(this is my first forum post ever so sorry if i’m breaking a rule or not using proper etiquette)
So basically, i am terrible at aiming, I have tried everything people have recommended me to get better at aiming (aim drills, playing with a lower sens for a few weeks, osu!, etc.) but i haven’t seen any improvement that isn’t on a run-to -run basis. I was wondering if anyone here could recommend anything
I could try. I would be willing to try both projectile, hitscan, and tracking aim like sym and zarya. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Use Aimbot progra-- just kidding!
Umm all I could say is make ur own lobby and add Ai on ur team and opposing team
Don’t pressure yourself, just have a good time playing until you have a good aim
that’s all I could say
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play lots of tracer, mccree and soldier in ffa. Trust me even though the positioning and ability usage skills aren’t exactly transferable to a comp match, the much higher speed of gameplay means that you gotta be quick and precise with your aim in order to do well. Do this before playing a comp match and your aim will improve.
Its a good way to become naturally better as you’re not doing “AIMING DRILLS” and etc that put pressure on you to improve your aim, you’re simply playing a ffa with no consequences when you don’t do well as u expect. you’ll get better without even knowing it.
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Change your recitle to dot, its easier.
- Pick a sens and stick to it
- Try to avoid changing mouse
- Play vs AI and focus on landing headshots.
Efficiency comes naturally with proficiency. Practice hitting shots above all else. Let yourself naturally get faster over time. You will surprise yourself.
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Play against hard Ana bots with Headshots only.
It’s not absolutely perfect, but it lets you get a feel for where you have to aim to land a headshot.
I found aim training was pretty pointless.
The only way I improve my aim is to go in game and set a goal. Keep messing with your sensitivity until you find one you really like (lower is typically better), get a big mouse mat, and just keep practicing until you find your numbers improve.
Tracer is a great hero to practice snap aiming (blinking and instantly flicking to your target) plus tracking. She will help you improve both aspects of aim.
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Practice one type of aim at a time. Don’t switch for a while.
Flicks take a timing kind of aim.
Projectile takes a prediction type of aim.
Tracking takes a stay on it type of aim.
I find tracking and flicks easiest personally, but that’s just me.
Don’t focus on your crosshair, focus on the target and putting it in the middle of your screen.
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Low sens isn’t great if you are not used to it, you need to play at a new sens for about 4-7 days to start seeing improvement.
Use the exercise in this video to find your perfect sens. Then if you want lower, lower incrementally like .5 per week. Small changes are better than big ones when it comes to muscle memory.
Also make sure your settings are optimal for fps (I posted mine a few days ago)
(in the screenshot I have local reflections on, you want this off, unless you can afford to trade fps for golden gun shine 
)
Also make sure your input lag is as low as you can get it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/4vz5sh/cut_my_input_delay_in_half_and_loving_it/
Then just practice. Not just against bots. Ana bots are ok up to a certain point.
I never used OSU , I had good aim before this game, but struggled at first when I played this, setting tweaks are half the battle.
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Aim drills wont help you much.
osu! is just like whats the point lol.
(these are OK as warmups… not for improving aim)
Practicing aim just depends on how comfortable you are with maneuvering your mouse accurately. osu! can help with that but i wouldnt say its great lol. I like to use Aim hero, when i first started playing aim heroes thats what i used to get the fundamentals of moving my mouse down. (Like using my fingers for slight movements, things like that)
Aside from that, just playing the game will improve your aim over time, but there are working points you can use to actually learn more and more from every time you play.
Figure out when you should be shooting. Pros dont simply shoot for the sake of shooting. If you watch their games you will see there is a pattern. They shoot at specific times to make their shots as easy as possible. Yes, even pros with godlike aim will try and get easy shots. Theres lots of videos on this topic, when to shoot when shooting a player that is AD spamming and such.
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Custom games.
Pick as low a sensitivity as you can, and don’t change it until you’re landing most of your shots. This might be a weird personal thing but I find that if I just look at the thing I want to aim at, the reticle just goes there. Also lead your shots if you aren’t hitscan.
It took me 2 years to go from 30% to 50% average accuracy. All I can really recommend is to find a good sensitivity, a mouse that is comfortable for you, a good mousepad, and play a lot. I recommend Aim Hero and Custom Lobbies to practice aim in a focused environment.
If you want more detailed help, you will need to give more info like current sens, mouse, mousepad, training routine, and type of aim you want to improve in (hitscan track, hitscan flick, projectile).
Also, don’t buy into the low sensitivity fallacy. A higher sensitivity will always be more responsive to corrections. This is especially important for flicking and tracking. What you want is the highest sensitivity that you can be consistently accurate with. This is usually around 800 DPI and 6-7 but your mileage may vary. I will say that going lower than 6-7 will improve consistency but limit your responsiveness in corrections. Only you can determine what is more important.
Just a few tips:
- If possible, try to play on a 144hz monitor that’s capable of reaching FPS that high. While it isn’t strictly necessary, it’s a big help.
- Try to stick with a sens. This is my own biggest problem, personally speaking: I can never decide what I want to stick with and mess myself up by constantly, constantly switching it up. But when you find the right sens, the difference is night and day.
- Play characters with the style of aim you’re most interested in at the time in DM. This is actually such a good way to diversify your hero pool because you’ll likely find you’re much better than you expect with heroes you rarely try.
- Practice, but practice right. Challenge yourself. Don’t be afraid of embarrassment or disappointment—it’s an inevitable part of getting better. You need to make sure you’re always playing against players who are on your level or even better. Playing against players who are worse than you can give you the illusion of improvement, and it can get you to develop bad habits. This is another reason deathmatch is good for mechanical practice.
But most of all, just keep playing. You might find you get discouraged if you don’t see quick progress, but the fact of the matter is that it takes a while. Keep playing and you will absolutely get better as long as you stick with a sensitivity you like and aren’t afraid to get knocked down here and there.
How to improve aim:
- Find a perfect sens
- Do not change your mouse
- Play hitscan heroes: mcree, soilder, tracer.
- Make a custom game lobby, add ana bots against you (in skirmish mode) with headshot only enabled. Pick soilder to practice tracking, and mcree to practice flicking.
Hope it helps.
I found that my performance improved a lot when I started actually using the crosshair as a utility lol. Before, I was being dumb and just pointing and shooting. Then I started paying attention to its alignment, making the “resting” position of my crosshair head height (That way you have less adjustment to make when you run into an enemy). It’s easier if the crosshair is longer, just rest that horizontal line on their shoulders and focus on lining up the vertical line to their center mass. (Edit: unless you’re playing a projectile hero, you’ll just have to practice to learn how much you need to lead your shots)
Aim drills in either training mode or custom game will be good up to a certain point, and then they become no more useful than a warm up tool.
You mentioned you play a lot of heroes, that require different types of aim. Just don’t. Focus on one type that you really want to improve. Flicking is good for someone like McCree and Widow. Tracking for Zarya, Tracer or Soldier. Choose a main and stick with him/her for a while.
Also, finding your right sensitivity is important. You will have to tweak it at first to find the right one for you. But after you find it, stick to it. You need to build muscle memory, and for that you will need a consistent sensitivity.
Always look at your target, never your crosshairs. Your crosshairs should be no more than a back up check for you. You need to program the location of the screen’s center to your brain so it can work inherently. Practice with no crosshairs for a while, then turn them back on when you wanna go in an actual match.
A lot of aiming is your hand-eye natrual reflexes. Someone explained it as catching a ball mid air is much better if you let your brain do its own thing, instead of manually calculating the ball’s trajectory in 3D space. Your reflexes are way more efficient than your conscience for these tasks.
If you are hung up on why you missed such easy shots, tilted, exhausted, and in general trying to interfere with your reflexes by an unstable mentality, stop playing. Come back when you are fresh. You will keep making mistakes when you are like that. If you continue playing, you risk building bad muscle memory.
Play Soldier, that’s it. Don’t play characters like Tracer they don’t require much aim. Soldier forces you to be good.