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0:00 Shooting too fast
0:41 The problem
1:52 Understanding the fix
2:51 How gunfights work
4:11 How to practice
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Regardless that sometimes you get insta-headshotted, the habit of a patient, good tap is needed. A few ways to avoid getting one-tapped: don't peek into an angle when that obviously not smurfing Jett has info that you are there. Stop taking fair fights. Flank, lurk, or use flash or stun abilities to avoid fair fights. There you go, now you will be headshotted 7/10 times instead of 9. Remember, slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.
I got everything except the last part
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast refers to a training mantra for static targets especially. You can flick really fast but then you will most likely need to correct on smaller targets which takes time. So going slow, but smooth from target to target might actually be faster --> smooth is fast
@@clements41 'slow is smooth, and smooth is fast' is a mindset in the military. basically, just doing something fast, especially when still learning a skill, leaves a lot of room for mistakes. in combat scenarios, best case scenario, it means repeat, but most likely, mistakes mean death. if you take your time and do it correct, the risk of failing decreases significantly. if the skill has been honed with enough practice, it will automatically speed up over time and be indistinguishable from being fast.
@@clements41 Check out yay. I learned the most about aim from him.
@@theguide_val during my firefighter academy they would always tel us this. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Take time to do it correctly, rather than trying to do it so fast that you end up doing it wrong. You will have way more success with the former
As they say, it is better to fail doing the right thing rather than succeeding doing the wrong things. This is the best way of learning without building bad habits
~ Deep thoughts ~
naah, there are no right thing, if you keep doing your bad habids and you end up going pro with it people will just assume its right thing to do
Best channel for tips of Valorant, precise explain on the points he want to talk about. There are so many channels that upload 20-30 min videos over explaining every point, this is precise and easier to understand
this channel is so good, explaining things really well and telling us things that other pros don’t tell us. keep up the work! :)
This is the best video I have seen so far for this topic. No bullshit but quick and also informative in depth at the same time. Also the exact perspective we needed. Thanks a lot. I hope I can get out of ascendant and finally hit immortal for the first time.
Your channel is the best for guides, no BS, straight to point.
this was deadass most calm informatic useful video i have ever seen.. clean video too. Good job man.
I like the way you exemplify the wrongs and rights, It's a relief to see my struggles finally being shown as a real and general problem. It's like going to the therapist with a feeling that you don't even know why or how it started, and then he explains to you what's probably going wrong. Just found your channel, keep it up!
Might be because I study psychology haha. Even though I don't plan on becoming a therapist, but mentality/sports coach would be nice.
@THE GUIDE - Valorant what sport would you like to coach
@@theguide_valgood luck to that! Thanks for the informative video.
Great Tutorial and explained really well, keep up the good work
Thank you, I actually think this is what has been holding my aim/movement back from the next level
I have been playing csgo and valorant together over 5k hours and i have been just learned to aim. This still helps after all this time thank you.
Thanks for helping a lot of gamers bro and I hope you could help more people with your contents!
Bro i just found your channel..... Mannn you are so good at this job. Explaining things our way ...not like a pro ..who knows everything.
Glad to hear that! And welcome to the channel ;)
Excellent video, you see great coaches give this gunfight hygiene shpiel without showing in-game application or explanations, this is what I've been missing
this video helped me climb to plat. He explains things really well and I am grateful to stumble across this video
Thanx bro u cleared so many questions that I had and now I am soo much better at aiming. Once again Thanks for this amazing guide👍👍😘😘
You deserve way more views. I learned more from 2 of your Videos than from 10 others combined. Thanks alot for you're Videos ❤
I felt like this advice was so good it will help me loads going up my rank
Legit the worth tutorial i watched thx !
Loving your vids brother ❤️
when this vid came out i watched this and became a pro and now i am coaching some one now because of u thx for helping me and others.
Omg bro, I've heard about movement but the examples in hookah and showers made it click. Instead of going for an insane flick while stationary, move your body until your aim is ready, that's so great. Thanks man 10/10 video.
This video helped so much I’m so glad I came across this
Something that helped me a ton is setting 'Network Buffering' to Maximum in settings. Before that, enemies would one-tap me like a nanosecond after I see them, even when they weren't holding the angle. My theory is that this happens because the server predicts your movements to lower ping players, allowing them to see you before you even peek. If you read the technical blog posts Riot puts out, this is how the server deals with players of different latencies, by predicting movement. This is also why sometimes you shoot enemies point blank but the bullets don't register any damage. Setting Network Buffering to maximum seems to give me a bit more time to kill enemies and have fairer fights. Keep in mind this only works if your ping is not too low or too high, (mine's around 50ms)
Would this have any effect on your aim as well? I don't really get how it works.
@@paulroy2645 It works by giving you like one more second to aim and kill enemies, before their shots kill you. At least, that's what it feels like. The downside is that the one second delay will affect your gameplay at other times too, making it feel a tiny bit laggy. Honestly, this trick only works at certain ping ranges and I've had mixed results with it over time. I've stopped using it personally coz I'd rather get one-tapped than deal with the minor delay. Your results may vary :)
@@chriskt thanks for explaining 👍🏻
will be looking into this one, thanks man
How to set that?
And because of this video... I am a subscriber. Thank you for this helpful drill! You cracked the code for me
Almost feels like I should pay for such good info. Keep up the good work, didn't find a single bad video in this channel!
Haha, we'll definitely keep it up. Thank you! :)
Thanks Very much for the guide dude U DA G.
thanks for the vid bro ❤❤
Everyone other aim guide I’ve watched says the same thing crosshair placement, strafing, movement blah blah blah but you have literally explained it and how to practice it I have no idea why all the big channels don’t explain this your heavily underrated defo sharing
Thanks for the nice feedback! ;)
reality: I strafe before i shoot, enemy fk me up anyway before i fire. haha, really good tutorial
Great video. Your explanation is pretty amazing by breaking down the problems and then showing the solutions is top notch. Keep up the great work. Also, will you release video about Aim Training/Routine And Warmup exercises? Containing such practice which you have shown in the video and other exercises? I am currently in gold and in need of a proper aim and movement training😅 Once again keep it up.
Yeah, I lately thought about a video explaining the best exercises you can do on the range. Might make that video soon! :)
Bro this channel is different lmao, thank u!
thank you so much brother you helping me❤❤
Great guide, ty:)
thanks that was very helpful
Love the content
Thx for the tip
The only video that somehow helped me to improve my aim... Were struggling for so long with that simple confidence tips
starkes video bro
Great video, keep it up
Thank you!
As a new player, your crosshair placement and explanation made so much sense. Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Insanely helpful..
You actually deserve a sub
"Move a lot, shoot less" thanks a lot!
I waste my time for 3 month earn nothing from youtuber who teaches us all the same thing but couldnt fix our problem untill i find you😢😢
At least now you got good info! ;) Time to practice
Nice guide , I do follow those tips in deathmatches or any swiftplay. But when I play compi and opponents are crushing our team then I play extremely terrible even I missed an enemy which was reloading his vandal 😅.. and I'm silver 1 .. my friends kicked out me from party now I'm here to improve my aim
Not real friends
Thank you so much man. I literally lost like 15 games in a row and deranked from diamond to plat 2 the past couple days and felt like my aim/mouse control was a little off for some reason. I kept flicking too fast out of panic/low confidence and losing gunfights, not realizing what the problem was. This gave me something to practice.
You're welcome! Sometimes it's hard indeed when you're struggling and don't really know why.
thanks bro
Thx, that helped me a lot ! I was loosing all my fights because i always was one tapped while being static, now i'm loosing all my fights because i get one tapped while straffing ! Thx you for the tips !
Btw, all "low elos" players in gold and silver already know this and are pratically all straffings
u earned a sub All the vids are amazing
Thank you my friend!
This really helped, i grineded the DM untill i won exactly by following it - most importantly i had to remap my crouch which gave me huge boost and my crouching habit was a nail in foot
This advice is so good.
Damn u great pro ❤
Very good!!!
I've gathered all the information in my head to practice in valorant like strafe-stop and aim like in this video, and multiple videos in YT to improve aim and avoid being one-tapped. But I've still been headshotted every single game I play ._.
Keep practicing, sometimes things don't click right away. Also watch back your vods. Often times we are peeking/moving different than we think.
Finally, someone who shows exactly what to do and how to do it instead of just making a statement and saying this will help Thank you so much
You're welcome!
ich danke für diese sehr gut erklärten tips, habe schon lange nach so einem channel gesucht. kannst du mal ein video machen wie man mit der vandal und phantom spielen sollte? das video ist echt gut geworde! keep going
Danke! :) Was meinst du genau wie man mit denen spielen sollte? Recoil control oder welche fights man nehmen sollte etc.? Gibt viele Sachen
@@theguide_val welche Fights man nehmen sollte, und ob man mit einem bestimmten Agent die vandal oder Phantom spielen sollte wegen den smokes zb. Gibt halt vllt auch noch andere gründe
Thanks I got lots of headshot with this tip so helpful
That keyboard sounds so good 😩
Great video… a good tip that’s hard to make a habit but works 90% of the time is when an enemy swings you while you are holding them, don’t just shoot, they swing, YOU swing wider, THEN you shoot… sometimes you will get one tapped, but it’s the same for when YOU one tap people, it was just a nice shot, and everybody will hit them here and there. Don’t sweat it if someone keeps one tapping you all game, they simply had a great game and I promise they don’t play that well every game.
Yeah, I think either moving with them or shooting a 2 bullet burst quickly and then insta moving are both good strategies. If you're able to move when they stop to shoot, you have good chances of winning the duel.
"What the hell am I doing wrong?!" oh. Thank you. I've been doing this more and more because it works, but I actually thought maybe I was putting a bandaid on the problem rather than solving it. I'm very happy to see this. I don't care if it is confirmation bias.
So simple yet so Complicated at the same time.
Indeed.
im immortal 1 and now i figured out why i suck at dms (didn't take my time with shots; I needed to swing wider). I just won 4 in a row after playing 30 this act and winning none
6:29 I like this bind example and I like how you recreate it from the enemy POV. However, next time could you also recreate it with the improvements you are talking about? i.e. in this example, you would recreate it except instead of trying to flick, you instead try to keep moving, so it's easier to visualize what you are talking about
Yeah, good point. I should have implemented a pov of the fix too. The fix would look very similar to the opponents POV. Essentially whoever stops first to shoot will have the "disadvantage" because of taking a harder shot. Of course if you hit that shot, then you win, so it's a tradeoff. I explain this in detail in my video on the SVS advantage: kzhead.info/sun/hcigj8mkj4J7a58/bejne.html
@@theguide_val i get that example and i loved and understood the whole video, but if we were to exaggerate the “whoever stops first to shoot will have the disadvantage” wouldn’t everyone just be poppin swinging everyone and it becomes a matter of how good your tracking is?
that help me alots
The Bertholt was smooth
yk what i have this problem where i stand still and i know the solution but still when i go into the game i forgett everything today i will try to focus on this bad habit
This works a lot of the time, but your movement aim can get messed up if you get shot. I think this works better against better players, rather then the ones that just spray at your body and mess you up.
Cope. Sometimes, you lose. That's fine. As long as you're taking gunfights properly, you will win gunfights more often. This actually starts working less in higher ranks because those guys can actually shoot. That's why in Radiant and high immortal, you'll see players try not to take dry fights because EVERYONE clicks heads. They are also faster aimers, meaning that they can recognize whether or not they're accurate quicker than players in low immortal/asc and below. Watch Woohoojin's "Bronze to Gold" guide where he talks about taking gunfights properly. You HAVE to take it slow in lower ranks, and as long as you're consistent, you'll get faster at aiming.
Your voice is relaxing
W guide
I actually notice that for a while, I've been strafing a lot, counter strafing actually. I am iron lol stop playing for a month or two to grind of csgo but anyway I noticed that my primal response when an enemy appear is to strafe and aim. I wanted to conclude that it actually help me a lot and that I am an unlucky person.
Love the video, great tips. I do this, I even try to exclusively deadzone my shots so I never actually stand still but I feel like the enemy kills me before I kill them either way. Any Idea why this is happening to me? Also.. you sound like you are from tschörmeni… are you? :P
I'm german, yeah :D Well, could be different reasons.. if you focus too much on movement but then don't hit your shots, it's a problem too. There needs to be balance in your mechanics. Could also be that you strafe, but always the same pattern and same rythm. Varying your rythm by sometimes strafing long and sometimes short can really throw opponents off.
oh my god its such a good video i feel it coming inside me
🔥
Should i aim first, placing the crosshair next to the enemies head, and then moving so the crosshair lines up with the head, or should i move first, and then move the crosshair to the head. I personally feel as if the first choice requires less steps and thought, simply predicting the crosshair placement, and then moving it until it lines up with the head. I would love your take on this
Love this channel❤
Fix i uninstall the game
M gonna use this fix
Best thing you have ever done in ur life
Seriously valorsnt is a bad game
@@Dorkster81it's just CSGO and overwatch at the same time
I play genshin and valorant. So i usually just stay calm. Win and loses are just everywhere. Point is if you dont enjoy the game uninstalling is a good idea or you can get good at it. You choice 😁
The problem is that as soon as they appear on my screen, I'm already dead.
what the hell, how can someone be very excellent at explaining? anyways thank you bro.
😄 thank you my friend!
I need an advice about spraying. Like when do i spray? Is it okay to crouch and spray when the enemy is 7-12 meters away? I dont know when i should spray and when not.
I just noticed that its just all about dynamic changes just a little thing needs to change and the outcome can be something completely different aim here is more or less important
basic stuff in csgo but depends anyone can still tap u while moving or while u move u get a bad position and cant get cover and aggressive move
wait this actually helped me get out of bronze
Funny thing is that i do that without even realising it, even though I don't know if this method does exist 😂 Ps: i use low sensitivity, eDPI of 330 that made it hard to move the mouse for flicks so it made me strafe and adjust while shooting.
i feel like this video actually explains everything cuz i go all over youtbe they say stand still aim which amkes me die
im tryna figure out if its movement/crosshair alignment that jus comes w time (watch pros and how they move to adjust their crosshair more than flicking when viable) or if its jus my aim being off some days and on other days (rng b bad sometimes) and when i go left n right n tapping my crosshair is always switching sides of their head and only missing by like 2 inches each time i retry shooting.
idk if you are going to see this but your tips help so much
Of course, saw it and thank you! :)
@@theguide_val no problem
The problem is enemy is also strafing and I am constantly failing to aim at their heads while they move
I try this. Practiced on the dummies. Starting to get this down. Then I went into death match. Problem is even when moving, if I get hit by the bullet, my character pretty much grinds to a halt and then I get destroyed.
Question for you: I have always preferred the vandal over the phantom but now I am 100% focused on maining a smoker i.e.: Brimstone. My question for you, if you may...I noticed in all your clips that your 2 bullet "burst" you were using the vandal and that makes a lot of sense but if I'm switching to the phantom which I have always researched is more of a land your shot then crotch spray type of gun. Would you recommend this same technique with the phantom? Thanks
Phantom isn’t used to crouch spray, you can still do bullet bursts. Also, with the recent mag nerfs, you could just go vandal now, since spamming through smokes is harder
Was watching some of your videos and love the advice, but got a bit confused when you were stressing the importance of overflicking. Is the goal ultimately to try and not overflick as much by improving your microflicking so that you won't have to compensate as much through movement?
The overflicking exercise is just there to get a feeling for moving longer and taking your time to aim. By overflicking you have more space to sort of "move" the crosshair onto target. In an actual game you still need fast flicks and adjustments and overflicking on purpose is not such a big thing. You can do it if you know that you want to do a long strafe because then it helps you to positions the crosshair a bit further left/right than usual.
In CS, and the same applies to valorant I'm sure, the pro's have always said "If you take more than .5 seconds to kill your target, you're already dead". I'm 43, and in these "instant ttk" games (CS, Val, anything with 1-shot headshots) the .5 seconds or death has been pretty spot on over the decades unless you're playing bots.
finna be radiant bc of this
"imagine this bot is you", bro I dont have to imagine something that's already real
😂😂 we also started somewhere!
Damn I think I just spotted my biggest aim issue. Its literally this
Do you still try to continue moving if you get shot first? Im new and I absolutely hate how you lose all momentum if you get shot once. I’d understand if it was an actual mechanic to where if you got shot in the leg or the big toe, you’d limp or be crippled (it’d be a tactic at that point), but getting shot in the arm when I’m going around a corner then just getting stun locked and absolutely merked because you can basically shoot through every wall in this game is ridiculous. I’m sorry for the rant.. But do you continue to try and strafe if a stray bullet hits you first?
Hi can u please tell me your crosshair setting？much thanks
Mostly it is for me the fact that I get one tapped before I see the enemy. It is not like I have the time to react but I am too slow, but more getting run and gunned with a headshot consisently. They just peek and hit a headshot without me seeing them before I am dead, might be a skill issue, but happens.
This most likely happens because you are holding default angles. If you are standing in a common spot and they pre-aim you and strafe out, you are always at a disadvantage because they are more ready for the fight than you are. Resulting in you getting one-tapped. Either - hold off angles (search for it on youtube) - or peek and un-peek the common angle to get a timing of strafing into the opponent yourself who just cleared your spot and now thinks you're not there (there's also tutorials for that)
@@theguide_val thank you, I will look out for it.
Have a higher/same monitor refresh rate as your enemy
Whats that crosshair can i get settings for that?