I usedtohaveterribleaimthreeyearsago, likeitwasprettybadButaftermanyhoursofpracticeitnowlookslikethisAnd I getdailycommentsonmyhighkillgamesaccusingmeofhavingaimbotorhacksSono, I didn't installaimbotorbuy a reallygoodgamingchairAndit's notbecause I magicallygotbetterwhen I built a PC, becausetrustme, I didn't I gotbetterinlargepartbecause I startedusingpracticedrillstoworkonmyaimButittookme a reallylongtimetogetbetterbecause I didn't havesomeonetoshowmewhattopracticeSomyhopeisthatbysharingnineofmyfavoriteaimingdrillsandputtingtheminto a practiceroutineItwillsaveyoufromthemonthsoffrustrationthat I experiencedbefore I startedusingthemOkay, sobeforewegetstartedonthedrillsyouhavetoknowthataimingcanbebrokenupintotwomajorcategoriesThere's passiveaimandactiveaimandbothareextremelyimportantNowactiveaimiswhatmostpeoplethinkofwhentheyhearthewordaimIt's theactofmovingyourcrosshairto a targetControllinganyrecoilasthegunfiresandthentrackingthattargetasitmovesAndontheotherhandpassiveaimisyourcrosshairplacementwhenyouaren't in a gunfightThegoalofpassiveaimistoanticipatewhereyouropponentswillbeandthenusethattoyouradvantageSothatwhentheydoappearyouhavetomoveyourcrosshairaslittleaspossibletostarthittingyourshotsSomepeoplecallitcenteringorcrosshairplacement, butthenamedoesn't reallymatterYoujustneedtoknowthatpassiveaimisextremelyimportantbecausecallofdutytitlestypicallyhaveveryfasttimetokillThepersonwhohitsthefirstshotsusuallywin.
It's centeringAndthat's whywe'restartingwithpracticingourpassiveaimfirstOkay, sodrillnumberoneiscalledthedoorstrafenowoftentimesin a game I'llbemovingto a newpositionand I needtokeepmycrosshaircenteredon a targetinanticipationthatanenemymayappearThiswassomething I didn't dothreeyearsagoanditgotmekilled a lotSotopracticethis I stand 10 metersfrom a wallandstrafebackandforthwhiletryingtokeepmycrosshairinthedoorframe I alsotrytokeepmyaimfrommovingupanddownbecause I wanttobeatchestorheadlevelforwhenanenemyAppearsthegoalofthisdrillisreallytoseeaslittlecrosshairmovementaspossibleOkay, butin a game, I don't alwaysknowwhereanenemywillshowupSo I needtobeabletoeasilyswitchmycrosshairplacementbetweenmultipletargetsAndthat's whereexercisetwocomesinthewindowswitchnowforthisdrill I find a wallthathastwowindowsor a windowand a doorand I stand 10 metersfromthewallAnd I switchmyaimbackandforthbetweenthetwotargets.
I startslowandthenworkuptospeed I onlygoasfastas I cancontrolandifmyaimstartstogetwild I stopandstartbackoverAnddoingthisdrillgivesme a reallygreatfeelingformysensitivitySothat I knowhowmuchadjustmenttomakewhen i'm in a gamethisdrillisn't easySojustmakesuretogoslowtostartanddon't overshootyourtargetsIt's reallyeasytolosefocusandbegintobuildbadhabitsRememberpracticedoesn't makeperfectperfectpracticemakesperfectAndthisisalso a greattimetoreevaluatethesensitivitythatyou'reonIfyou'vebeenpracticingthisforweeksandaren't gettinganybetterYoumaywanttoloweryoursensitivitytosomethingyoucanmoreeasilycontrolOkay, somovingonto a drill I liketocallfollowthebotnow a largepartofpassiveaimcomesdowntovisualizationYouneedtoknowwherechesttoheadlevelis.
Ohwait, sorrywronggameYouneedtoknowwherechesttoheadlevelisfortheenemyplayersaroundthemapSoyoucanputyourcrosshairintherightplaceSoforthisdrill, I follow a friendlybotaroundthemapand I trytokeepmycenterdotnearthebot's neck I letthedistancebetweenuschangeperiodicallyand I trytofocusonwherechesttoheadleveliswhenwegoaroundcornersordoorwaysBecausethathelpsmevisualizewhere I needtoaimwhen i'm in a gameAnd i'llalsosometimeschangeupwhichbot i'm followingaswellNowifyoudon't havemultiplayerfor a customgameYoucanalwaysget a friendanddropintodmzoranisolatedpartofwarzoneandtaketurnstrackingoneanotherNow, I knowthisdrillmightseem a bitsilly, but I reallythinkthatithelpsforspatialawarenessandforcenteringOkay, sothatcoversourpassiveaimtraining.
Sonowlet's moveontothemostfundamentalskillofactiveaimRecoilcontrolNowyoucanhavethemostinsaneflicksorthebesttrackingofalltimeButifyoucan't controlyourgunwhenyoushootitreallydoesn't matterSothat's why I alwaysmaketimetopracticerecoilcontrol I'llpick a targetandshootatitfromroughly 20 40 and 60 metersawayusingmyloadoutgunAndthen i'llrepeattheexercisewithsomecommonwarzonefloorlootatthecloserdistancesAndif i'm havingtroublewiththegun's recoil I'llshootitatthewalllookatthepatternandthen i'lltrytopracticetherecoilinonesecondburstuntil I haveThefullpatterndownandoncetherecoilcontrolfeelsprettygood I'llalsopracticestrafingaroundbecauseyouneverwanttobe a statictargetwhenyou'reinanactualgameNow I did a fullvideoonrecoilcontrolabout a yearagoWhich i'lllinkinmydescriptionifyouwantsomeadditionaltrainingSonowthat i'm shootingstraightit's timetopracticetrackingButbefore I shootanylivetargetsthenextdrillintheroutine I liketocalltracingnowinmyopiniontohavegreattrackinginanfpsgameYouneedtohavetotalcontroloveryourcrosshairSo I liketopracticethisbyfindinglinesonthemapandthentracingthemwithbulletsThishelpsmepracticemyrecoilcontrolwhile i'm movingmyaimAnd I trytobeassmoothaspossibleand I alsouse a gunwith a largemagazineAndifyou'rehavingtroublewiththisatfirst, youcantryfinding a widertargettoshootatnow I knowthissoundslikesomemr. MiyaginonsenseBut I promiseyouthisdrillactuallyhelpedme a lotmyaimwouldoftenjumparoundlikethiswhen I wastrackingAndthisdrillhelpedmesmoothitoutbecause I couldseehowjerkyitwaswithoutaimassistAndlikealltheotherdrillsjustrememberslowissmoothandsmoothisfastfocusondoingitRightandthenspeeditupWewanttobuildgoodhabitsandpracticethatwecanthenusein a realgameagainstmovingtargetsAndspeakingofthat, I thinkit's timetoshootsomebots.
YesFinallysomething i'm amazingatOkay, sowe'renotgoingtojustrunaroundandshootbotswithout a plan I certainlydothatjusttowarmupButwhenitcomestopractice I liketoplaylikehow I doin a gameandoneofthehardestthingsformeearlyOnwashittinglongdistanceshots I alsohad a lotoftroubletrackingtargetswhen I bought a pcbecausethehigherfovmadethem a lotsmallerSoforthisnextdrill I findanelevatedareaand I simplyshootbotsat a distance I alsotypicallypracticewithaimassistoffbecauseit's moreof a challengeButifyou'rejuststartingoutwithyourpractice, I wouldprobablykeepitonuntilyouget a bitmorecomfortableNowifyoudon't havemultiplayer a greatplacetopracticethisistodropintodmzon a rooftopAndonce I feelgoodaboutmylongdistanceaim I'llstarttosnapmyaimto a statictargetaftereachoneofmykillsforthenextdrillThishelpsmetrainforsituationsin a gamewhen i'm fightingmorethanoneenemyAndagain, ifyoudon't havemultiplayerjustfindtwotargetsandquicklyswitchbackandforthbetweenthemAndnext I moveontosomeclosequarterfightingagainstbotsthreeyearsago I wouldlosegunfightsinbuildingsallthetimeanditwasoneofmybiggestweaknessesEvenmonthsafterplayingon a pcSotopracticethis I find a smallbuildingonthemapand I waitforthebotstopushme I'lltrytogetquite a lotofkillsjustusinghipfireatfirstandthen i'llmoveintoadsingmoreNowwhen i'm practicinginwarzone 1 i'llthrowinsomemovementstosimulatein-gamesituationsButobviouslythatdoesn't reallyapplyforwarzone 2 Okay, soregardlessofwhatgameyou'reonthekeyistocontrolyourcenteringandtrytogetupperchestandheadshotsIfyoudothatconsistently, you'llbe a toughplayertobeatbutnowit's timetomoveontothefinaldrillBullintheringoftentimesinfpsgames.
You'regonnagetshotintheback, whichisusuallynot a goodthingButifyouworkonyourreflexes, youcansometimesmakeitoutaliveSoforthislastdrill I findanopenpartofthemapand I standwithmybackturnedtowhere I think a botwillshootmeAndassoonas i'm shotat I turnaroundasfastas I canand I trytowinthegunfightThegoalhereistoworkonspeedSoAndifyoucan't practicewithbotspick a statictargetandjustmovearoundeachtimeyoushootatitYoujustwanttomakesurethatyoucan't seethetargetuntilyouturnaroundThisroutineisn't tooconcreteSofeelfreetochangeuptheorderorjustpracticethedrillsyouthinkyouneedthemostSometimes I practicefor 10 minutes a dayandsometimes I practiceforoveranhourThekeyistojuststayconsistentdon't becomeimpatientwantingfastresultsYouaren't goingtogotobedonenightandjustwakeupwithincredibleaimTherealityisimprovementisforgedthroughthegoodhabitsthatwerepeateachdaySomakeeverydaycountandifyouwanttoseemystrategyforfightingteamswhenyou'reoutnumberedYoucancheckoutthisvideorighthere.
I usedtohaveterribleaimthreeyearsago, likeitwasprettybadButaftermanyhoursofpracticeitnowlookslikethisAnd I getdailycommentsonmyhighkillgamesaccusingmeofhavingaimbotorhacksSono, I didn't installaimbotorbuy a reallygoodgamingchairAndit's notbecause I magicallygotbetterwhen I built a PC, becausetrustme, I didn't I gotbetterinlargepartbecause I startedusingpracticedrillstoworkonmyaimButittookme a reallylongtimetogetbetterbecause I didn't havesomeonetoshowmewhattopracticeSomyhopeisthatbysharingnineofmyfavoriteaimingdrillsandputtingtheminto a practiceroutineItwillsaveyoufromthemonthsoffrustrationthat I experiencedbefore I startedusingthemOkay, sobeforewegetstartedonthedrillsyouhavetoknowthataimingcanbebrokenupintotwomajorcategoriesThere's passiveaimandactiveaimandbothareextremelyimportantNowactiveaimiswhatmostpeoplethinkofwhentheyhearthewordaimIt's theactofmovingyourcrosshairto a targetControllinganyrecoilasthegunfiresandthentrackingthattargetasitmovesAndontheotherhandpassiveaimisyourcrosshairplacementwhenyouaren't in a gunfightThegoalofpassiveaimistoanticipatewhereyouropponentswillbeandthenusethattoyouradvantageSothatwhentheydoappearyouhavetomoveyourcrosshairaslittleaspossibletostarthittingyourshotsSomepeoplecallitcenteringorcrosshairplacement, butthenamedoesn't reallymatterYoujustneedtoknowthatpassiveaimisextremelyimportantbecausecallofdutytitlestypicallyhaveveryfasttimetokillThepersonwhohitsthefirstshotsusuallywin.