Muscle memory is a myth (kinda)
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- We've all heard it before, stick to one sensitivity to get good aim and if you change it you'll ruin your muscle memory. If this is true though, how can the best players change their sens all the time and still aim well?
The game I'm playing at a few points that isn't valorant or apex is called the finals, its free on steam and rly fun c:
To regular viewers, sry if this vid rehashes a lot of things u already know, ik this topic is a bit done to death with things like the VT article and how often its said in the discord but there aren't really any self contained videos about it so I thought I'd make one myself! Especially after all the comments I got on my accel vid telling me that I was wrong actually because accel ruins muscle memory. I hope the writing/editing make it an interesting watch if u already know everything here at least ^^
Study: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Discord - / discord
0:00 - What is muscle memory?
1:05 - Consistency in your setup is impossible
1:45 - Why not just play the same sens anyway?
3:02 - John Hopkins Motor Skills Study
3:54 - Why do people aim worse after changing sens?
5:10 - Changing sens for isolated practice
5:50 - When you shouldn't change your sens
6:38 - Tenz's thoughts
Footage credits
Kabe - / fpskabe
Matty - / @mattyow777
Florescent - / @florescenteve
Sarah - / @sarah_frags
TenZ - / @tenz
Songs:
Lukrembo - Wine
Purrple Cat - Calm Waters
Lubrembo - Biscuit
Peripherals/Settings
Mouse: OP1we w Weight Mod and Lighter Switch Pack
Mousepad: Artisan Shidenkai xSoft/Artisan Zero Soft
Keyboard: Wooting 60HE Modded
Headset: AKG 702
Microphone: Rode Procaster
Sensitivity: Around 33cm/360 in most games and 0.18@1600 in val but I change a lot
Resolution: 1920x1080 in everything but cs, 1280x960 for cs 
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she muscle on my memory
what do u mean by this😭
talk yo shit philosopher 🔥🔥🗣
till I hand eye coordinate 🤑🤑🤑🤑
She muscle on my memory till i flick
Ima jitter click on her 😂😂😂 (joke)
im glad to see someone give a solid answer to this topic without denying the other side entirely, as the correct answer with topics like this is often somewhere in the middle. awesome video vis!
Middleman fallacy
Musclememory exists. But specific to aiming, it can hinder your progress. So it helps shape skill when we train on different sens-ranges.
She gave absolutely no credit to the muscle memory crowd lol. They are flat out wrong.
Amazing video! It's so great to see highly produced videos talking about these complicated topics from experts like you
tysm c: means a lot coming from u
destiny 2 guy
W pattycakes
I have learned infinitely more watching you explain than any of the other “aim” videos on this platform. Sincerely, thank you viscose. I hope you find yourself enjoying this kind of content and push it out more often.
awesome video. These videos on controversial topics are so interesting to me, I love to see how the best players learn to adapt when faced with adversity. You're an inspiration, keep it up!
loved the editing and the deep search you made on the topic, really shows that you're working really hard and that's respectable af, great video visco 💪
honestly always beat myself up about changing my sensitivity so much. I think I got so obsessed over the fact I keep changing sens that it overall made me worse because I focused more on sensitivity than the game and this REALLY helped me realize that. for something that's pretty "common" in this community it's something someone newer to it like me really needed to hear. I appreciate it viscose you never let us down:D
YESSSS
Another banger! All of my anxieties/questions I've ever had were answered in such a concise understandable and welcoming way. Awesome vid!
This is simply one of the most underrated channels. Thank you for all the work you do on each and every one of your videos.
Loved the video. The depth of your analysis of some of the misconceptions is unmatched by any other creator I watched.
I love watching your videos! Just discovered you and really am not only learning but also soothed and amazed by your voice combined with your top rank gameplay.
Much love!
This is actually the most correct, straight to the point video on aiming. Huge thanks for posting this. Sharing your experience and all. I really appreciate this video.
God Bless You!
Keep at it. A lot of it just comes with repetition. Aim trainers are helpful too, but I also hit global in CS just playing the game. Always liked death matching though, so my aim got a good deal of practice and so did my other mechanics.
@@hobosnake1 nobody asked
@@Rose-ng2zp lmao
Thanks for the super informative video, but also your clips in this video are absolutely CRACKED
This was very nice video. I don't play competitively but I've always had the thought that sensitivity was a sort of compensation for an individual's mouse movement. The idea to switch mouse sense to train weaker areas while being consistent to what you're doing is a very solid idea.
what a great video. this tracks very well with my reality. super well said, and great demonstration of every point made in the video. lost a few limiting beliefs just watching this. thanks!
The video quality is amazing, really good job and good advices, thank you. And as well, damn your aim is insane, so so satisfying to watch..
Been trying to figure out why i’ve been able to change my sens around across games, finally found someone that has the answer! Keep up the great content
this video should be recommended to everyone who wants to get better on mouse and keyboard.
solid aim theory advice.
very thorough video!
ive been doing my warm up before playing valorant and every day ive been tweaking my sens up or down depending if im over or under flicking that day, and its made huge improvements to my consistency
this came at the perfect time because im working on extending my aim comfort zone rn actually- thank you!!!!
top tier aim training content as always, nothing to say thank you viscose
I have recently plateaued with my aim, and I’ve thought about messing with my sens but didn’t want to mess with my “muscle memory.” Thx for giving me the push I needed. Your videos have given me so much help and knowledge I previously didn’t have, and your voice is so soothing. Keep up the great work!
Sometimes all it needs is a change of ( 0.01 )
@@vermillionranger8558 Changing my sensitivity by 0.01 per day until I find my perfect sensitivity! (starting at 500cm/360) (Gone wrong) ((sexual))
Fantastic video! I keep my Apex and OW sens the same then have a lower one for CS and Valorant. I might dabble around a little with some of the points you made! Loving the content 🫡
I love watching you aiming stuff, mainly tracking. Much more will love too, do more.
Thanks for this vid, ive always been so scared to switch my sens and recently started proper aim training and was hesitating to switch my sens for different types of tasks. I think im ready to get better now
W video by W aimer 👌
it's hard to make a mundane topic interesting, and i think you did a good job here. the mention of training muscle groups is refreshing to see, since it seems to be left out most of the time in sensitivity discussions 😊
thanks, this video was really good! while i already knew from a bunch of places that the perception on muscle memory was a myth, it took your video for me to understand WHY its a myth.
as always, you are really knowledgeablw and can communicate what u mean incredibly well!
copy pasting my really badly written twitter reply onto here for the algorithm🫡
I love this learning about this stuff. You're really smart, thanks for sharing. Plus one subscriber!
A great video, I tend to change my sens after dying alot and its true I wasn't thinking about my gameplay the thought is almost always "my sens feels weird" which im going to stop doing and think about how im controlling my mouse and what im using to aim if i need to use more of my arm or wrist again great video ty ty
Wow, I don't know what to say. Your video is very very good and so useful. I will share this video to my friends. Your point is very correct and help me to realized many things. It's very common things but why I feel so stun to know it. Thank you
Great vid as always. I appreciate the fact that you addressed it as being a misnomer rather than saying it's not a thing at all, like we talked about.
great explanation and love to see your content :D
every viscose video is a W video, thanks for this, genuinely answered alot of questions :"
This video does such a good job at explaining this topic. Also I was so surprised/hyped to see some of my clips being used in this :D
thank u sm! i checked out ur recent ow tage when looking for tracer clips and the sync and flow of it all blew me away, its one of my fav ow tages now and had to use some clips from it haha
@@ViscoseOCE tysm!! glad you liked it
Such a good video!!! Mouse control over everything! The more I aim train the more I realize how bad I messed up in the past sticking with one sens. Especially a slower one 😭 Apex on 52cm was wild. LOL
damn, I never thought that focusing on the different groups was the answer, nor have i heard anyone else advise to do so. I feel like I’m the same as you when you were playing csgo. I need to focus more on my wrist control. Thanks!
Incredible video as always. :) Thank you and keep doing what you are doing please :)
Great video once again Viscose, what an inspiration ❤
W vid, hopefully clears up misconceptions around this topic for people newer to aim training :]
Top tier video. Keep this level of content going
awesome video,
this video clear my mind on this topic about sensitivity/muscle memory/mouse control, i'm a player who question alot on how to aim properly and efficiently but struggle to have a good aim for the moment, i feel like i have a decent aim but don't know how to use it properly and i want to find a way to actually really step up on my aim.
big work and precision on this video i really like it, like i love all the content you make.
big love and support !
And i have a question should we use 3 sens for training like one high for some specific tasks and one slow for an another ranges of tasks and the one actual in game we don't really change ? or should we just change the sensitivity higher or slower randomly while aim training ? i hope i don't confused you on what i ask ^^"(sorry if i make some mistake on my writting, hope it's readable =) )
@@kyriua_3422 honestly for me its kinda random? like i dont have a certain slow sensitivity that i use to build arm speed, i just set it to a number and play
@@ViscoseOCE okay i see ! Thanks for the answer, you help me alot.
Great video Viscose, the community needs more content like this
finally a perfect video to link to someone who mentions muscle memory when talking about aiming god bless u
Just recently came across your yt - and i hecking love your videos!!!
Thank god you're here, I'll link to this video instead of the Voltiac article, easier for people I would guess lmao
great video! I've been considering making my own video about the topic. but more specifically how having good aim isn't about having perfect muscle memory for every possible flick, it's more about training your hand eye coordination and i really want to emphasize the eye portion. I think a lot of what makes a good aimer is having sharp eyes and the ability to tell your hand to click when the crosshair moves over the target
FINALLY someone who acknowledges the definition of terms in studies.
Nice video, chill pleasant voice, and interesting topic ❤
Really insightful video, changed my training philosophy, thanks!
The timing of this video after bardoz’s is perfect. Thanks for adding some… sense… to the topic :)
Exactly my experience! So well explained! Thanks for this vid!
Interesting points I'm glad I was shown this perspective. I was actually looking at this software which is similar to kovaaks, but it has a major feature which would fine tune your settings each training level inorder to find your most comfortable fov and sens. But now I'm considering on just training arm wrist and fingers accordingly instead
absolutely amazing video as always
learned a lot, still gotta rethink how im going do practice for now on or if i wont change things, idk, but thanks , know i probably know how to surpass some strugles that i have
even after a couple thousand hours of aim training
great video honestly couldn’t have explained it better myself 👏
I like the fact you included the changing sens when tilting it's very important and a dangerous habit that can hinder improvement in the game.
Awesome video Viscose! Idk how you're always discussing the topics im curious about lol
This video gave me a whole new perspective wow, thanks!
Your videos are sooooo good! You explain things so well. Wish I would have found your videos earlier. 🥰
THANKYOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP! always told my friends to stop looking at those shitty guides and start enjoying the game however you want. Your brain is adaptable in nature so just have fun and be comfy. Comfort = Relaxation = Precised Descision = Greater game sense = having fun
thank u so much i've been stressing out so much about my "declining" aim the past month, this definitely opened my eyes --will try to switch stuff up !
oh and is it okay to get your kovaak playlist? (5:30) or any recommendations at all
im glad its helped! i dont rly have a playlist that i play personally but ive made this one for someone for val :D KovaaKsUltingEasyCrucible
great video, i'd love more videos on aiming theory and improving
maybe the best analysis I've seen about aiming. Im 41 and still hunting heads ;) PD: I change sens depending on my muscular feeling this day
Great video, it just confirms things I’ve noticed in my own aim. I’m super consistent and comfy with low sens (60ish cm) and playing on a high sens (20cm) has actually improved my aim with the lower sens. I’ve found my wrist activates more now on low sens and I move more fluidly even in games like apex.
I used to use Brax’s Sens 81cm w/ default csgo accel, but now I can change anywhere from 25-60cm and still be comfortable
I had similiar thoughts after a 7k hrs of cs, and then playing for fun other games, like cod ( with faster movement etc ), then obv got into aim trainers but not really for long - I just prefer to train in game itself. But you used a good words to describe that! Today, my sens doesn’t matter that much, I can play between 80cm/360 to 35cm/360 and the adaptation time is really short. I watched also Bardoz take on similiar topic, where he says about sticking to one sens, it might get you more consistent, but it all comes to overthinking mid-game I guess, and focusing on that aspect apart from match. That’s a good video and thank u for that, will come back def. XD
very well thought out and articulated video!
Well thought out and comprehensive point of view, just as the rest of your aim related series.
Another aspect of aiming is making the right decisions, having back up plans, escape routes, traps, physical and mental preparation, like visualizing your plans before the competition, or not blaming self or other factors, but instead focusing on figuring out the mistakes while playing, finding a balance between aggressive and relaxed playstyle, etc.
I'm in my 50's and I overcome my last plateau by switching to fingertip grip and ultra-light mice, I change mouse pads more than the average player and I've used accel on and off, but mainly if my setup wasn't ideal, and if it couldn't be fixed with a different mouse pad, skates, grip style, or a brand new game :P
as someone that’s only 20 ive always worried that i would get a lot worse at the game and lose most of my reaction time as i get older. As someone whos older and still into gaming what is your opinion on this?
@@Slidy_ You get slower with age, but one hardly ever plays against pro players in pub games. Reading the game is just as important as pure aim and reflexes, you have to find out what works best for your unique blend of ever improving skills, so it's dynamic, and imho, half the fun, especially if one also applies it to his mental and physical conditioning and in general life balance.
Nice video, very clear and educational!
Love the content first time seeing this i knew this was a good video its casual and informative originality i thought that this gonna be person that show some bs script you told us the issue and explained it first and then gave answers a big mistake that people do is assuming they know the basic of it or do a reallg long this explaining way longer then it should but you provide a problem in a short distance of time and still had enough to still explain some answers and show proof and linked so we know its not bs and from other people stand points
How did I not know about you, your aim is insane
Sup Viscose.
First of all, I've known you for years now, used to hang around the Aim Lab Discord in 2020/2021 and always admired your consistency on tasks back then. People like you pushed me to go for Grandmaster back then as a personal goal and I'm happy to say I reached it years ago.
Been off the grind for years now though, but what you're saying is a topic which was hot even back then.
And I have to say I completely agree with your points, mainly the one about changing your sens while thinking of your game of choice, and this is where the real advice to everyone should lie.
Change your sens accordingly to the game you play.
My sens on val is not gonna be the same as my sens on BF5 or Apex. My sens on Team Fortress 2 is not gonna be the same on hitscan classes such as scout or sniper as it will be on projectile classes (soldier and demo). Each specific weaponry, movement style, simply the game will require different skillsets, and sitting on one sens won't help you develop these skillsets as much. Higher sens is suited for fast movements, lower sens is more suited for slower gameplay/holding angles. Simple as that. Thank you for this video, and I hope a lot of people will see it
Cheers, have fun til the next vid!
Love your voice so calming
i love this vid
watching this vid bring me back to how i started aim training when i first start play fps i was using really high sens back then when csgo was 5sens 2000dpi then i start play valorant with 1.6 2000dpi then got to know how to aim i switch to some more lower sens in csgo it turn to 0.78 800 and apex 1.5 800 but goin back to some sen in between those feel more comfortable now cs2 is 1sens 800dpi apex is 1.5 1600dpi and valorant 0.161 1600dpi
thank you for making this vid it really useful and help alot
I have a different sensitivity for each character in Overwatch and my friends have been telling me it would make my aim worse, so I'm glad I stumbled upon this video.
delusional if they think genji sens should be the same as widow sens💀
@@not.grand. i use the same sens on every hero and im chillin
@@kyrazen tbh muscle memory still exists, the video doesnt disprove that. Imo it depends on how skilled you are at the game that should determine whether staying on a consistent sens is better for you or not.
there are still benefits to maintaining consistency, though knowing aim theory should help massively at determining what's best for you, especially in the long-term. As the more skilled you become, the less it should matter.
having the same settings in different games may not necessarily be a bad thing if those settings closely approximate to the average sens across those games overall,
i rock a ~55cm/360 setup on average and for me it's actually a perfect universal sens however i do have a comfort range too in case i might be better off changing it eg on ow i use 50cm/360 although im only good at valorant and in that game i use 65cm/360
@@TechSupportDave she wasn’t really trying to disprove it. (I know that’s not what you said). She’s saying that it’s not dependable as different factors can affect your aim, in a fighting game or while playing instruments, this isn’t really an issue because things will always be in the same position and require the same amount of pressure relatively. If you’re on a mousepad on a humid day, movements will require more force than they will on an average day. Basically practice low and high sens for better control overall.
@@Kay_OC In an aim trainer, for sure! It has been over a week but IIRC the video goes over the benefits of changing your sens in aim trainers, while the purpose may be to develop muscle memory, due to the dynamic aim requirements in pretty much every game, improving your overall mouse control will prove to be far more useful over only focusing on improving on the sens you play in-game.
It's kinda like with chess theory - knowing the theory isn't exactly bad, but you may not be able to apply certain aspects of it due to how rarely they may occur.
another banger vid, thank u!!!
I agree, for pure aiming like you do in aim trainers it's completely fine to change the sens all the time. I used to be hesitant about it when the belief of aiming being muscle memory was prevalent a couple years ago but actually doing it and changing sens every couple minutes while aim training made me realize that it only takes a few seconds to adjust to a new sens.
But in actual games that are not just about aiming it does take me longer to adjust to a new sens so i avoid doing it and if i do it i stick to the new sens for at least a couple days. Games are so much more coplex than just aiming.
After being on the same sens for a while i'll know exactly what motions and timings i need for a specific rocket jump so i can do it without even looking and instead I can check the game UI do get information on what my team is doing for example. On a new sens i could still do that jump but it would require my focus to not screw it up so I wouldn't be able to check on other stuff while rocket juming.
And also knowing your sens and optimal engagement rages is helpful. On a high sens you'll do better up close and on a low sens you'll be more precise at long distances. And intuitively knowing what ranges give you the highest chance of winning a fight is valuable. The strat of rocket jumping behind a player and then moving around them to make them run out of mousepad won't work if you play low sens because you'll run out of mousepad first. So you'd have to change up your playstyle if you change from high to low sens and that takes time.
I feel external factors like skate wearing down and humidity don't really affect the aim much. Humidity, maybe on some pads but I use a hard pad with a sleeve there shouldn't be any difference. And my skates do get slower as they wear down but that process is so slow that I automatically adjust to it without even noticing. Only when I put new skates on the difference is noticable but in that case only the friction changes, not the distance i need to move the mouse. So how far i can aim with just the wrist, fingertips or before i run out of mousepad space doesn't change which does not require me to change up how i play.
Maybe in games that are more about just aiming and in which you can't pick your engagement ranges as freely, changing sens more often is fine but in Diabotical and other area fps i always feel like i need to relearn the game on a new sens for a couple days despite me constantly changing sens in aim trainers.
Now I need to overcome my aiming plateau that you mentioned.
I had no idea just sticking to the same sens forever would cause me plateau thank you 😭.
Now I will put in practice and effort into this.
Good video I've always had OCD about changing my sens, always checking sure my sens is the same in logitech g pro and even taking pictures of my sens on my phone to make sure I keep it the same 😂😂😂
good work as always
Hey great vid. You remind me a lot of Lex Phantomhive from the old days of CSGO. I think what also plays a role is changing FOVs. Lots of people still play 4:3 even in CS2 whereas in The Finals you cant even go over 100.
fov def does play a role, how your sensitivity "feels" actually changes based off of the fov you play. Also the finals is actually pretty good when it comes to high fov! its 100vfov instead of hfov, meaning 100 is actually around 130
I love the way u prefaced this topic as a misnomer and validated why people tend to believe it, rather than just going crazy with the engagement farming "you're wrong and silly if u think xyz !!!!!!!!!!"
i learned to 'recalibrate' from steel, change up your sens by going to the range getting some reps in on high & low then go back to og sens. helps get rid of that doubt and makes it feel 'fresh'
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This is why you're my one true aim idol
Solid video and thoughts. But I think there is an obvious winner since the top players in pretty much all fps,es do not change their sens at all. The only one doing it is basically tenz.
Extremely good vid btw
DPI variance applies to all mice, even among the same brand (bc of sensor fitting stuff). So at the bare minimum every mouse you get you should adjust sensitivity.
also big brain video, nice.
You helped change an idea I acquired through people in voltaic which was that I should run tracking at 25-35 switching and dynamic at 30-50 and static 60-80 I still think it’s good to train at those and I have seen drastic improvement but I know I am weakest on 25-30 and maybe I should train that on all scenarios for awhile to see if I gain improvements
Changing sens from game to game has been the best change I’ve made to my aiming since I started aim training. Forcing myself to play 27 CM on every game tanked my performance in TAC FPS games like Valorant.
Now that I’m fine w using a lower sens in Val, my performance shot up drastically.
That was actually pretty insightful.
my reference point is the following. place the mouse in the middle of the mousepad, moving the mouse to the left or right edge of the pad results in a 180°, which means I'm able to look behind me quickly at any given time. (hip fire) from this point I work at the fine aiming in ads (being able to track and flick precisely.)
very good informative video i like!
thanks, i’m gonna try this ❤
I've noticed that in like 2014 while playing CS:GO. One day I decided to change my sensitivity and I adapted to that super quickly and it felt really good. Every so often I change it when I feel like I can't relay on my aim anymore
real i agree i change my sens to use different body parts specifically because it makes it easier and better to learn that way if i want to of course focus on lets say my arm or wrist more
Bro those The Finals clips were CRAZY
I have changed my Sens 4 times up to now, BUT over the course of 4 months!
There're definitely 2 things that are the culprit for this phenomenon, which are physical-space limitation, and the game's demand (as you mentioned on the video).
I play Valorant now, and it has 1-tap headshot mechanism. This means flicking is the most common mechanics of this games. This means that for a heavy-wrist-aimer lower sens is going to work better, while for an aimer who literally moves the mouse pointer across the screen as he/she has the mouse in the same spot will require heavy sensitivity. The rest of it is all about micro adjusting your sens, just a tiny bit to get the most comfortable spot. Like even 5% change is increment or decrement is enough after finding a solid number.
While all that is there, my physical desk space (the space for my mouse to move) is only 25cm/10inch in vertical directions. There are more physical limitations like bigger-than-my-hand mouse etc.
These things also make the sens vary too much among different individuals, despite using similar techniques and preferences.
I think there are two major in-game moments where it feels to change sens.
*(1)Micro-space:* When the crosshair-space window is of a smaller size and even little movements in mouse seems like large distinctions.
*(2)Macro-space:* When you have to rotate your screen by sliding your mouse to look at left-right, or even behind. This makes it feel like you had less sens than optimal because there was a wide swing to make.
My tip is to see different pro-player gameplays, and see if they play similar to you or you like that gameplay and want to replicate it. Use that player's sens as a starting point and stay within that range (Instead of only weighing in on sens, check the _Sensitivity*DPI,_ which is a consistent relative number.),
(Doesn't have to be your favorite player, just tune in on live esports matches, and don't forget to check the player's DPI.)
Good video other stuff worth mentioning is how demon1 apparently did his aim training on a different sens and hes regarded as having the best aim of all the pros.. also you might laugh but I have a theory about ADS/scoped sensitivity like what if its a form of like "bio hacking" or whatever because in the study wasnt it said that the changing of the mouse sens was like making the brain more engaged and focused on top of reinforcing said motor skills? So wouldnt constantly going between different sensitivities (hipfire/ADS/scoped) just be "proccing" this "effect" in a way?
setup so clean 🤩
Good video!