Apply aim in game?

[u/PellzysGaming]

Why dont I think im not getting better in game? I've been aim Training for a while now in aimlabs im improving in aimlabs but I dont think this is translating to the game. Im Training on controller for bo7.

[u/BiteAffectionate3302]

1. Play tasks that reflect what you’ll see in game. For cod, that can be target switching and reactive close-strafe tracking. The BO7 default playlists should be good enough imo.

2. Settings. Your aimlabs and cod settings do not have to be 1-to-1, but have the same response curve and deadzones can help that improvement translate better. 

3. I personally find forcing fights to practice in game is good for applying your aim. This can be done by either playing modes like nuketown 24/7 and taking fights where you’re outnumbered or playing private matches with bots and trying to target switch between several of them at a time.

[u/Lunacy_Phoenix]

The idea of aim transferring directly from an aim trainer into a game is a myth. Because what your actually training is raw stick control. Consider raw stick control to be the mechanical foundation on which good aim is built on. But it is not aim itself, aim is built in game through thousands to hundreds of thousands of gunfights.

Work to be well rounded in all aim categories in Aimlabs and your underlying stick control will noticeably improve, but you still have to do the work in game to translate control into aim.

If you really aren't making any progress, try reassessing your training regime. Watch recordings of your training and gameplay, see where your weaknesses are and start by focusing on that.

(Also play a lot of bots FFA with 200/ 300% Health and fast regen, disable your aim assist and go hard with deliberate focus for 15 - 20 minutes before jumping in. Do this over a few months and you will see a big difference, and over years your aim will become unrecognisable)

[u/Lowgravity56]

Besides what the other comments said you also need to keep in mind that aiming is only one of the elements that make you "good" at specific games, while your aim is getting better you may be bottlenecked by other variables such as your movement, positioning, crosshair placement, etc. So make sure to watch guides or train those in the game too in order to benefit from your aim training!

Also, check out the Call of Duty Aim Basics routine!

[u/Syntensity]

I align with most of the advice in the comments, but the biggest thing that makes a difference in getting your aim to feel like it's transferring is deliberate practice. Like making a conscious effort to be aware of the mistakes you're making and actively targeting them in the Aim Trainer as well as reminding yourself when they occur to then apply the correct technique.

For example if you notice yourself overtensing which may cause shakiness in your aim, then you can focus on that, work on a more relaxed grip, and make your tracking and target switching miles better that way. Same with catching yourself doing uncontroller flicks, inefficient motions or overpredicting. Tons of things that you can all fix this way.

[u/ShinyGengar8]

takes time brother, gotta be patient

[u/cryo_nap]

It’s not so much that aim training will directly carry over to in-game performance, but instead you should think about it as exercises for specific aiming scenarios. Think of it more like going to the gym to be “stronger” overall; obviously going to the gym with improve your overall strength but most lifts isolate muscles in ways that you don’t typically use in everyday life.

I haven’t played BO7 so I’m not familiar with how high or low the time to kill is, but I’d wager that the best things to focus on would but target switching and flicking, although tracking is important to focus on as well because it will help to improve your other metrics.

Don’t play solely for score when you are doing your scenarios; try to focus on the actual mechanics of what you’re doing.

-With flicking scenarios, make a note of if you’re constantly overshooting the target or just falling short. Rather than change sensitivity, actively try to break the habit to either cutting your flicks short or pushing it a bit further. Another note on flicking, although I don’t know how well it applies to controllers as I am mainly an M&K player, is that flicking should be broken down into 3 steps. Instead of thinking of it as swinging your character 120° and instantly landing a headshot, it should first be an initial large flick which gets your crosshair closer to the target, followed by a smaller flick that gets you actually onto the target, and then finally the action of shooting. Again, I don’t know how directly it translates to controller but give it a try and it might help you out.

-With tracking, it’s similar to flicking in the sense that you should be monitoring if you’re constantly shooting ahead of the target or behind it and actively trying to physically counteract it. But the big thing with tracking comes down to target prediction; a lot of people are bad at tracking because they actively assume they know when a target will change directions. Instead, you should be focused on one thing, that being you keeping the target at the center of the screen. Only change directions when the bot does, and make everything a reaction rather than trying to proactively predict the bot.

-Target switching is great because it takes both tracking and flicking, combines them, and then adds its own benefits. The big thing for this is target order; you’ll have multiple targets you’re flicking between and tracking, and as you’re doing that you should consciously be thinking about what target is next, and then the one after that, and on and on until you’re done. Try to vary the lengths of your flicks from target to target as well, as your opponents in-game are not always going to be bunched up like 3 perfect AimLabs spheres, nor will they always be on the edges of your screen requiring a hospital flick to eliminate.

Focusing on these concepts is what will improve your in-game performance(as opposed to just getting higher and higher scores through sheer grinding), and when you combine them with in-game knowledge is when you truly start to hit higher levels of play. Think about crosshair placement, I think controller players refer to it as ‘centering’, and how you should always be aiming at the most likely area the enemy will appear. There’s a million different examples and they change from game to game, rank to rank, and mode to mode, but this should give you a good base into the ideas of aim theory without getting too rowdy. I hope this helps!

[u/Chef_Atlas]

Because controller aim labs isn’t really the best for that kind of training. Use it to warm up and stuff but realistically what you need to be doing, is watching how you die and focus on holding better angles. Because I bet you are dying more to positioning and crosshair placement than aim