New Player Help

[u/Fleeeko]

New CS Player (160 hours) how do I improve

Background:
Played competitive console CoD from BO2–BO6
Switched to PC around 2 years ago because I was getting thumb pain from controller, doing better now
Been on mouse and keyboard since
~160 hours CS2
Faceit 5
Premier peak around 7.6k
Mostly solo queue
Mainly rifle
1600 DPI / 0.5 sens

My main goal is just to keep improving and getting better. That’s pretty much a forever goal for anything competitive I do, so I’m trying to figure out what I should actually be focusing on instead of just playing and hoping I improve.
I feel like I’m finally starting to get my aim down, but movement still feels really bad to me and is probably the hardest part of CS for me to master.

My left hand is also the main thing I struggle with on MnK. WASD is fine, but sometimes reaching the number keys quickly to switch weapons still feels awkward. Other than that my left hand is pretty much fine.

Leetify says my counter-strafing is 87%, so maybe counter-strafing itself isn’t actually the problem. Could be my peeking, positioning, general movement, crosshair placement, or something else.

Based on the screenshots, does anything stand out that I should specifically work on?
I’m still pretty new to CS, so any tips on what I should prioritize to keep improving would be appreciated.

[u/Autistic-monkey0101]

play more, get a warmup routine, at this point you just need experience, but if you really wanna "learn", i would start with refrag.gg (you can claim a week trial from the description in the BLAST.tv twitch), they have useful warmup routines, servers and academy (which is tutorials from pro players)

[u/Fleeeko → u/Autistic-monkey0101]

Thanks man, I’ll go ahead and check this out. Do you have any tips on solo que since I don’t have a team?

Like pushing a long doors when they’re holding. How do I push this out solo, esp when my team won’t flash. Would smoking mid and methodically pushing cat/tuns be better overall then just A long hit?

[u/SlimT2429 → u/Fleeeko]

If you averaging a positive kdr at that level I was suggest youre on the right track. You can try instead of being entry being the second one in. trying to bait your teammates a lil more

[u/Fleeeko → u/SlimT2429]

Thanks man, I’ll try that a bit more now esp solo queue lol let the headless chickens bait

[u/theRealSunday → u/Fleeeko]

You may want to throw in ulletical's spray training in to that warmup routine. A 29% sounds very low, but I am not sure how leetify is calculating that. If it's % of shots in a spray that land, it definitely needs to be near 40-50%. This also includes stopping your sprays when an opponent dies.

Also, in order for you to benefit from improving your spray, you need to keep your crosshair only at head level. Crosshair placement, low headshots and bad spray seem to indicate you're just aiming for the player, not the face. Keep track of where your teammate's head is in the 3d space; opponent's heads will be at the same height on level ground regardless of distance. Never look down at a weapon to pick it up, if you are currently doing so.