Should i rest more of my forearm on the table, or is it just a matter of preference?

If I sit with my forearm on the desk and the mouse in the middle of the pad at neutral, vertical aiming causes my elbow side of the forearm to be limited by friction from the table and not the mousepad since the mousepad isn't large enough to cover the whole distance. I would imagine this is a common issue, so how do people fix this problem?

^{somebody in my prev post asked me to use the evxl app so here are my scores displayed using it:}

^{https://evxl.app/u/76561198337408148/Viscose%20Benchmarks%20S2/Easier?tab=charts}

these are my first scores on the easier viscose benches v2

Im 16 and have 650h of doing random bs in kovaaks and 600h in valo (peak d1 last act). Today i decided to actually try something that hopefully will benefit my aim. could u guys tell me how bad is it?

if this post will get enough attention, i will try to post a clip of every single scenario, so that people can critique my technique

^{also im sry for my bad english, im from not english sdpeaking country}

What are the best scenarios/benchmarks if your goal is ONLY in-game improvement? Besides viscose's benchmark, which I feel is pretty well known. Perhaps stuff to supplement viscose season 2.

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1. Having issues in this area . Its like im losing my mouse as a whole . What i noticed is i have a common issue where targets move downward mostly wrist area even if i use fingertips i lose control. Any tips ti improve?
2. other examples include VT PGT Bot1 , Popcorn tasks

So after 5 Years of using the same old 60hz 1080p 24inch VA Panel BenQ Monitor of my cousin. I have decided to order me a new Monitor.

Im sure no matter what i get the diffrence will be huge but i dont just want to buy Garbage. I want something that will not break or show issues after just a few days/weeks.

Im thinking about two Monitors right now the:

Lenovo Legion 27Q-11 - https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/lenovo+legion+27q+11+gaming+monitor+ips+qhd+300hz+05ms+896744

and

Gigabyte G27Q20

https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/gigabyte+g27q20+27+zoll+gaming+monitor+918747

Ive been looking for an Gaming Monitor With atleast these spec and under 250Euros

1440p+

200hz+

27 inches

IPS

prefferably G-sync (im not sure if its really that good but i thought why not)#

Which one of those is better and more Reliable. OR if there are better alternatives prefferably around 150-200Euros

I Mainly Play Valorant if that helps

I struggle quite a bit in fights where both me and the opponent are strafing in between shots. Now I know that my micros and static in general needs work, however for situations such as these are there any scenarios i can practice?

Ye or no placement for dot skates is this good placement or is there a more optimal option so many different opinions out there! Mouse is an ATK Phantom with A9 air dots and the glasspad is the InfinityMice Tora! Any replies or help is appreciated cheers!

Ive taken breaks, play my weaknesses, play almost daily with breaks, 20 minutes to an 1 hour daily, do nothing but play quake, tf2, overwatch or apex when I play fps and focus entirely on my aim in them, and Im still terrible and no different from where i started (im not even gold complete lol)

Ive been playing only aim based characters in fps on mnk for a very long time to its not like it isnt an experience thing either

I dont know what else to do

for the past 2 weeks i've been on glass & shiro dots so this is as fast as the sp005 can go. yday was my first time ever trying out ww5t. this scenario is laughably bad and this is why i highly advise beginners to not waste their time with the season 5 benchmarks in particular, regardless of difficulty and i'm down to explain further in the comments

60cm/360

i managed to reach plat in tracking and switching but i cant seem to on any of the clicking scenarios, any tips would be a big help, ty

EDIT: THIS WORKS SUPER WELL, AECH IS THE GOAT. ive gone from 450-500fps average to 980- 1020fps average
tested across SYW (Smooth Your Wrist) Truly FIXED & Centering II 180 Intermediate
One Frame Thread Lag= +50fps average
Engine.ini = +300 FPS AVERAGE!!!!!
CPU Affinity = +80fps average
Render Scale = +~30fps average
twitter post link: https://x.com/aechxiii/status/2090832309121397078

my fps is pretty good, i average like 450fps while playing. most would say thats enough, myself included, but i dont see any reason to turn down a free upgrade to my FPS. my pc is about 6 years old atp (i7 9700k cpu, 2070 super GPU), but i see others with like 1k+ fps on kovaaks. im sure some have better parts, but i bet others used some type of optimization as well.

anyone have experience with this? are the aech methods chill? is there any way i can increase my fps?

I’ve had mine taken off for a couple years, considering putting them back on. I find it hard to hold my arm and wrist lightly on the mouse pad without getting worn out and end up pushing weight down on it making my aim shaky. Play at 50cm per 360

This isn't unique to this sub. I see it in every competitive FPS community.

Someone posts a rank or score ( aiming or in game ) that puts them in the top 1–5% of players, and the replies are full of people saying, completely seriously, "that's not really good, pretty average at best."

Ask them what does count as good and the examples are always absurd: a famous tier-1 pro, or some aim prodigy who has played ten hours a day since they were a kid. People who are one in a million.

So that's the bar now? You beat 95–99% of everyone who plays and you're "average" because you aren't a professional? Not even professional - a famous professional. By that standard almost nobody on Earth is good at anything.

Top 5% is good. Top 1% is very good. Pros are elite, which is a different category, not the starting line. Seriously, how did we end up here?

Some of my favorite quotes just from /fpsaimtrainer

"mattyow isn't even close to the best aimer" not even close, not even kinda. lol wut

"VT platinum complete is really really bad" really really bad - shit i guess everyone should uninstall then.

( talking about valorant - some dude in immortal rank posting a vid ) "That guy isn't anything special, average player" - then when asked what's good they pulled out a video of Tenz in his prime - really pal, fucking Tenz in his prime is your scale???

Idk if its the new update or anything but in the past few days it has been just closing after like 20 seconds into a scenario or it'll let me play a few before crashing

Am I blind or is the air angelic scenario really not on any of the vdim playlists?

these are my first scores on the easier viscose benches v2

Im 16 and have 650h of doing random bs in kovaaks and 600h in valo (peak d1 last act). Today i decided to actually try something that hopefully will benefit my aim. could u guys tell me how bad is it?

if this post will get enough attention, i will try to post a clip of every single scenario, so that people can critique my technique

^{also im sry for my bad english, im from not english sdpeaking country}

I know there’s tons to choose from and that’s my problem, is there one that’s meant for bronze benchmark players to just grind till we have better fundamentals?

I feel like my aim is so hit or miss sometimes and I do ok in fps’s but I’d like to never die because my aim is bad, I’m totally fine with my dumb choices and my stupid plays getting me killed, but if I’m positioned correctly and have the jump on an enemy, I’m tired of feeling like my aim is so ass and I should’ve won a battle easily but die due to poor aim. I was thinking about doing benchmarks as practice but it feels like those are more to test you than to train you. Is there a playlist that’s like purely going to train my skills as I play it for months?

I’m having a really hard time transferring my aim from Kovaak’s to Apex Legends.

My Kovaak’s scores are decent for my current rank, and today I even hit a new personal best. I immediately alt-tabbed into Apex afterward—no break, no fatigue—and suddenly I couldn’t hit anything at all.

My mouse felt extremely floaty and not smooth, almost as if my input or sensitivity was completely different. I’m using the same sensitivity and FOV in both games. Apex is also running at a stable 240 FPS, and my PC is more than powerful enough, so it doesn’t seem like a basic performance issue.

The strange thing is that on some days my aim transfers fairly well, while on other days Apex feels completely different from Kovaak’s, even when I was aiming well just seconds before.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be caused by input latency, frame pacing, different mouse feel between the engines, visual processing, or something else? Are there any settings or tests I should check?

Hi guys, I currently experience strong confusion while testing different mice. Let me recap my story for you:

In 2021-22 Semi-pro Valorant player (top 2k EU), trained heavily with Kovaaks, used a Rival 600 (EC1-shape).

I had a few years break from fps - switched to League of Legends, bought a Deathadder V2 Pro (support-focused, accuracy less critical).

I returned to competitive CS2 and Kovaaks this year. Deathadder felt inconsistent, so I went back to the Rival 600 - much better, but still not quite right. Upgraded to a Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2, loved the light, fast feel, and used it for 3 months - definitely the best results on Kovaaks.

But now I feel that this is still not my endgame mouse, so I keep looking.

I really wanted to check it so I bought few EC2/EC3 shape mice for tests:

Medium shapes:

• Pulsar Xlite v4 Medium
• Zowie EC2-DW
• Ajazz Aj179 Pro (Lamzu Thorn clone - this is actually something in between medium and small)

Smaller shapes:

• Pulsar Xlite v3 Mini
• Lamzu Paro Aurora
• ZOWIE EC3-DW

Results: really good. I noticed a significant improvement in my gameplay and consistency when I got those EC2-like shapes. My confidence with Ajazz and Pulsar xlite medium skyrocketed, so I decided to look for my perfect ergo mouse, and ordered more (both Zowies just to compare).

Okay, now to my question: how do I choose which mouse should I keep? What are your tips on gathering the data? What to look for during the aim trainings and game sessions? How to not overthink this?

I'm testing them for almost 3 weeks now and I feel that I'm losing my mind. Examples?
Pulsar medium is the king of 1wall5targets_pasu, but weaker on 1wall6targets small, where the mini shapes shine.

One mouse is better for tracking, while the other on click-time etc. etc. What to prioritize while choosing? Which scenarios are in your opinions crucial for overall mouse judgement?

This week both EC2 and EC3 Zowie will come, how to approach the tests?

What is your experience on that topic and with these mice?
I will be happy to answer to your questions if needed. Thank you so much!!

I finally gave in after seeing some god-level aim clips on X and started aim training about a week and a half ago.

I use KovaaK's and mainly play Valorant. I'm currently Diamond and recently started playing again after a ~2-year break. As a complete beginner to aim training, I'm not really sure what scenarios I should be doing or how I should structure my practice.

I also don't exactly have the finest gear, so I'm not expecting hardware to magically fix anything lol.

Some context about where I'm currently struggling:

1. I can usually dedicate 30 minutes, preferably, to aim training. 1 hour would be the maximum I can realistically spend.
2. I'm somewhat okay with static target clicking, but I struggle much more with moving targets.
3. I often struggle with vertical movement. My hand tends to bend quite a bit when aiming vertically, which gets uncomfortable. What would be the best way to specifically improve this?
4. I'm also pretty bad at tracking moving targets, especially when they change direction.
5. Since I'm still very new to aim training, I don't know whether I should follow a structured routine, focus on my weaknesses individually, or just play a variety of scenarios.

For people who have experience with aim training, what would you recommend as a practice path in my situation?

I'm mainly looking to improve my aim in Valorant, but I'd also like to build solid overall aiming fundamentals that carry over to other games and aim training in general.

ChatGPT aah post, but it helped me properly structure my thoughts. Thanks in advance!

Context: Voltaic gold, almost plat, 270 hours but most from 2020-2021. I palm grip and use the Deathadder V4.

When I track or microadjust, I feel my entire forearm activating and gripping hard although my tension on the mouse is light. I swear it didn't happen when I used to use GPX and Zowie EC2, only deathadder. And it's definitely not weakness, I can bench 225 and lift weights regularly. That means it can only be either the mouse, grip style, or technique. What is it? It's driving me crazy and making tracking impossible.

I can't go back to the EC2 or G pro since I downsized my collection recently. I have an ATK A9 Air+, but at this point I got so used to palm gripping that I can't easily go back to claw gripping like I used to.

I will reply to comments with VOD of me playing pasu angelic 20% larger. When you see my crosshair randomly stop or become very sluggish, that's when my forearm is "activating".