How To Get Better Aim On Mouse and Keyboard (Updated PC Aim Guide )
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Learn how to get better aim on mouse and keyboard by understanding sensitivity, arm vs wrist aiming, crosshair placement, motor skills, the role of aim trainers, and more. ▼ Aim routines ▼
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This is a follow up and update to my previous aim guide. Getting good aim on PC can sometimes seem like a daunting task, especially if all your friends are already so far ahead of you in terms of mechanical skill level. Getting better aim on mouse and keyboard takes time but the truth is anyone can do it. You don't have to be a pro gamer to have great aim. You can improve your aim fast by understanding the fundamental aiming principles like: sensitivity, corsshair placement, the true role muscle memory, and how to practice your aim effectively inside aim trainers such as Kovaak's or Aimlab.
Aim mastery takes a high level of fine motor skills and mouse control. The best way to improve your mouse aim and mouse control is through aim training inside of isolated environments. Aim practice inside of actual games is important too as that will improve not only your aim but also other game mechanics like using your movement to peak and dodge. However when looking to improve mouse control specifically you want to remove as many variables as possible, which is what aim trainer programs are great for.
The first step in figuring out how to get better aim on mouse and keyboard is of course finding a reasonable mouse sensitivity. This a huge topic and I've already got multiple videos discussing how to find your sensitivity but I briefly go over it again in this aim guide by covering high sensitivity vs low sensitivity and the relation each has to your arm and wrist when aiming. For those curious here is the playlist with my other videos discussing mouse sensitivity in depth. • How To Find Mouse Sens...
When discussing aim improvement it's important to mention the topic of gaming mice as having a sufficient gaming mouse is important when trying to get better aim on mouse and keyboard. You don't need the latest and greatest gaming mouse as long as the one you're using has a decent sensor. Not all mice are created equal. See my "Do Gaming Mice Really Matter" Video for more info: • Do Gaming Mice Really ...
In my last aiming guide video titled "How To Get Good Aim on Mouse and Keyboard", I talked about turning the separate actions of flicking, verifying corsshair postion, and micro correcting into one fluid movement. This time around I go over a few more useful mouse and keyboard aiming tips. When trying to get better aim on mouse and keyboard many people go too fast when practicing flick aiming. It's important to push yourself when aim training but not before you have a good foundation. A great way to practice this is to think of a flick as nothing more than a really fast drag of your mouse. Another thing to consider when talking about how to get better aim on mouse and keyboard is tracking aim. An important part of Improving your tracking aim on PC is getting better smoothness in your mouse movements. The more shaky your mouse movements are the less accurate your aim will be. The other useful tip to get better tracking aim is to not over think and overpredict your targets movement. Trick yourself into believing that the target will forever keep moving in the same direction until they don't at which point you simply flick back onto them and repeat the process. Doing these things is a great way to get better aim on mouse and keyboard.
If you want to learn how to get better aim on mouse and keyboard then this video along with my other pc aiming tutorials are a great start.
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0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Mouse Sensitivity
2:55 - Do You Need An Expensive Mouse?
3:30 - Aiming Technique
5:35 - Should You Look At the Crosshair or Target?
6:26 - What Is Crosshair Placement
8:10 - Motor Skills and Muscle Memory
9:38 - Mouse Control and Aim Trainers
11:48 - Tracking vs Click Timing
12:25 - Tips For Tracking Aim
12:29 - Tips For Flicking
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You think it's better a 1:1 sens? Hip and ads I mean
Transitioning from controller to mouse has been tough. Thanks for the tips!
I'm glad it was helpful :D
Now Mutch you improve?
Haha same the default sense was max fast but had to tweak my settings
Its well worth the transition trust me
@@lethalbeatz995ain’t that the truth
Solid Tips man! Your first video got me started on my journey to get better aim overall and gave me alot to think about. Thanks for all the help when i would ask you questions on stream too, legit helped me to get the aim i have rn which i am really happy with. Even after so long this video still gave me new things to think about. GGs
Awesome, I'm glad I was able to help and also it's nice to know this video is still helpful for more experienced players too. :D
Bro! I have just found your Chamber aim guide in my recommended videos. And now I've finished this one vid too. And... I can't believe what I just saw. This is such a masterpiece, a real quality content within such a short length of the video itself. And not only the topics of the video are informative but there are a good edits and montage on background. And even a subtitles for not-native English speakers like me. You are amazing. +1 of my favourite content creators even thou I've just saw only 2 videos, I can see it already
Wow , thank you. I'm glad you like my videos. Hopefully my future videos will be just as useful to you.
I just started playing on mouse and keyboard and i can already tell that wrist aiming and arm aiming can both have their implications, wrist aiming helps steady and lock down that aim and arm aiming is really useful for snsps and all around to look around and move the camera smoothly
This video quality and division of subjects is applaudable.
Thank you! I appreciate that. :D
THE MOST INFORMATIVE VIDEO I HAVE FOUND ON CZcams thank you for this
I'm glad you found it helpful. Hopefully my other videos and future videos will help as well. Are there any questions you still have after watching it?
Great video with lots of solid information!
Thanks, I appreciate the comment :D
BROOO I LIKE YOUR VIDS KEEP MAKING THEM IT HELPS ME YOU ARE THE ONE CHANNEL THAT IS ACTUALLY USEFULL YOU DESERVE MORE SUBS!
Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
this deserves a lot more likes man. You great mentor!
Thank you! I appreciate it very much.
Dude underrated af
Thanks, I took a break from competitive multiplayer (actually from shooters in general lmao) for approximately 2 years I think due to personal reasons and noticed how my aim went from Deadshot to stormtrooper.
You can get it back 😁
very very very beautiful video you are the best and deserve more support keep it up
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it. I'm glad the video was helpful. :D
Nice video man! Gotta stream more
:D thanks! I know, for sure I need to start back up soon.
solid video helps a ton
Thanks! I hope people will find it useful.
Thank u so much man I really really mean it! I just recently switched to mnk on fortnite and I couldn’t hit a single shot and I would keep turning it down and down and it got to a point were I could hit more shots but I could not build or edit bc my sens was so slow so really thank u so much bc now I can hit almost all my shots
Awesome. I'm glad it was useful for you :D
Nice job bro! Honored to be a paid actor in this one :)
Haha thanks for the help.
So in conclusion i need a new mouse with a better sensor, a bigger mousepad because my current one isn't good, and i need to practice
Whoa!! You play Trombone?! Nice dude!
Yep 🤣
i kinda have to learn the physics of the game to kind of "predict" the targets movement
Yep practicing inside of real games and not just aim trainers is important. It's best if you combine the two. Practice in aim trainers give you more repetitions and you can work on specifics, where as practice in real games trains you to be able to read movement and how to use your own movement as well.
Can you make a video on specifically on vertical aiming in faster games like Quake Champions? Nobody ever seems to talk about that. I find horizontal aiming much easier since you're pivoting around a set point (like your elbow) but vertical aiming is much trickier. I kind of rest my arm on my elbow forearm when playing so going up or down makes me change from this position and it doesn't feel natural. I need a new approach. Please help someone.
I know this is old but I've been using Apex Legend's firing range to get exactly this in. I put it on octane, who's ultimate is a jump pad that launches you into the air. From there I use a wingman and practice my vertical shots for an hour or so.
I’m having issue trying to not predict the enemy’s movement, this leads to general tracking to be pretty jittery as I’m always expecting the enemy to change directions. Any tips?
12:25 When you're practicing you have to just tell yourself mentally the target will keep going in the same direction. Use all your brain power to believe it. If it changes direction then you flick back and do it again in the other direction. It's tough at first but the more you do it the easier it gets in the future.
Every games has specific animations that show what direction they’re going. Like it’s not the the floating circles in aim trainers. Like they turn there hips before they move.
@@brown9671 focus on the head
@@brown9671In roblox the whole avatar turns lol.
Get a controller
What do you mean specifically and physically when you say using both arm and wrist together? Your forearm is resting on table edge and you pivot from it, but is your wrist/palm ever resting and being pivoted from? Like the smooth tracking at 10:12, can you explain what parts of your arm and wrist/palm is having how much contact with the pad? I apologize if the questions are very specific, but I dont get it, and you do, obviously ;) And I wanna learn right :)
Great questions. I personally have about 60 - 70% of my forearm on the desk with my elbow off the table. My wrist and palm do lightly touch the mousepad but I generally try to not plant my wrist. It's never firmly locked into place and I can move it away quickly with my arm if that makes sense. Also my thumb and pinky are also just barely touching the mousepad for slightly more friction. I will also change my pivot points on the fly. for example if I know I'm likely going to track a target for a long distance like in the smooth tracking part I will slightly raise my elbow off the table to where it just barely hovers over the mouse pad. I'm still pivoting from my elbow even though my forearm isn't resting anymore. The wrist and arm work together by complimenting each other. The wrist is more precise. Think of a waving action 👋 within the range of that "wave" your wrist will be more precise than your arm. However that's a pretty small zone so there are times when you need to use your arm. The arm is great for range of motion and it can move your "wave zone" to a new spot on your mouse pad rather quickly. If you get fast enough at that action it will almost be one fluid movement. The other important part about your arm is it's way smoother than using just your wrist alone. Hopefully that helps.
Hopefully that answers your questions. Lmk if not.
@@DatGoodSir Yeah, thanks a lot man! When I started learning aim, I went from high sens wrist only, to putting my arm on table and lowering sens. But I still naturally use wrist planted for everything except 180s and such, because it gives me good accuracy. So when I track, I'm suddenly out of room, and drag my wrist across the pad, very uneven. So I need to be aware and learn to use the arm properly, even though it feels unnatural. I just want to be able to use as much wrist as possible without it being detrimental. Appreciate your answer!
sorry for a late question but for somereason when i try to aim and walk it wont let me i can only aim when standing still is there any way to fix this??
In games with ADS when your FoV is changed by that what proportions must be between hip and ads sens? because you need to learn to different ones sometimes if settings are too different
It depends on the actual fov while zoomed not every ads zoom is the same fov so the proportions will be different. Thankfully most games will do the math for you and will have some sort of zoom sens ratio setting. Leaving that at 1 is usually the best setting.
i ltterly canat use myy arm to aim feels to weird tired it for a month and I played worse than just my wrist
i get about 3 360's from 20cm of mouse space. thats just me though, ANNND my aim sucks 😂 but thats how i feel i play best, i have my bad days but then i have moments where i absolutely carry teams while outscoring the opposite team too. i think a lot of aiming skill comes down to reaction speed. if im against a guy with slow reactions but good aim, and i have fast reactions with a shit aim, i am still able to dump on him simply for having that split second advantage to adjust my crosshair correctly, so i can spray him up before he can even lift his gun. i've still had moments where i get the upper hand and lose a gunfight due to my aim though.
I want to see what other people think about this, the first game i got good at was paladins and when i played paladins i played on 10cm/360 because it helped me to keep up with all the movement in paladins. but now im playing valorant and i want to lower my sens but i struggle to pivot my wrist and react fast with a low sens. i cant play on anything less than 20cm/360 and i feel like the high sens is holding me back but i cant perform on low sens its too uncomfortable.
Why do you think that the high sens is holding you back? Do you have any specifics?
hey dgs how long do you think you should give yourself until you should try something different/new with your aim? (grip, sens, visual focus, etc.)
It depends on the reason for changing it. If it's because you want to experiment in order to optimize then I'd say there's no rule but just make sure you give everything a fair try. If it's because you're performing bad in game I would try to look at other factors outside of just aim. Like positioning, decision making, game sense, communication etc before dramatically changing your setup.
I use a notebook as my mouse pad (paper not the cover) and use like a Microsoft school mouse, does getting a actual mouse pad and better mouse actually help with aim?
I like to use the analogy of a runner and running shoes. If they were to use a boot instead it would hinder them but practice is what truly makes them fast not the shoe. I made a video about this topic where I explain the differences between normal mice and gaming mice. czcams.com/video/aPb1HAazceA/video.html
My aim is good but I can't aim on enemies who are on very up or down side. My back side of the palm and arm keeps rubbing on the mouse pad cause of friction. So I can't move my mouse as smooth as I want.
Yeah vertical aiming is definitely harder for most people. Using claw grip or finger tip grip can help some because it leaves room to push the mouse up and down with your fingers.
when you switch games should you have the exact same sens as other games you play cuz i feel you would struggle when playing a different game if your sens isn't what it is used to
You can if you want. But many people don't. Shroud for example uses a different sensitivity every game. It does take some adjustment time but the brain is good at adapting. But it can help you in your main game to practice in other games with the same sens. For example using a low CSGO sens inside a fast game like quake is going to help you when you switch back to CS because using your low sens in a much faster game helps to train speed.
so wow
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This may sound like I complain, but this just doesn't work for me. I've been trying to learn how to aim with a mouse but nothing works. I appreciate your video and ackowledge it's help though, keep up the good work.
called "Fine motor Skill"
mor tips plz
Any tips & techniques for vertical aim?
It's easier if you claw grip or fingertip grip because it allows you to push the mouse up and down with your fingers rather than moving your arm in and out awkwardly. Having a tall mousepad also helps.
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I feel like I have zero control of my mouse when using more wrist/finger movements, i always feel like I need somewhere to anchor either my arm or fingers dragging on the pad to aim for finer motions. my arm just really tenses up when I try to aim slowly at something instead of just flicking, it’s hard to explain but really affects my aim. Any tips would be helpful? And love the vid
That does make sense. I personally always have a little amount of finger contact with the mouse pad for a tad bit of friction. It terms on slowly aiming instead of flicking that just needs time to develop. At the end of the day it's all about motor skill development. I recommend playing some tracking maps in either kovaaks or aimlab with a low fov and fast sensitivity (keep using normal sens in real games) It will feel strange at first but it Will speed up the process of developing control and smoothness.
@@DatGoodSir thanks mate I’ll give that a try. I used to be pretty good at fps games a long time ago but I decided to fix my posture because I had back pain but ever since that I’ve been getting worse and worse at aiming almost feels like I’m writing on paper without resting any of my arm on the desk. I’m very bad at explaining things but thanks anyway.
I’m going from a Glorious model D mouse to a Logitech G502 Hero and my aim has tanked.
Your voice sounds like minions from megamind:V but anyways This video is good for improve my aim
Haha thank you
Great tips, but unfortunately i have to play on probably a higher sensitivity than most, because my desk physically does not have enough space. I play at 12 Cm/360, any lower and i can't do a 360.
Sometimes you have to make the best of what you have. On the plus side you can take this time to train your finger motor skills! Once you eventually do have a larger space you will be able to make use of those motor skills even on a slower sensitivity you will have better finger control. Some people even play like 12 -16cm on purpose for a short period of time in order to develop that.
I’ll keep that in mind, thanks!
Finally one thats not just for fortnite!
But how ? Do you move hand or you move arm and then only wrist i dont understand how to just moove the mouse ._. Can someone help
Mostly arm unless you're holding an angle and you only need to flick a small distance then you can use wrist. In general use your arm for everything that you can and when a mouse movement that you need to make is too small for your arm then use the wrist fine tune the movement.
@@DatGoodSir Thanks I will try 👌🏼
whats the game you were sniping on called? not cs or val
Unreal Tournament or Quake Champions. I'm not sure which you're referring to.
I still play with low sense but still only move my wrist
It's not impossible to play like that but I definitely recommend at least trying using the arm too. At the very least give it a try.
I just can’t seem to incorporate arm movement into my aiming
It does take time for sure. It's well worth it though it will pay off later when your movements are way smoother.
I was on 86cm and was a tracer main etc and I got used to it but everyone told me it was to slow for anything so now I'm struggling to pick a sensitivity :/
I understand I was a low sens CSGO player and then I started playing quake and everyone said I was too low. Eventually I listened and gave higher sens a try and boy am I glad that I did. My advice is try to find a game or game mode that is fun to use higher sens with. You'll be more motivated to practice if you're having fun with it. In Overwatch that might look like playing Ana paintball to get used to a new sens for example.
@@DatGoodSir I will I'm trying 20cm atm and I'm liking the feel and everything but I might stick to the lower side maybe 43cm
@@DatGoodSir in your opinion what's to low
@@Godzilla015 It depends on the game. Tac shooters like valorant and CSGO can get away with lower sensitivity for example. I wouldn't go past 45 cm unless I was playing CSGO. I personally use 35.8 cm and like to stay between 38 cm and 30 cm. But that's just my preference.
@@DatGoodSir alright thanks for the replies and feedback im gonna stick around 43-35 and see what i like
whats your overwatch crosshair?
I'll check later tonight.
So, wait, do you track with your arm, or your wrist or both. And how? And I wanted to ask, how do you make your aim and movements smoother. Been playing on pc for years. I can’t get that down at all.
I also remember you mentioning that you use your arm to “stabilize” your wrist. Can you elaborate on that?
Generally I use mostly arm for tracking and use the wrist when I need a little more range of motion. When my arm is no longer in a comfortable position to keep going Instead of picking up the mouse and recenetering my hand on the mousepad I'll try to squeeze out a little more distance by using my wrist. In terms of how to make aim smoother a good way is use kovaaks or aimlab and practice tracking maps on a higher sens and lower fov than you typically play on. You don't have to keep those settings forever and also you can keep using your normal sensitivity in actual games but that's good way to practice smoothness.
@@moonmoon2479 The arm is much easier to move smoothly compared to the wrist but sometimes the movements you're tracking are so tiny that it's hard to only use your arm. So use mostly arm when tracking because the arm won't be as Shakey. But also use the wrist when needed for micro movements or a little extra range of motion.
@@DatGoodSir thank you for answering. I’ll give it a shot. I wanted to ask two more things real quick if you don’t mind. One, how do you do micro adjustments up and down if the wrist can’t do that? And two, how do you use your chest and shoulders in play? I’ve never figured that out.
@@moonmoon2479 I personally use a claw grip so my fingers will do micro corrections up and down. It's really easy for me I just either push or pull the mouse closer or further away from my palm. Shoulder and Chest get involved when you use your arm. not all arm movement is coming directly from the elbow itself. Low sens is easier to tell when they get involved but on high sens their movements are extremely small but still there. Especially when using the arm for tracking.
At 5:00 what game is this ? Not Val
It's called Quake Champions on steam
Nice vids man, i like to learn more i play mw2 lots of hours and still very bad, i use high sensivity i cant move my mouse like that i like small movements but i think its the wrong way
Thank you! COD players typically use a higher sensitivity so it makes sense that your mouse movements would be smaller but if you think you're missing too much then you might consider incorporating more arm movements on a lower sensitivity. If you have any questions feel free to drop by one of my streams on twitch ( every Tuesday & Friday 7PM CST) or join my discord discord.gg/XdYWDHR
i play csgo iwith 3 sens 1600 dpi pls help i have parkinson aim
How much desk space do you have? You probably don't want to go over 1 sens on 1600 dpi as that is still really fast.
@@DatGoodSir whole desk mat but still parkinson aim
@@freetibet2691 try using 0.9 sens on 1600 dpi for one week and see if it gets better 3 on 1600 is incredibly high.
I have probably 4,000 hours in FPS games on pc since I got my pc 18 months ago and I'm still not even average and lose to probably 50% of the people I come across in Apex
I really don't understand what I'm doing wrong... I've been using an aim trainer for over 6 months too and I don't see any improvement...
Can i get an update on ur situation?
@odeee_1 It was actually the matchmaking putting me against ever-increasingly tough opponents which gave the illusion that I wasn't improving! I only play Apex casually now as grinding for ranked had me stressed constantly! But in other FPS games I'd say I'm above average (thanks to how tough Apex is and the skill ceiling I'd say)!
It's almost night and day when you go from Apex to most other FPS games, even down to things other than aim like game sense and positioning
Why is your mouse on the right side? Are you right handed or something?
Yes I am right handed. Although almost everyone uses the mouse in their right hand even if they are left-handed. There are a few exceptions to that of course.
@@DatGoodSir Yeah my left handed friend also uses his mouse on the left side
what if you play games like roblox
This all still applies.
@@DatGoodSir i play on the 3 lowest sensitivity on roblox but find it hard to use my arm
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Haha. You can get there!
Muscle memory is fake, you know why, you been playing games all your life.
the right theme is"Fine Motor Skills, Tracking and Game Awareness"
I agree with you and that is a big point I made in the video. Motor skill development should be the focus not muscle memory. However muscle memory isn't fake. It's a very real thing. Although, it is a very poorly named thing and it has very little to do with muscles. Every time you practice an action the neurological pathways get an insolation around them called myelin. So in other words your brain gets more efficient at doing those moments. It is the entire reason why practicing anything allows us to get better including motor skill development. It's not about memorizing sensitivity etc and it shouldn't be used as an excuse to not get better. But saying outright that it is fake or not real is an incorrect scientific statement that gets often repeated by "aim communities"
mouse aiming is just miserable. Shooters on pc are also miserable. too snappy. too long engagement distances. no fun. impossible to learn when dead every half second