Aim Secrets: Reactive Aiming

Dedicated Aim Coaching now available: iostux.com/aim Contrary to popular belief our brains are actually relatively slow when we have to consciously think about things. Reactions on the other hand are fast as lightning, and we can use that to our advantage when aiming.
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[@ioStux]

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[@micmccond7]

ioStux Coaching | Overwatch I have a feeling alot of these topics involve training on lucio bots. Will putting amp it up on lucio speed boosts help train reactive aiming...the only other setting im having trouble with is getting lucio bots to jump in the air on low gravity. At the moment im trying to get my aim to 50% on mcree at 100% movement speed on lucio and then increasing lucio movement speed later...are there any other settings you would recommend?

[@ahbraveconscript997]

you have really big sleeves with more than just "a few" tricks in them!

[@quickz187]

So just go Ultra Instinct. Got it!

[@gavinkeath629]

ya basically it

[@Mark-xw5yt]

That pretty much what it feels like when you are flowing

[@notsasku2715]

lmfao, you're not wrong

[@glenn4626]

I guess this is true for any skill people could master. I don't think a professional musician is actually thinking about playing the instrument right instead of processing a melody. And the artist doesn't think how to drive his pen right instead of being focused on the picture he imagine. I would say, from my own experience, the most insane shots and plays I've ever made weren't conscious at all, at all. These epic shots were released by themselves, the only thing I did was staring straight at the enemy's face lol.

[@bearyboy9088]

Most important Aim secret: JUST CLICK THEIR HEADS LOOOOOOL

[@DasOmen02]

I've now watched two of your aim videos (the other one being "how long does good aim take") I really like how you have an honest, non-snake oil approach to mechanics. Be patient as good aim takes a while; and remember to not train your aim, but train your brain :D

[@kanarius362]

I know what you mean ... In the last time when I pull of a sick shot with widow I ask myself " how did I do that " ... I always thought it was luck but those shots are hitting more and more often and the game starts to feel natural and my reactions become instinctive

[@thebulletkin8393]

I don't get how to make it purely instinctive, it just doesn't seem right and i can't do it

[@miguelpereira9859]

After watching so much half baked, ill-considered advice from fake aim gurus on KZbin I finally come across a video that actually has good, valuable information. My aim is at its best when I don't overthink it and actually LOOK at the opponent's I'm trying to shoot at. This is something that seems painfully obvious but most players don't have an understanding of this concept. So the best advice on aiming is to relax your arm and wrist, reduce your brain fog, get out of your head and actually LOOK at the contents of your screen and at the enemy and it's surroundings

[@ryzikx]

Exactly!!!! People need to know this for every topic, not just OW. Practice must be deliberate! You must know what you're practicing if you want to get better! Once it's game time, you will see if your practice pays off or not. Don't try to change anything up too fancy! It's exactly like your tactics vs strategy video, once you have a strategy, don't change it up too fancily in-game. I see you've been going in a more general direction with your videos lately, and although I'm not sure exactly how I feel about that, you will definitely reach a wider audience. Still loving the high quality tips.

[@iam73en]

awesome job on this one

[@milolubin3311]

Love this new series. Finall6 something other than "lower your sens, practice.

[@Zanbie]

Your eyes track the target and your hand mimicks the motion. Thats reactive aiming. I would advise to try Aim Hero (Laser Gun) for practice as I found it very helpful. I noticed it when my hand automatically goes up with the opponents jump. Before playing Aim Hero, this wasnt something I did at all.

[@SinisterSi718113]

I think this is where I fail in aiming the most. I only rarely use reactive aiming. It also doesn't help that I don't play very much, but still. Thanks.

[@pedroemmanuel762]

Love theses vids

[@MYKOSS1]

Gold. Pure Gold.

[@poisenbery]

this is why i see GM's shooting deflecting genji's like it's their job i always wondered why they 'didn't learn' at that tier, but this video explains why! Thanks. maybe when i get out of gold i'll have a reason to buy your coaching services lol

[@3d_evolved360]

Dude i dont know if it was the music that motivated me or you changing the voice volume (pitch? If im not wrong). It was something fishy about my aim, now you told me (us) a thing that felt like a high valuable gem idk how to express it, something like an AHAA EVREEKA! Thank you

[@ioStux]

Unclear Cow glad i could help :)

[@VuongNgocHieu99]

There is alot of time when i was distracted by something Irl (aka a phone call) i actually play BETTER and makes a bunch of Sick plays , i remembered how after i put my headphone back on , my friends were like "Omg , yooo that was fucking sick ...." and i BARELY remember what just happen .

[@CMAN_]

good one man

[@roninomega4135]

Must master UI... Got it!

[@PixelGod240]

Subbed .... good shit brother subbed

[@aye2718]

0:57 did he just step onto a plastic cup?

[@Eezula]

The one thing in Overwatch that tilts me more than a 30 game losing streak, is when i'm performing bad ( Aiming, Positioning, etc ). It triggers my depression. How can i get better :c

[@Karaage_]

Accept that you are performing bad, work on improving it, analyze your matches to see how you are performing poorly, and if the game puts you on tilt take a break and take care of your health(drink water, exercise, etc.). I think he has some videos on this sort of thing under the category of mindset. And on the topic of improving, analyzing your games will skyrocket your improvement if you do it as often as possible.

[@gdbenny9476]

P R A C T I C E

[@Jolty100]

Take a couple hours get your head cleared and come back positive with only the goal to improve use obs to vod yourself even if they're shit quality and review them the next day before you play again.

[@Octamed]

Record videos of yourself using something like OBS. You'd be surprised how easy it is to see problems and fix them when you aren't under pressure.

[@Itskizmet]

I didn't start playing competitive till my aim was good. Just played ffa and aim hero everyday. ffa might be debatably more triggering than comp, considering Moira and hog and shit. But in the long run it helped. Went 2900 to 3700

[@thebulletkin8393]

The idea of not thinking about the aim just bewilders me, i concentrate hard in aim lab and admittedly get tense but i don't see how you can make a flick without thinking. it sounds very important to learn but i am clueless as to how to do so.

[@Kutsushita_yukino]

I believe you need fast aim [with good accuracy] to hit a moving target

[@spookiezi7326]

DUDE I LOVE U LOL

[@mellong64]

So hold on... you could train this by using eye tracking software and practice following the graphic that displays where your eye is looking with your mouse?

[@ioStux]

You could just, play the game haha

[@vishnujeganmogan1750]

Could use examples for projectile?

[@khacdoi1995]

Yes sir

[@KhizerA]

Hey ioStux, did you mis-speak at 1:35 and mean to stay the opposite (e.g. the greater the margin for error is)? Thanks for this great series btw!

[@pkshd]

Margin for error = how much error you can get away with and still get a desirable result.

[@wxsteful7157]

How could i go about improving or training this?

[@krich106]

The concept you're referring to is "OODA loop". Stands for "Observe, Orient, Decide, Act". Should research it some, it will give you the phrases you can't think of. Teaches you all the fundamentals your brain must do, when acting upon anything with a variable. I took a course on it for firearm training.

[@sotothecreator]

I struggle with not reactive aiming

[@sangodbz1]

Personnaly i used to be a really good tracking player but i played tons of pharah and other projectile heroes (orisa, rein, genji) so i got used to predict where the ennemy will go and now sadly i can't play hitscan especially soldier/mcree and idk how to get rid of this habbit of overaiming (aiming where the ennemy will be) and underaiming (aiming just where the ennemy was, yet still following his movements with a delay). So how can i get rid of this bad habbit ?

[@sangodbz1]

huckmart 99 okay i wanted to be flex af but i guess its too hard to do in master gm

[@Aquwert]

Im always thinking about improving my aim so i think about my aim everytime i shoot, how do i stop!?

[@wonderchild1840]

Just play, thinking about the game, your teamates, your team so that you will let your brain do the work, plus being usefull for your team

[@sovereigngreed]

Hi ioStux, What would you say is the best way to improve game sense? I'm a high plat/low diamond DPS player. I'm seeing improvement in my aim now that I play consistently but I'm wondering if my game sense is the reason I haven't climbed higher.

[@but1z]

Sovereign Greed mentally track every players ability cooldowns on the enemy team

[@sovereigngreed]

butiz thanks I'll try that.

[@frankmc8355]

I feel like my instincts have trained bad reactions. By that, I mean that if I do not consciously think about where the crosshair is, I will waste around half a clip shooting just to the right of my target. It is extremely consistent--like, if I could move the crosshair a few degrees to the left on the screen my accuracy would probably double. The only way I know to work through this is to consciously aim, but if you have any other suggestions I would love to hear them.

[@crt3275]

Undertracking? Increase sensitivity. Overtracking? Decrease sensitivity.

[@frankmc8355]

It's neither. It's about 2-10° to the right every time. That's what I mean by "consistent". It's a bad habit I need to clobber

[@frankmc8355]

huckmart 99 That's what I do, and then when I shoot the crosshair isn't on the target because I wasn't paying attention and it naturally tends to shoot off to the right of the target

[@jeffreychandler8418]

im similar. Like if i snap onto someone i can track them very well, but if i miss that snap by a degree. I will be off by that degree until i force my aim. The only thing i can think of for fixing that is to aim then barely flick right every time and eventually the habit will break

[@czdot]

Oh, I also do that when I play CSGO. I am always about few pixels from a body and I usually end up dead by the time I correct it. And then I randomly flickshot someone with a Deagle.

[@XPCCU]

iostux unrelated but in what maps/situations does reaper excell at?

[@olbeans]

Join the Discord channel to ask questions

[@Gracen304epic]

What’s the background music you use for these?

[@ioStux]

Arrival of the Birds and Transformation

[@Gracen304epic]

ioStux Coaching | Overwatch thank you! I found you a while ago and subbed! I was bronze then and a newbie to overwatch. Since then and since watching your videos. My game sense has increased exponentially as well as general knowledge of the game! I have now reached diamond in season 9!!!

[@Izleh]

good vifop

[@woke1x550]

so...how do I practice this reaction

[@xoTaken]

Rez you dont

[@Mark-xw5yt]

A good way iscrosshair

[@mentalmental2032]

Buy a small gaming mouse that it will feel comfortable to aim and then warm up , easy.

[@classy_005]

I just don't think about it

[@MrRecto]

The 1 and only aim secret: Git Gud!

[@sombrerooreo1366]

LEL vbo

[@pedroemmanuel762]

First

[@pedroemmanuel762]

Inertia stfu

[@lingling2403]

Sir, you are insane!

[@oggirf]

im sorry it was 69 comments and i have to make it 70, now we have to get it to 420

[@Nomorehero07]

So basically have inhuman reactions, okay.

[@ioStux]

Nah, just let your reactions take over instead of overthinking every little mouse movement :)