I agree with this. I’ve noticed that when I hyper fixate on my aim and play, I do the worst. Generally, my worst enemy isn’t the opposing team, it’s myself.
3 days left in the ranked season and this is the best advice I've gotten. I've been struggling lately after falling from s3 to s1. Almost back up, but still, I was definitely fighting my own brain.
I’m early so I can learn the information faster than my opponents edit: this video makes things more clear as far as my performance differs during the day. At night personally I play phenomenally better because I’m more chilled and not thinking as much about aim. (I’m plat 1 with ~64% of my vandal kills being headshots. and around 70% of sheriff kills being HS) thanks again proter
This is actually great advice. Sometimes I struggle with far away strafing enemies and since I know that's an issue with my aim I end up tensing and trying to control myself and end up missing. I'll try to use your tips next time!
I disagree. You don't want a flow state, because the skills you learn in a flow-state are not transferable in a predictive manner. What you want really is top-down control routine that limits variables, so you can hone in on these and adjust them wherever necessary. A perfect example of this is in the Covid-19 pandemic. We were internationally able to mitigate and reduce the overall prevalence of death through top-down control using lockdowns and vaccine/mask mandates.
@@Marzaries I was talking of my ingame experience, when aimtraining I do try to focus on my aiming issues, but the problem I described comes when I try to consiously think about it while in game (in valorant) and that leads to tensing and missing even more shots
I don't know if this applies or not and it might sound like a quitter but when i was playing carrom and was able to hit closer shots with good precision, someone told me to focus on that as of now, and try to play my game around it.
What is most interesting to me is that this concept has been in front of us forever. It happens to us regularily without us noticing, and it happens to people we watch on the tv and in life all the time. Even in animes and other things the idea of letting instict take over, and letting ur body act for you, is something that is preached if you want to ascend to the next level yet no one really points it out or understands it enough to think about applying it to other aspects of life or crafts. Amazing video, like I said ive always thought about this idea but for some reason never thought to apply it to valorant, this video opened my eyes even more ty.
I appreciate you putting out a stance like this out into the public eye-- it is not easy to be vulnerable infront of those who aren't willing to listen. Keep putting out content that you genuinely believe will help those that need it-- within the same nature as this very video. And reject the temptation to make click bait content-- just as you are doing. Thank you sir!!
hands down the best in game improvement video i have ever seen, been dealing with this exact issue since i started getting really good at cs back in 2018 but i never knew how to articulate it let alone fix it. you are the real deal def gonna be coming back and watching more of your content.
i tried this right after watching it and surprisingly it actually worked, i ended up winning a deathmatch which never happens to me, i felt zoned out and that i was just aiming without thinking.
Started reading The Inner Game of Tennis. Very captivating and enlightening when I look back at previous memories. Never thought about this until now, thanks West Proter
As a tennis player and val player it makes a lot of sense since as an athlete u just trust ur skill and just let go if u do both ur able to perform better and well this is just from personal experience ty sm
this stuff is what separates you from others, super in-depth specific topics that actually affect people and not just general low effort advice. It has felt like my awareness has caused me to self sabotage for quite a while and this is exactly what I needed to hear
This hit. I noticed that whenever I finish with practice and hit my games. Whenever I try to “replicate” what I did in kovaaks/firing range/shooting range. I get tensed, excited or stressed. Your video made me realize that I shouldn’t be thinking about my aim or how I should perform in game, but think about winning, how can I win in game, win the duels, win the fights, win the match. I mean it makes sense, thats why were practicing movement and aim cause we want to win more games. My best games were won unconsciously, and I was just concerned about winning the game.
I went from barely reaching gold 1 last act to finally reaching diamond 1 last night after 11 hours of straight grinding, my mindset has changed and motivation is through the roof right now, thank you for this and I’m going to be applying it into my own gameplay to make myself the best player I can be
Great advice. Been acendant 2-3 for a while and dropped 20+ all 8 games today. Even though I lost 3 of those I still feel like I improved so in my mind all 8 were wins.
I actually get this. I'm a low Immortal and I easily match MVP when I'm calm and feeling "nothing"(or flow I guess) . Back when I was around Gold and Plat, I got those moments where I find ways to improve my reaction time and remove anything that will hinder me like if uncap or cap fps is better or how do I reduce more input latency, looking for dozens of videos that will help me improve. I'll blame myself losing to 1v1s to them having better ping etc. It's like I have to win every encounter. But I've removed those thoughts. I instead directed my focus on what is the proper play to win/clutch every round. At some point you just stop caring what your team or your enemy will think of you and start on trusting on your muscle memory for aim and experience for your game sense. Before you realise it, feeling "nothing" then coming back to your senses because of the screams and hype of your team after you clutched the 1v5 round as if you were just doing aim practice in range. Basically, start a game with no expectations of losing. Trust your built up muscle memory and experience. Not every game will be the same.
This is true. When I didn't care I played better but when I tried to win I fucked myself. Pros always say play like you don't care but that's easy for them cos they're just gods at the games. But there's truth to the flow state in most things
this video relates to life in general lolol. Forcing good outcomes in life only makes you feel disappointed and never happy, while if you are just following the flow of life, good things happen
Meditate for 10-15 minutes help to gain focus. Meditate for 10-15 minutes before your warmup. During your warmup make sure to empty your mind. If you meditate correctly, you will be able to experience the state of silent mind. Even better if you can develop the third person view when you are doing something. Usually if I felt like i overthink, I recall the state of silent mind when I meditate and it will come naturally during heated moment. I clutch a lot when I'm autopiloting instead of thinking where I should clear first. Somehow all the training that I done flow naturally in my gameplay. That being said, this is a very good video. I have been observing this phenomenon in gaming, during working, and studying. It seems like the autopilot state helps a lot in a lot of situation in life not just exclusive to valorant.
I think that the short answer is, don't allow your aim mistakes to get you too much. You will have a bad game if you think too much about it. Be smart, work around, help your team in other ways. Play to win.
Often when I feel out of sync in valorant and am not hitting my shots as clean as I would like in ranked, I go into deathmatch and use a mental cue to boost my performance, and it's as simple as you described. I try to channel my focus solely into my crosshair and opponent's heads without thinking, and my muscles correct themselves to hit more consistent shots. Admittedly it's not perfect, but I see the reasoning and the concept behind what you're saying here, and it is absolutely right and probably better than overthinking your mechanics. Also the more you do it, the better you'll get at it. Great video!
You actually covered a lot of the topics that are written about in “The inner game of tennis” which is a book that not only most high level tennis players have heard of or read but also athletes from other sports like the NBA. What you realize when reading it if you’ve competed in something highly competitive is that nothing he talks about is foreign, you’ve experienced it all before, but it puts everything into perspective really well and leaves you with the conclusion that if you think you just must not be trying hard enough you might actually be trying too hard haha. Great video, this is a very interesting topic that I’m going to use for my dissertation research.
I was hardstuck silver 2 for multiple years on cs because I tried way too hard and was fighting my own mind for the whole time, I've gotten a lot better at dealing with it though
Dude i literally had this problem when trying to get better at throwing a bseball. and then again in fps training. this is a crazy concept and super helpful video because it puts everything i've been somewhat thinking into words.
i was just on my aim trainer, i've been struggling to "rank up" in my aim trainer . but i just beat my highscore by 5 points by just existing (1 point per kill, gridshot). def worked ill keep it in mind. update: previous scsore i beat was 97, i got 102. now i tried again 1 try and i hit 108.
Thats why i seem to carry the first half of the round and when i tab i am like i need to remain the carry and then there is a downfall. Or yesterday i was like trolling completely relaxed hitting 4 one taps in a row and as soon as i wanted to do it again my aim started sucking. This is genius and honestly the best advice I've gotten my whole gaming experience
I have been working on this recently. The way I got the idea was from meditation and the whole "letting your thoughts go over and over again for a quiet mind" and I could feel how my thinking often interfered with my performance. Really great to see that I'm not crazy and this is an actual thing
nah this video is all facts.. Letting the conscious take control of your aim rather than your unconscious is always a bad thing, unless you are actively training rather than performing in a game. In that case, you need your conscious to identify good or bad habits/techniques and improve on such
Dude tysm I in the first thought this is ba but dude it works I need to stop thinking that how did I not land that headshot and how can i land headshots but as soon as i forgot that I need to land them it worked! I was getting headshots evey single kill! This literally got me from bronze a to silver 1 IN 1 DAY HOLY TYSM!❤
thanks man the idea of focusing on one thing like breathing or something else other than just thinking about you're aim makes it so much easier too hit close too you're flow state obviously you're not gonna hit it point on that takes so much hours of practice lol. But this actually helps with more than just aiming as well this is something that can help you with life in general from sports , gaming or just trying too be relaxed throughout you're day on stressing.
this was an issue I had for a long time. After I watched this video which was like last year, my aim became insane. I just wanna come back and thank you
I've been reaching a limit in FPS even practicing harder than I have ever and this helped me a lot. I know I've been judging myself and hyperfocused on every aspect in game. This really opened my eyes to what I was trying to figure out myself.
The first 1 minute and i was like "MY MAN BRO". U typically targeted the factor which i have lots of trouble at. The mind being insecure if i could even hit that shot and during some situations u tense up ur muscles limiting your true aiming potential. So far im lvl 135 on valorant but still have same problem of anxiety and tensing my muscles up when seeing an enemy. Sometimes i just pop off. Although my ranking up is my device limitations too but learning these mechanics might help.
U r right... I always do my worst when I don't have focus on game.. But I tend to forcefully concentrate thats why I miss my shots. Thank Your for your advice....
Thanks for making a video on this so people like me don’t feel crazy. I can go from playing like a pro to playing like the worst silver in the world just by acknowledging the way i sit or how my arm is positioned on my desk. It drives me nuts and I often quit playing for weeks because I cant find consistency in the level of play i know i am capable of.
I Didn't expect someone would called this out, I'm a very overthinking person, hit so many crazy shots and fragging all games then right after i looked back and think "How did i hit those shot?" I immediately lose my aim and confidence, got in lose streak which made me took a break from the game for a month to reset my mental. It's annoying that it happened so many time during my Valorant's career, self doubt and don't know if i even deserve my rank. This video just called out what exactly happening with my mind, now I'm sure what my problem is. Thanks.
This is a really good advice, I watched a video once of a gamer trying to achieve this flow state and what he did is simply just play, let your brain do it’s thing. I have found myself being in a lot of negative mindsets because I always believed that I just had bad luck or I existed to just fail.. so I made this habit of always contemplating, fighting my brain, and trying to find ways to improve but all I needed to do was just play the game and, and focus. Thank you for sharing this to us, this may help me change the way I think not just during my games but also irl.
I absolutely love this video, this is the first time I’m seeing someone elaborating on the concepts of the unconscious and integrating it into gaming. I personally study a lot of theory from the psychiatrist Carl Jung and this fits in perfectly with his concepts of the unconscious mind. Very well done.
Great video. Reading through the Inner Game of Winning and already on page 5 the concept of overteaching is brought up. I've never even really considered it so deeply but this is fascinating. Thank you so much!
You arent crazy, Ive felt the same flow state and the same unconciousness taking over and making me perform way better than when im trying to focus and trying to be all serious
Thank you for this. Been tryna get into the flow state when I play this game cuz I’ve done it a couple times. Crazy to think I could easily enter flow state when I was in high school playing cod.
I have to commet something because I am so glad someone else was about to put how I was thinking and feeling into a great educational video. I've always heard to focus on the target and not the crosshair so I used the popular sports phrase "keep your eye on the ball" and to achieve the same goal but I could never put it into words like this video could. I loved seeing other examples from other sports and other techniques that players like pro tennis players use to achieve the same end goal. Love your stuff, keep it up!
I know this works for a fact as alot of the time if I have some music on my aim gets alot better, having something to distract my mind helps me cut out my inner voice and allow my subconscious self take over
I was really looking for an answer on my consistency. I'm an immortal 3 since season 1. Im struggeling to be consistent. I always thought it was my posture, the distance between me and my monitor, how I should grip my mouse, all kinds of stuff. I was all over youtube looking for posture behind the screen videos, but I think this theory is the one I have been looking for. And it's definitly not crazy! If you really think about it, it's very true. If I play with the flow and don't think about it too much it goes a lot better. Thanks a lot for this video, I loved it.
As someone who gets easily tilted by things in games (and quite frankly overthinks a lot of things), this video helped me a lot. Usually I'll get into a flow state, get killed by something random and unforeseeable (I play TF2 so this is all the time lol), get tilted slightly, try to get myself out of that state of tilt by consciously focusing on ignoring my anger, and then being unable to enter it again because I'm not getting into that unconscious rhythm, and then getting even more tilted from frustration.
I wish I heard about this advice sooner... I used to be so obsessed with improving my aim that it actually made it worse lol. Once I let go with that obsession and the strive for consistency, I felt like I was hitting shots I would easily miss
I understood this almost right away. I've never played tennis before but I've played table tennis and I could understand what "watching the seams" meant. Like for example while I was playing table tennis I didn't care about looking at the racket if it was hitting the ball correctly or not. I noticed the reason I didn't care because I practiced my form and technique so many times that it was etched into my unconscious. Never knew it could work with gaming. Thanks!
How do you improve certain aspects of your gameplay(movement, crosshair placement,etc.) while also not letting your conscious mind take over? Is it possible to play to improve and achieve flow state at the same time?
this is facts, if you ever wonder why youre sometimes better at unrated than comp its because you dont really care about the unrated game and you relax try doing the same in comp avoid taking games TOO seriously find a balance between serious and relaxing
Yesterday when i got home from work i played well for 9 hours straight i think when the mind is really tired it doesn't want to get distracted and focuses on the current activity.
Yeah, this is amazing advice before I watched this, I was in a 3-12 gold lobby and clutched it without caring about how to replicate it but to just keep on winning and we won it 14-12
I have returned to say this, this is the best piece of advice I have gotten for aiming. Period. Hitting flicks I never thought possible thanks to you. Just wanted to say that.
I would love to see a video on crosshairs. We all know everyone loves to change crosshairs every match. I see you use a very small dot, do you think there is an optimal crosshair? does science say anything about optimal crosshairs? Would love to see a video about this.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Preoccupied with the forest, and you'll miss the mountains" Don't allow yourself to be limited by your perspective, for there is no greater adversary than our minds themselves.
This explains so much. I would literally be in a game dominating. I’m like 26 and 5 going into the second half. And then all of a sudden I’m Messing up. And loosing easy fights. And it’s at that point I realize how well I’m doing when I start messing up. Then I’ll go into the next game and bottom frag hard. Some days I’m insane other days I’m garbage. It’s so confusing but this cleared up a lot for me.
Iove this video. I always try to explain to my friends to not focus on shooting. I leave comms and strats for the conscious mind and I let my arm aim for me by itself
Wonderful and true advice, you could go deeper with this, but speaking to a general audience this works. Ego, attachment, desire; “You” are what is in your way. Hopefully this finds those that were meant to see it.
personally, I play Overwatch and the only way Ive ever _intentionally_ entered flow state was when I just focused on eliminating any unnecessary actions from my play. I remember it very clearly, I was playing Echo on numbani and I just made my mouse movements deliberately smooth, I grew up on TF2 playing combo pyro so projectiles have been my bread and butter my entire competitive gaming career, so I just fell back on that nearly decade old muscle memory and it took over. Find your strength in your roots, Immerse yourself in your own proficiency.
thank you for this video. i have really good game sense but ive been struggling with inconsistent aim. this advice and then another about forcing myself to take every duel i can i think is helping me. i normally play sage which is why i dont take enough duels but im just playing swiftplay now and taking duels to practice. hopefully i see improvement soon
this vid is old but i want to comment on something "true relaxation comes from focus and letting go accepting you can put yourself in a flow state" THIS IS SO TRUE!!... at one time 3-4 years ago i was one of the best rocket league players in rank not pro and i was constantly beating pros in rank, i swear i remember that day where i started playing rank 2vs2 with the mindset kinda not caring of anything consciously that included either me or my team mistakes or things cool any of us pulled off and i swear i had a crazy win streak against the best players also now it makes me wonder is this a reason why pro players in any game mostly don't react to the most crazy clips they get and act like it was a normal day? cause if you think about it reaction is a form of focus on motor movements. getting a good aim is super important but the mental approach and constantly having it flawlessly is 10x better
Your completely right i had to figure this out on my own but sense I have done this with multiple other things in life it wasnt as hard for me to grasp the concept its how i learn anything new or how to be better at things take his advice for a lot of things and you will see improvement
funnily enough, concentrating in peeking one angle at a time at head level will help with this focus. Keeps your mind off the "i need to flick this accurately" mindset
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I agree with this. I’ve noticed that when I hyper fixate on my aim and play, I do the worst. Generally, my worst enemy isn’t the opposing team, it’s myself.
3 days left in the ranked season and this is the best advice I've gotten. I've been struggling lately after falling from s3 to s1. Almost back up, but still, I was definitely fighting my own brain.
same been stressing when i need to relax more and just let me aim do it's thing
Smartest silver player
damn if i dropped that far i wouldve been depressed for a week
I'm damn near falling from s3 to s1 after having an afk on my rank up game. I tilted and haven't come back yet 😅
@@lilwombat i mean i felled s3 to b3 then i started aim training and then after 2 episode im not gold 3 near plat
I’m early so I can learn the information faster than my opponents
edit: this video makes things more clear as far as my performance differs during the day. At night personally I play phenomenally better because I’m more chilled and not thinking as much about aim. (I’m plat 1 with ~64% of my vandal kills being headshots. and around 70% of sheriff kills being HS) thanks again proter
@@w4yzhe what if we are opponents 😳
same. i had so many good matches when i was playing in the middle of the night and play like dogshit during the day
This is actually great advice. Sometimes I struggle with far away strafing enemies and since I know that's an issue with my aim I end up tensing and trying to control myself and end up missing.
I'll try to use your tips next time!
I disagree. You don't want a flow state, because the skills you learn in a flow-state are not transferable in a predictive manner. What you want really is top-down control routine that limits variables, so you can hone in on these and adjust them wherever necessary. A perfect example of this is in the Covid-19 pandemic. We were internationally able to mitigate and reduce the overall prevalence of death through top-down control using lockdowns and vaccine/mask mandates.
@@beegest_yoshi it happens to the best of us. Luckily west made a dynamic routine for me that's helping me out
@@Marzaries I was talking of my ingame experience, when aimtraining I do try to focus on my aiming issues, but the problem I described comes when I try to consiously think about it while in game (in valorant) and that leads to tensing and missing even more shots
I don't know if this applies or not and it might sound like a quitter but when i was playing carrom and was able to hit closer shots with good precision, someone told me to focus on that as of now, and try to play my game around it.
Dude, SAME! Hope to fix it soon.
I've tried what you said on the video and-
I thank you... You made me ascend into quickdraw bliss 🎯
What is most interesting to me is that this concept has been in front of us forever. It happens to us regularily without us noticing, and it happens to people we watch on the tv and in life all the time. Even in animes and other things the idea of letting instict take over, and letting ur body act for you, is something that is preached if you want to ascend to the next level yet no one really points it out or understands it enough to think about applying it to other aspects of life or crafts. Amazing video, like I said ive always thought about this idea but for some reason never thought to apply it to valorant, this video opened my eyes even more ty.
my brain is now fried, 10/10 recommend this
I appreciate you putting out a stance like this out into the public eye-- it is not easy to be vulnerable infront of those who aren't willing to listen.
Keep putting out content that you genuinely believe will help those that need it-- within the same nature as this very video.
And reject the temptation to make click bait content-- just as you are doing.
Thank you sir!!
I am a Buddhist, and I use my meditation mantra while I play when I notice that I am getting agitated or overthinking the game.
Namo budhay🕉
I don’t Remember ordering a yapachino
@@OmegaSid3mthat’s someone’s religion so stop being disrespectful
@@OmegaSid3mhe didn't remember taking your order
hands down the best in game improvement video i have ever seen, been dealing with this exact issue since i started getting really good at cs back in 2018 but i never knew how to articulate it let alone fix it. you are the real deal def gonna be coming back and watching more of your content.
i tried this right after watching it and surprisingly it actually worked, i ended up winning a deathmatch which never happens to me, i felt zoned out and that i was just aiming without thinking.
Started reading The Inner Game of Tennis. Very captivating and enlightening when I look back at previous memories. Never thought about this until now, thanks West Proter
As a tennis player and val player it makes a lot of sense since as an athlete u just trust ur skill and just let go if u do both ur able to perform better and well this is just from personal experience ty sm
this stuff is what separates you from others, super in-depth specific topics that actually affect people and not just general low effort advice. It has felt like my awareness has caused me to self sabotage for quite a while and this is exactly what I needed to hear
This hit. I noticed that whenever I finish with practice and hit my games. Whenever I try to “replicate” what I did in kovaaks/firing range/shooting range. I get tensed, excited or stressed.
Your video made me realize that I shouldn’t be thinking about my aim or how I should perform in game, but think about winning, how can I win in game, win the duels, win the fights, win the match.
I mean it makes sense, thats why were practicing movement and aim cause we want to win more games.
My best games were won unconsciously, and I was just concerned about winning the game.
I went from barely reaching gold 1 last act to finally reaching diamond 1 last night after 11 hours of straight grinding, my mindset has changed and motivation is through the roof right now, thank you for this and I’m going to be applying it into my own gameplay to make myself the best player I can be
Think abt where you’ll be at 1100 hours
Great advice. Been acendant 2-3 for a while and dropped 20+ all 8 games today. Even though I lost 3 of those I still feel like I improved so in my mind all 8 were wins.
I actually get this. I'm a low Immortal and I easily match MVP when I'm calm and feeling "nothing"(or flow I guess) . Back when I was around Gold and Plat, I got those moments where I find ways to improve my reaction time and remove anything that will hinder me like if uncap or cap fps is better or how do I reduce more input latency, looking for dozens of videos that will help me improve. I'll blame myself losing to 1v1s to them having better ping etc. It's like I have to win every encounter. But I've removed those thoughts. I instead directed my focus on what is the proper play to win/clutch every round. At some point you just stop caring what your team or your enemy will think of you and start on trusting on your muscle memory for aim and experience for your game sense. Before you realise it, feeling "nothing" then coming back to your senses because of the screams and hype of your team after you clutched the 1v5 round as if you were just doing aim practice in range.
Basically, start a game with no expectations of losing. Trust your built up muscle memory and experience. Not every game will be the same.
This is true. When I didn't care I played better but when I tried to win I fucked myself. Pros always say play like you don't care but that's easy for them cos they're just gods at the games. But there's truth to the flow state in most things
this video relates to life in general lolol. Forcing good outcomes in life only makes you feel disappointed and never happy, while if you are just following the flow of life, good things happen
Meditate for 10-15 minutes help to gain focus. Meditate for 10-15 minutes before your warmup. During your warmup make sure to empty your mind. If you meditate correctly, you will be able to experience the state of silent mind. Even better if you can develop the third person view when you are doing something.
Usually if I felt like i overthink, I recall the state of silent mind when I meditate and it will come naturally during heated moment.
I clutch a lot when I'm autopiloting instead of thinking where I should clear first. Somehow all the training that I done flow naturally in my gameplay.
That being said, this is a very good video. I have been observing this phenomenon in gaming, during working, and studying. It seems like the autopilot state helps a lot in a lot of situation in life not just exclusive to valorant.
Watched to learn a trick for a consistent aim, got a lecture on self-doubt, mind peacefulness, and flow state. 10/10.
I think that the short answer is, don't allow your aim mistakes to get you too much. You will have a bad game if you think too much about it. Be smart, work around, help your team in other ways. Play to win.
@@Shollyme thank you this guy was yapping so much
Often when I feel out of sync in valorant and am not hitting my shots as clean as I would like in ranked, I go into deathmatch and use a mental cue to boost my performance, and it's as simple as you described. I try to channel my focus solely into my crosshair and opponent's heads without thinking, and my muscles correct themselves to hit more consistent shots. Admittedly it's not perfect, but I see the reasoning and the concept behind what you're saying here, and it is absolutely right and probably better than overthinking your mechanics. Also the more you do it, the better you'll get at it. Great video!
You actually covered a lot of the topics that are written about in “The inner game of tennis” which is a book that not only most high level tennis players have heard of or read but also athletes from other sports like the NBA. What you realize when reading it if you’ve competed in something highly competitive is that nothing he talks about is foreign, you’ve experienced it all before, but it puts everything into perspective really well and leaves you with the conclusion that if you think you just must not be trying hard enough you might actually be trying too hard haha. Great video, this is a very interesting topic that I’m going to use for my dissertation research.
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I was hardstuck silver 2 for multiple years on cs because I tried way too hard and was fighting my own mind for the whole time, I've gotten a lot better at dealing with it though
Dude i literally had this problem when trying to get better at throwing a bseball. and then again in fps training. this is a crazy concept and super helpful video because it puts everything i've been somewhat thinking into words.
i was just on my aim trainer, i've been struggling to "rank up" in my aim trainer . but i just beat my highscore by 5 points by just existing (1 point per kill, gridshot). def worked ill keep it in mind.
update: previous scsore i beat was 97, i got 102. now i tried again 1 try and i hit 108.
Great video. Love The Inner Game of Tennis - really cool to see those concepts being brought up here and applied to aim
Thats why i seem to carry the first half of the round and when i tab i am like i need to remain the carry and then there is a downfall. Or yesterday i was like trolling completely relaxed hitting 4 one taps in a row and as soon as i wanted to do it again my aim started sucking. This is genius and honestly the best advice I've gotten my whole gaming experience
The crazy thing is I realized its something I do in certain situation on accident, but now I better understand how it works when I hit crazy shots.
I have been working on this recently. The way I got the idea was from meditation and the whole "letting your thoughts go over and over again for a quiet mind" and I could feel how my thinking often interfered with my performance. Really great to see that I'm not crazy and this is an actual thing
this channel is so criminally underrated, thank you so much!
nah this video is all facts.. Letting the conscious take control of your aim rather than your unconscious is always a bad thing, unless you are actively training rather than performing in a game. In that case, you need your conscious to identify good or bad habits/techniques and improve on such
Dude tysm I in the first thought this is ba but dude it works I need to stop thinking that how did I not land that headshot and how can i land headshots but as soon as i forgot that I need to land them it worked! I was getting headshots evey single kill! This literally got me from bronze a to silver 1 IN 1 DAY HOLY TYSM!❤
Bro is teaching how to unlock ultra instinct 💀
thanks man the idea of focusing on one thing like breathing or something else other than just thinking about you're aim makes it so much easier too hit close too you're flow state obviously you're not gonna hit it point on that takes so much hours of practice lol. But this actually helps with more than just aiming as well this is something that can help you with life in general from sports , gaming or just trying too be relaxed throughout you're day on stressing.
the first 2 minutes of the video can be applied to literally everything else you do in life, and i love that
i ve gone in a flow state like 3 times and all the times it was AMAZING
this was an issue I had for a long time. After I watched this video which was like last year, my aim became insane. I just wanna come back and thank you
Really glad it helped that much
Actually insane you're the only person on the internet to just say "take rest bro" instead of all the mental gymnastic bullshit.
I've been reaching a limit in FPS even practicing harder than I have ever and this helped me a lot. I know I've been judging myself and hyperfocused on every aspect in game. This really opened my eyes to what I was trying to figure out myself.
What do you mean with hyperfocus
I got to immortal 2 from iron 1 in 2 hours after watching this video. Keep up the good work 😤🙌
Small gains. Keep grinding and maybe one day you’ll get good
The first 1 minute and i was like "MY MAN BRO". U typically targeted the factor which i have lots of trouble at. The mind being insecure if i could even hit that shot and during some situations u tense up ur muscles limiting your true aiming potential. So far im lvl 135 on valorant but still have same problem of anxiety and tensing my muscles up when seeing an enemy. Sometimes i just pop off. Although my ranking up is my device limitations too but learning these mechanics might help.
U r right...
I always do my worst when I don't have focus on game..
But I tend to forcefully concentrate thats why I miss my shots.
Thank Your for your advice....
This is actually life advice concealed as a valorant improvement tip, Great work
Thanks for making a video on this so people like me don’t feel crazy. I can go from playing like a pro to playing like the worst silver in the world just by acknowledging the way i sit or how my arm is positioned on my desk. It drives me nuts and I often quit playing for weeks because I cant find consistency in the level of play i know i am capable of.
I Didn't expect someone would called this out, I'm a very overthinking person, hit so many crazy shots and fragging all games then right after i looked back and think "How did i hit those shot?" I immediately lose my aim and confidence, got in lose streak which made me took a break from the game for a month to reset my mental. It's annoying that it happened so many time during my Valorant's career, self doubt and don't know if i even deserve my rank. This video just called out what exactly happening with my mind, now I'm sure what my problem is. Thanks.
the mental side of the game is where all of your performance comes from, it's crazy how your mind dictates how you do
Currently winning the fight against my head, it has a black eye a broke nose and I am unscathed
I completely understand this. this popped up on my friends recommended. I literally tried to show him that mind is of its own. nothing is luck.
This is a really good advice, I watched a video once of a gamer trying to achieve this flow state and what he did is simply just play, let your brain do it’s thing. I have found myself being in a lot of negative mindsets because I always believed that I just had bad luck or I existed to just fail.. so I made this habit of always contemplating, fighting my brain, and trying to find ways to improve but all I needed to do was just play the game and, and focus. Thank you for sharing this to us, this may help me change the way I think not just during my games but also irl.
This is spot on imo, its the exact same reason as to why 'easy shots' on unaware targetsis so often whiffed.
Inconsistency is crazy. One game i got called "elo booster" the other game i went 10 17
Lol
going from playing like a pro to playing like a noob in 1 match is the worst feeling
same got called an imm smurf to bottom frag entry it sucks
@@pulvxd 🧢
I absolutely love this video, this is the first time I’m seeing someone elaborating on the concepts of the unconscious and integrating it into gaming. I personally study a lot of theory from the psychiatrist Carl Jung and this fits in perfectly with his concepts of the unconscious mind. Very well done.
Great video. Reading through the Inner Game of Winning and already on page 5 the concept of overteaching is brought up. I've never even really considered it so deeply but this is fascinating. Thank you so much!
Better than anything I’ve ever searched up for the past year ngl
You arent crazy, Ive felt the same flow state and the same unconciousness taking over and making me perform way better than when im trying to focus and trying to be all serious
Thank you for this. Been tryna get into the flow state when I play this game cuz I’ve done it a couple times. Crazy to think I could easily enter flow state when I was in high school playing cod.
I have to commet something because I am so glad someone else was about to put how I was thinking and feeling into a great educational video. I've always heard to focus on the target and not the crosshair so I used the popular sports phrase "keep your eye on the ball" and to achieve the same goal but I could never put it into words like this video could. I loved seeing other examples from other sports and other techniques that players like pro tennis players use to achieve the same end goal. Love your stuff, keep it up!
I know this works for a fact as alot of the time if I have some music on my aim gets alot better, having something to distract my mind helps me cut out my inner voice and allow my subconscious self take over
This video has helped me just in everyday life. How have i been neglecting to quiet my mind and let it run rampant this is huge
I was really looking for an answer on my consistency. I'm an immortal 3 since season 1. Im struggeling to be consistent. I always thought it was my posture, the distance between me and my monitor, how I should grip my mouse, all kinds of stuff. I was all over youtube looking for posture behind the screen videos, but I think this theory is the one I have been looking for. And it's definitly not crazy! If you really think about it, it's very true. If I play with the flow and don't think about it too much it goes a lot better. Thanks a lot for this video, I loved it.
getting a new mouse and mousepad improved my aim tromendosely getting the right mouse for your comfort is important
As someone who gets easily tilted by things in games (and quite frankly overthinks a lot of things), this video helped me a lot. Usually I'll get into a flow state, get killed by something random and unforeseeable (I play TF2 so this is all the time lol), get tilted slightly, try to get myself out of that state of tilt by consciously focusing on ignoring my anger, and then being unable to enter it again because I'm not getting into that unconscious rhythm, and then getting even more tilted from frustration.
You are spot on with this. Absolute Confidence in your abilities will allow you to perform at your highest level.
I wish I heard about this advice sooner... I used to be so obsessed with improving my aim that it actually made it worse lol. Once I let go with
that obsession and the strive for consistency, I felt like I was hitting shots I would easily miss
all in one aim coach + mental coach i love you
I understood this almost right away. I've never played tennis before but I've played table tennis and I could understand what "watching the seams" meant. Like for example while I was playing table tennis I didn't care about looking at the racket if it was hitting the ball correctly or not.
I noticed the reason I didn't care because I practiced my form and technique so many times that it was etched into my unconscious. Never knew it could work with gaming. Thanks!
Mate came here for aim improvement and left with some really good life lessons cheers mate great video
How do you improve certain aspects of your gameplay(movement, crosshair placement,etc.) while also not letting your conscious mind take over? Is it possible to play to improve and achieve flow state at the same time?
Try to focus on outcomes rather than forcing yourself into a role. It’s complicated, definitely read the inner game of tennis
@@WestProter Will do, thanks for replying!
this is facts, if you ever wonder why youre sometimes better at unrated than comp its because you dont really care about the unrated game and you relax try doing the same in comp avoid taking games TOO seriously find a balance between serious and relaxing
I watched this video and ranked up to g3 by the end of the day, won 4 in a row great advice
Exactly what i was looking for! Thank you 🙏
thanks for this. i struggle personally with this. much appreciated for the video.
Greatest video ever on the topic of consistency , you helped me out immensely
Yesterday when i got home from work i played well for 9 hours straight i think when the mind is really tired it doesn't want to get distracted and focuses on the current activity.
Yeah, this is amazing advice before I watched this, I was in a 3-12 gold lobby and clutched it without caring about how to replicate it but to just keep on winning
and we won it 14-12
I have returned to say this, this is the best piece of advice I have gotten for aiming. Period. Hitting flicks I never thought possible thanks to you. Just wanted to say that.
thanks for not making hot garbage, this really helped me
Np
I would love to see a video on crosshairs. We all know everyone loves to change crosshairs every match. I see you use a very small dot, do you think there is an optimal crosshair? does science say anything about optimal crosshairs? Would love to see a video about this.
I use a dot crosshair on size 2. I think it’s most intuitive, especially with headshots at farther ranges.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Preoccupied with the forest, and you'll miss the mountains"
Don't allow yourself to be limited by your perspective, for there is no greater adversary than our minds themselves.
Going to implemenmt these tips in my play. Thanks for the breakdown
Me personally, I just become unconscious when playing.
This explains so much. I would literally be in a game dominating. I’m like 26 and 5 going into the second half. And then all of a sudden I’m Messing up. And loosing easy fights. And it’s at that point I realize how well I’m doing when I start messing up. Then I’ll go into the next game and bottom frag hard. Some days I’m insane other days I’m garbage. It’s so confusing but this cleared up a lot for me.
exactly what i needed, thank you for this! i think this is precisely the advice that'll help me the most
Iove this video. I always try to explain to my friends to not focus on shooting. I leave comms and strats for the conscious mind and I let my arm aim for me by itself
When I play like I don't give a flying buck, I usually perform better, dunno why.
This is the advice i needed. Thank you
HELPED ME SO MUCH THANKS FOR THIS
No problem!!
Wonderful and true advice, you could go deeper with this, but speaking to a general audience this works. Ego, attachment, desire; “You” are what is in your way. Hopefully this finds those that were meant to see it.
Ya I could definitely add more
personally, I play Overwatch and the only way Ive ever _intentionally_ entered flow state was when I just focused on eliminating any unnecessary actions from my play. I remember it very clearly, I was playing Echo on numbani and I just made my mouse movements deliberately smooth, I grew up on TF2 playing combo pyro so projectiles have been my bread and butter my entire competitive gaming career, so I just fell back on that nearly decade old muscle memory and it took over.
Find your strength in your roots, Immerse yourself in your own proficiency.
Dude this actually makes sense
thank you for this video. i have really good game sense but ive been struggling with inconsistent aim. this advice and then another about forcing myself to take every duel i can i think is helping me. i normally play sage which is why i dont take enough duels but im just playing swiftplay now and taking duels to practice. hopefully i see improvement soon
Makes sense.. i didnt even know I was having this problem the entire time now it makes complete sense why i'm so inconsistent
Watched all the way man. Good comfortable video. Bruce Lee controlled this flow best.
bro ur insane, thank you for the advice
This sounds straight up from Fight Club
this vid is old but i want to comment on something
"true relaxation comes from focus and letting go accepting you can put yourself in a flow state"
THIS IS SO TRUE!!... at one time 3-4 years ago i was one of the best rocket league players in rank not pro and i was constantly beating pros in rank, i swear i remember that day where i started playing rank 2vs2 with the mindset kinda not caring of anything consciously that included either me or my team mistakes or things cool any of us pulled off and i swear i had a crazy win streak against the best players
also now it makes me wonder is this a reason why pro players in any game mostly don't react to the most crazy clips they get and act like it was a normal day? cause if you think about it reaction is a form of focus on motor movements.
getting a good aim is super important but the mental approach and constantly having it flawlessly is 10x better
Your completely right i had to figure this out on my own but sense I have done this with multiple other things in life it wasnt as hard for me to grasp the concept its how i learn anything new or how to be better at things take his advice for a lot of things and you will see improvement
Great approach, thanks for the content :D
BRO TY FOR THIS GUIDE I CLUTCHED A 1V4 AFTER ME KNOWING THIS
funnily enough, concentrating in peeking one angle at a time at head level will help with this focus. Keeps your mind off the "i need to flick this accurately" mindset
People will react slower when they have to figure out what to do (more options) in response to stimulus. Hick's law.