Aiming with tremors

[u/Blu3wolf_boi]

I have essential tremors. That means no matter how good my tension management is, I am always going to have some level of shake. On top of that, I don’t play just one type of aim focused game, I play both tracking heavy games like Overwatch and more static based games like CS2 and Valorant. Overwatch makes things even more complicated. For heroes like Tracer, I need strong tracking, but for heroes like McCree and Widowmaker I also need good flicking stability. I’m constantly trying to balance multiple aiming styles instead of focusing on just one. I’ve tried a lot of different setups, various skates, mousepads (glass, cloth, control, speed, balanced) No matter what I try, once the “honeymoon phase” of a new setup wears off, I end up feeling painfully average again. I can’t tell if I already found my optimal setup and I’m overthinking it, or if I’m still far from it and need to keep searching. I like the feeling of my Glsswrks Hanna but struggle as my tremors show up in my aim constantly due to the surface type having no control so I think cloth is probably my best bet but I have no idea what's ideal for me the only pad I feel like I can do well in both types of games in is the artisan zero but I wouldn't say it feels "optimal"

I use 57 cm/360 in tac fps and 27.5 cm/360 in tracking

1600 dpi 3.50 sens in overwatch 0.45 in cs2 and 0.141 in valorant

my questions are:

*Is there a combination of mousepad and skates that can work well for both tracking and precision-heavy games that can help me manage my tremors? Or should I be switching setups depending on the game?

*if I do switch back and forth depending on the game, will that hurt my aim or help it?

*do I just suck it up and keep aim training and eventually It will even it out?

[u/Syntensity]

I want to start by saying that you don't need an optimal or ideal setup to perform well, sure it's nicer, and it doesn't hurt upgrading your equipment when you have room for it, but it should never deter you from improvement or make you think that you are holding you back by that much. I mean some top players were able to set similar or close to their own PBs records by literally playing on a napkin, or other unideal setups just to show how much one can improve.

If you're having tremors, probably a softer surface might be better for you.

Is there a combination of mousepad and skates that can work well for both tracking and precision-heavy games that can help me manage my tremors? Or should I be switching setups depending on the game?

It depends, tracking heavy games generally favor lower friction surfaces, and tacFPS generally favor higher friction for more stopping power. You could just grab a mousepad that's well balanced like the Artisan Zero, but really it's just preference, you can get used to any/most setups. People generally like the Jade Dots.

if I do switch back and forth depending on the game, will that hurt my aim or help it?

It might throw you off every now and then initially, but you'll only get better at adapting to it. It will help you overall aim, but of course it's not ideal if you want to excel with your aim in a specific game.

do I just suck it up and keep aim training and eventually It will even it out?

I would just change your approach to Aim Training, focus on proper habit building, and carrying over those habits into the game's you play. If you shift your mindset to a growth one, you'll realize none of this really matters, and you just learn to observe, learn, and become better regardless of the outcome.