiming
00:12 common questions asked
00:29 fast answers for aiming
01:01 translating aim by aim training
01:41 what do you do aim training wise
02:05 what about fancy movement & flicking
02:37 not being good in game (the solution)
03:54 not understanding how to practice
It's actually a really interesting topic. For e.g. and I don't mean to be rude or anything, but when I tried AIMER7's aim training routine and sensitivity, I got skill plateaued. Nothing was improving and my mental state was deteriorating. But, as an experiment, I tried more and more tracking, target switching dodge and click timing dodge scenarios on Kovaak 2.0, which made my aim smoother, even though my scores weren't that high. Now, my only problems remain decision making, movement and controlling stress and anxiety. Already working on the latter two, tap-strafing, wall-bouncing and bunny-hopping whilst playing some calming music. Also, I don't get as scared to push now, but, my B.R. k/d is trash (0.46 k/d) but, my Arenas k/d is somewhat decent (1.01 k/d and steadily rising). Keep in mind, I started playing on Season 7. All this goes to show that, although we can suck at somethings at first, practice, patience and keeping an optimistic mindset really helps. The thing I feel I really need now is a guide on how to translate that Arenas k/d into my B.R. gameplay, as my B.R. k/d was actually better (0.71 k/d). As soon as I got 70 kills on Pathfinder, however, I feel like I get bots for teammates, while my enemies are like Platinum players. So, how do I improve? Should I take more risks? Should I spam grenades at their face? Or just improve my aim? Let me know.
@@zomorion9183 same wonder here about translating Arena "skill" (emphasis on quotes given I'm trashier than you with 0.1 BR / 0.15 Arenas), and also unleash my skill (one day in one afternoon I did 30 kills, which is a third of the kills I did in 300 games).
@@user-or6mz4gy6i I really think that, Arenas tests your advanced aim. I'm not sure, but BR tests your advanced movement more. See that's the thing, I changed my movement settings a while back as my left shift and ctrl was broken, fixed it, got back and sucked again, this time in Arenas too (1.01 k/d), as my basic movement is off. Get a hang of both, plus some game sense and you should be fine. I'm currently working on both.
BTW, GL to you man. It takes a lot of strength to accept the fact that, there's always room for improvement, which is something I need to work on. GG bruddah.
Thanks for your advices. If I did not think there is room for improvement I would be delusional:) But I guess having average performance from time to time helps keeping the goal in mind. At my level of I get to 0.2 K/D I'll consider it a victory:)
@@user-or6mz4gy6i Everyone is different. Focus on what's important and just have fun.
It's a game. Remember that and don't stress. That tension is affecting your aim more that anything.
this. flow state will never be achieved under pressure/tension.
I hate how true this is. I've noticed I've only done best after drinking a few Mike's Hards when my nerves are calmed
The only practice I do is in the firing range, running around strafing like a crack head trying to 1 clip targets/dummies. It’s done the trick, atleast for now
It helped me a little bit but now i play for 3 hours a day. Now got 300 hours in game and im not getting a single bit better. Im onky getting shit on
@@janisclauner9456 You hit a plateau. Maybe take a break for a couple days, or just push through it being super critical of yourself. Either one is viable lol
Yes, the in-game experience is the most important part. I don't get a good score in aim training(those targets are small and moving randomly!), but with something learned from previous gameplay I can get more hits than before even with no improvement in aim trainer.
The number 1 question that is still have is where do you focus your eyes at 1:07 and at 1:13
DAZS PLS HELP ME I NEED TO KNOW
You’ve been blowing up lately man, ive only watched like ..3 of ur vids tbh but you are ALWAYS in recommended
jesus your grid shot is crazy. i realized recently that my mouse skates are worn as hell so there's a hell of a lot of friction preventing me from doing micro adjustments cleanly which is why my wingman is so bad even if my tracking is good, those tiny flicks (in the milimeter scale) are insanely annoying to do. ordered a new pair and looking to get a light mouse (down from g502).
i find that horde shot has the most helpful training for me personally, my aim is good at the mid range but when people are in my face i just hip fire spray which can work a lot of the time, but I want to be able to track them accurately not just have the hipfire recoil handle it using random chance.
wasted 150 hrs on kovaaks before because i didnt know what i was doing i did lot research and found the scenarios that helps me with the game i play which is overwatch now i see improvements everyday !!
That is the hardest part is finding what works. Don’t feel like it was wasted time it still improved mouse control and also got you to your current spot. Trust me I wasted even more hours before that. I hope when people watch this video it helps click faster. With so many FPS games, styles, and more it creates so much variety and nothing becomes a one size fits all.
Dad's always motivating me to keep pushing , thnx 💯🔥
dude you're amazing!
You may mention this in the video, as I am only half way through. As an aim enthusiast, I strongly encourage anyone who wants to take their game to the highest level, to read VF_Aimer7’s thesis paper on aiming. It’s like a 64 page PDF file you can find on Reddit. The guy gives the most in depth detail on how to get better. He will tell you how to actually improve with useful scenarios in aim training. I would love to see you make a video on it. Or even reading it and trying it out. It’s really long, but has a section for every single skill level. It’s amazing.
First of all thank you for the insane content. I think there is a subject that is rarely discussed namely the aiming mechanics and bad habits or not to do things. Well when mouse designers design a mouse they have some principles that they follow. Using the mouse according to these principles will maximize your output. What im trying to say is everyone use the mouse differently to aim. Those who are good and grip mice differently, they could learn some comon latent factors about how to use this tool which is the mouse. Well indeed there is latent factors that make you good at aiming because at the end mice follow some defined design principles.I know eveyone approach aiming differenty and Im personally againt the idea of "whatever work for you". Well imagine using a golf club the other way around, how much you gonna be good and consistent ? I guess this is a hard and not well understood topic. A video about the aiming mechanics + things not to do while aiming will be very helpful. For instance how to put pressure, should one grip tight or loose, should you push into the mousepad to stop the mouse or tense your hand, should you use ring + pinky or pinky/ring only to aim, low vs high thumb placement, etc... I think listing the not to do thing first the reduce the realm of possibilites.Thank you !
This is great because it applies to all games. Great video!
great video thank you!
i think you have to prioritize fun over winning sometimes, i mean its a game! the point is to have fun and maybe win, sometimes me and my friends mess around with weapon choices and some generally stupid stuff at the expense of us winning and its always really fun because we always know that we're gonna lose and if we somehow win its a lovely surprise! aside from having fun you have to also put yourself in really shitty situations just like he said in the video, just cause there are 18 people in the doorway underground in the portal room doesnot mean you shouldnot go there it means there is opportunity to overcome a challenge which is 1: fun and 2: good for experience in games
For the Apex players, put in a solid hour or two on Arenas daily. Doing just that rapidly improved my mechanics as well as making me play WAY better under pressure situations in ranked due to Arenas just being so naturally sweaty. Just my two cents!
Not much pressure on Arenas tbh. 3 v 3 and you focus on that. That's way it's easier to farm damage in Arenas than BR. When Arenas was released, I spam like crazy. But after that I jump back to BR and my game sense is so damn dull. Arenas is good for mastering weapon tho because you can buy it. Having said that, in BR I don't always get the weapons I want. But I agree if you focusing to work on your aim you can play Arenas.
@@nyx4074 facts. For aim it’s great but aside from that switching from arenas to br I feel retarded because it’s two completely play styles
Nah i wanna keep my current controller instead of smashing it bc i got put up against 3 stacking preds with packs & cronus’ while my teammates are ai on lowest difficulty
Great educational content as always. Thanks!
Loved the vid and gameplay 💙
I really needed this, thanks
Your little thing of ‘am I uncomfortable, can I aim at long ranges, am I getting too tense’ I literally me. I always get tense even in aim training scenarios and can’t figure out how to break that
Music, relaxing, practice to the point of being so comfortable you don't think. Get rid of extra stresses before you play.
@@Dazs I think some of it has to do with my arm position, and as Rambo Kim said you gotta find that perfect position, I’ll keep experimenting and see where I get to
Well what u learn in aim lab truly is different from apex Legends game mechanism 😀 ,we can really feel the difference actually that's why it can be lil frustrating, when we try to implement our aim training to the actual game 😅.
yeah gotta really be selective what helps and what does not. Tons does help though. But its all the scenarios no one wants to play haha.
@@Dazs well I use aim lab from the day I started apex and just spend lil time there but ,what I learnt so far is to go in game play n write down the things that I am doing wrong and work on those parts of aim when I use aim lab. I am not best in the game but like from zero kill to 5 to 6 kills average really a improvement so I guess always do your homework n your videos really helped me to get motivate and thanks for that.
Hey love the videos man, I got roughly almost 200 days game time now just recently switched to pc.. main issue i have is close range tbh.. its gotten better and doesn't help 90% of the time I go in the game with the mindset imma have teammates.. but either don't get teammates or get some thay have mics but don't use em so run into many situations where come are key.. I've hit diamond plenty of times and even gotten to diamond 1 before but I find my nerves getting the best of me all the time.. ill panic a little per say cuz im all alone and have three people literally chasing me across the whole map and when I try to even seclude one of the enemy players to make a 1v1 it never goes well cuz his buddies are right there.. even try hiding and somehow still get found not even remotely able to get an angle or good spot.. and tbh I think most my games go like that... any tips? I know its alot and I apologize.. hope im making some sense thanks
I feel like PureGs guide for apex and actually playing has helped me the most
I'm great at mobile but pc I suck so very useful.
great video nice explanation
came at 2am to support ❤
Hey could you cover the pure g apex routine for kovaaks im absolutely in love with the routine.
wow!
Does anybody else struggle with sliding soentimes at the worst part like away from bullets and your player just awkwardly crouches with your back turned ? Then you get lasered? Or it is just me ?
one very important thing, we dont know what these practices are. i know theyre aim labs but the people coming from behind walls how could i find that without you telling me? I think you should include practice names.
Dazs can you tell me how i can get my old aim i used ti be a pro but I didn’t play for 3 months and now im bad please answer
I couldn't find the background music anywhere even though I search Tetris ost
here ya go man :) ruclips.net/video/_YxcMPG4MUA/видео.html
i’ve been playing on controller since season 3 and i’m deciding if it’s worth the switch to kbm
Arena also helps with aim and hipfire because the range really doesn't have much to offer except for targets however Arenas has real opponents and dont be frightened about not clutching or demotivation you got this im getting better at this game im good but also trying to make my aim better with tracking and it's been working out so far you got this apex might be hard for some but soon after a lot of rounds and looking through footage you'll laugh and have fun knowing improving is possible and laugh in the face of fear because you conquered that demotivation and turned it into motivation
Hello Dazs I hope you read this comment ! My question is how to practice on controller I've been messing with my settings but I still feel uncomfortable since I can't use aim labs please help.
the goat
How to practice realistically is to just play more games it gives you experiences in different situations and much much more.
This is mentioned in the video :)
I get anxiety anytime I use aim trainers and I don't know why lol so I just practice in game
What if my game is not inside any aim trainer list
why have you been using mouse acceleration ? just trying something new ?
Yeah, just testing things and making videos on it so knowing tried out everything when testing it.
People always make it seem like you can practise enough and become world class at aiming. This just isn't true, you can make improvements, but at the end of the day it comes down to natural ability. People can play a sport all their lives and still be terrible at it.
Excuses of a hardstuck silver
@@BillSullivanosu Oh im absolutely terrible. No excuses
@@charismacolin09 bro I just don't like the mindset because if you tell yourself you'll never get better and don't try you will get stuck just because you're not trying
the BEST way to get better at apex... is just PLAY the game, it comes with much experience
Have you ever felt, like a plastic bag? Aiming at their head but shooting your friend instead?
I have :(
@@Dazs It's ok, we've all been there.. how you doin tho..? you come here often?
Why I read this in a tone of Katy Perry song?
Word
aim trainers just aren't the way to go. playing team death match on whatever game you are trying to get better at aiming is the way.
pog
I hope video is helpful! :)
I love bananas
love the clips in which you die .. shameless of your mistakes , you learn better.
Pretty sure you're the main reason DK wants to nerf Wattson 😂
DK as in Daniel Klein? Right
@@yorn2577 yea
If you play controller just go ahead and skip this Video.
Definitely not gridshot
Buy higher refresh rate monitor
I literally learned nothing
Boring same old video about aim.. what a joke already it’s not about aim in apex it’s about positioning.. period. I’m telling you right now don’t listen to this guy..
I have videos discussing positioning also. Be sure and check out those guides on peeking, cutting angles, height advantage and more. I cover lots. I have said that openly in videos also how important positioning is. Gotta be sure to do research before making light of the content.
@@Dazs it’s cool daz your awesome at creating content ngl.. 👍🏼 just saying though. Sorry if my opinion offends you. You do you. ggs.
Massive respect to Dazs for handling this so diplomatically. If some illiterate ass stepped up and said something like this to MOST people, their response likely wouldn't be as calm.
Martin, shut up. Point me to one top level player that doesn't have top tier aim. It's not aim or positioning, it's both, in combination with MANY other factors.
@@martinbursiaga7162 pretty obvious you didn’t think he would show up lol