What 99% of people get wrong about Aim Training

What's up guys! It's royalG, and in this video, I'll be talking about some aim training advice that people need to understand in order to improve at aiming in valorant. This is NOT an aim guide or an aim routine, but rather advice that is meant to give you insight on how to approach training aim and how to make the most out of your time.
0:00 Intro
0:41 Gosu Academy
1:40 Are Aim Trainers Useful?
2:33 The Misconception
3:08 Training Methods
4:18 Improvement as XP
5:22 Efficiency
6:58 What Is Efficient In Aim Training?
8:19 Warmup vs Training
9:07 Conclusion
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[@royalgftw]

Keep in mind that when it comes to improvement, efficiency, time, and effort are all super important. But you know what's even more important? Signing up for Gosu Academy with my code: royalG ;) Link: gosuacademy.com/pages/valorant-30-day

[@OliverBlomster]

Ok "royalG"

[@timnikitenko2389]

More like RoyalAD

[@chickenfart4728]

I aim train in competitive to warm up for unrated

[@SPXD4]

🗣️

[@Strawberez]

Samee

[@royalgftw]

This guy has things figured out.

[@BlazeWSH]

An absolute Chad

[@Mephisto3111]

Based

[@cadenhenderson4322]

I think the most eye opening part of this vid is the distinction between aim training and warming up. I never really drew a line like that but it makes a lot of sense once it's explained.

[@jxmil7778]

Love how you break down the video in like the most simplest form possible. "We as people are results oriented. Damnnnn man, couldn't have said it any better.

[@kyuba4928]

One thing I want to add, have fun. If aim training isn't fun at all for you and just a chore, and making the game your job isn't something you want, then just don't aim train, and play how you want, it's a game before anything else, have fun !

[@ezjaygamin7130]

Very factual people need to heed this information more 😅

[@jdwilliams4821]

This is the unrated mentality. Please don't queue up for tanked if this is how you feel. Obviously it's a game but people in high elo are playing to win before anything else

[@SkyLinXin]

​@@jdwilliams4821 i mean if they can be put in high elo while playing casual means their skill is up there so its fine. Let people do what they want

[@frizzy3749]

​@@jdwilliams4821 exactly I play competitive to rankup i want my teammates to give their 100percent rather than throwing games for fun.

[@frizzy3749]

​​@@SkyLinXin yeah they drop 3-7kills the entire match and there skill level is up its fine, me who's dropping 30kills is a fucking retarded tryinh the fuck out to win the game and have 0skills

[@masterpotato7642]

So happy I got to see this early, I’m taking all of this and am going to start properly aim training instead of a 10 minute aimlabs session before ranked

[@Kai-jj8gf]

Your videos have such a unique perspective and I've never heard anything of what you said explained in the same way. I want to improve by and try to absorb as much information as I can get from you. Unlike most tips and tricks vids (not discrediting them) yours I can get and that just makes the whole process easier! Ty for making this channel!

[@SupaikuKun_]

Ngl this is literally the best aim help video I have ever seen. Good shit royalG :)

[@KevinZePanda]

You've basically summed up my thoughts exactly on how i view aim trainers a lot too. I main apex but this applies the same. A lot of people always wondered how i improved quickly then would shy away from wanting to aim train. They just don't want to put in the work and critically think about what they really need to work on and the best ways to improve on those flaws. It's not just blindly aim training, it's about focusing the whole time, thinking about what your arm is doing, if there's any strain, tension, bad habits etc. While it can feel like a chore sometimes, I'll never feel like aim training doesn't have benefits to in game aim.

[@4bangerkovaaks]

Great video, very entertaining as well!

[@khanglee6209]

Yooooo, the point you said not going to gym before play a match got me, i felt so tired when i do a super long warm bc i worried about losing the game and end up losing bc i'm so tired to aim in real match, everything goes wrong when tiring

[@doc1594]

loved the video man

[@fbrenes9088]

Bro this an amazing video, really informative and necessary to players who are new to the game, thats why u are the goaaaat.

[@lazuardiferdi]

thanks for the le bron training sessions clip🙏 apperciate that

[@zvzzbzzdy]

I actually love the aim training to gym comparison. Spot on.

[@poluefemus]

thanks for explaining this better

[@coopercowles5128]

Dude, I’ve really grown to love the way you describe the mentality behind these somewhat hidden or not fully understand topics. Thank you for sharing your expertise G 🙌🏼

[@NicO-wu2nj]

First Like then Watch Love you Royal G❤

[@ReacTxD3vilz]

great Video thx royalG

[@ashleyproostentousalwa]

I loooove your way of explaining :)

[@santiagosalas7345]

Tysm for the discount bro!

[@sinank5772]

such a great video👍🏼

[@imChoso]

Love your analogies and explanations- made things click for me at least! I wondered if you have any thoughts on mouse grip too? I know it isn’t as simple as ‘claw, palm, fingertip’, I just notice I put a lot of strain/ stress on arm-muscles and wrist that impacts a lot of things, and I’d like to avoid developing carpal tunnel. As a rather new PC FPS player, I am still trying to figure out my optimal mouse grip. I tend to store my stress in my shoulders, translating to tightened arm-muscles and therefore developed a tense palm grip on my mouse. I am trying to work on gaming posture, relaxing and stretching out my upper body, and ease my grip from a more palm-dominant to relaxed fingertip grip with an anchored hand (Idk if this is the case, but it feels like my hands being rather petite is making this transition a bit harder)(thank you in advance for reading this, hoping for, but certainly not expecting an extensive response). 😊

[@mcpandabs]

amazing video as always! the connection between basketball and valorant made it really clear for me and you explained it all really well. one question though, in aimlabs (or any other aim trainer) should my sens be the same as in valorant? because I feel like in something like gridshot I'm flicking my mouse way more than I would in valorant. thanks!

[@royalgftw]

Generally, same sensitivity in every game if possible. I think at higher levels of mastery, changing sensitivity could be a useful tool for improving aim, but for anyone who hasn't reached that level shouldn't add too many factors to their training.

[@malozez]

@@royalgftw what do u consider as "higher level of mastery" ?

[@Segzerr]

Thank you for the advice

[@LocksVid]

That gym analogy really opened my eyes towards aim trainers. Gonna try it out

[@YujoLive]

i needed this :,)

[@OWMANez]

8:21 the something you touched on was for me the most helpful thing O-o now it makes sense why my aim is bad when playing comp …. 😂 thank you

[@DamageTick]

Hey royalG i was wondering what game that was at 6 minutes. It looks pretty fun.

[@smokeywings6875]

This video was today's class in Gosu Academy 😅 I loved your class and learnt lot of new things about game sense Thank you for sparing your time and explaining all those things ❤

[@capilla_rococo]

The maplestory part kinda made me want to play it again xd

[@Ki0Rmes]

Really helpful video, do you agree me to post ur video on other websites?

[@_lucaisme]

I found an actual routine that really helps me

[@thatweebboy6625]

Gridshot makes ur aim faster whereas sixshot makes ur shots more accurate. It worked for me. Great lecture coach.

[@lemonke5341]

good to do both i tried just sixshot and my aim got slower after i did gridshot and im jsut flick tapping

[@kdisk8020]

Other guide channels: talk 10 minutes about a point that could be summarized in 10seconds Royal g: acualy gets to the point and explains 10different things in the same time

[@killls2568]

what are we doing now that harbor to radiant is done

[@nfyolo1520]

Whenever I dm with phantom and I spray I think of me eating potatoes chips because of you 😂

[@Diff101]

How long should someone aim train for?

[@Negalee1]

This video goes much further then valorant, I’m not joking it brought me many life insights. Thanks my resident classic gamer

[@ashflick429]

Thank you ❤

[@life_with_l_yt3158]

I mean - if i practise my bullet hits the same place where the point is but when i play in game it never hitting into aim point , how do i fix it ?

[@pseudanor2827]

Nice video

[@zgdupvpmobile364]

I know it but you explain it very easy

[@nunyunnini]

hey RoyalG, is it safe for me to consider The Range in valorant as more of accuracy training, and AimLabs for muscle reflex?

[@nunyunnini]

Cause I do both before i play

[@staticdots]

aimlabs is for training aspects of aim, playing the game (range, dm, comp) is gluing all the aspects together

[@minaajoku1169]

not sure if you will answer but whats the game at 5:23

[@proffessorlexicon9039]

ok question: for some reason my sensitivity imn aimlabs and valorant are different or at least feel different. Is it still usefull to do aimlabs then because technically your still training your control over your mouse i guess.

[@staticdots]

yes, sensitivity is just a tool for improving aim. it's even beneficial to train at a lower or higher sensitivities sometimes to improve aspects of mouse control

[@rohitreddy4833]

every time i watch one your videos i think: ONLY 65K SUBS??????

[@ponger4304]

Could you do a training video to help out people in higher elos? There are so many videos on escaping bronze silver gold but I’ve been hardstuck ascendant 3 for quite some time now… I just don’t know what’s missing in my gameplay and how to improve

[@btboi2469]

Try to land a free vod rewiew from Woohojin. I don’t know personally but a hardstuck asc 2 friend said he got immo after a month of implementing banana man’s advice(hardstuck d3-asc2 for like a year)

[@royalgftw]

I will have a video that is related to that coming out in the coming days.

[@steveantony5775]

Suggest me some tips to go to ascendant

[@R6griff]

You nailed it man. It’s so frustrating I spent so much fuckibg time getting to where I am now and it feels like I’m stuck and not improving and maybe even getting worse (ascendant 3 peak for the past 2 acts)

[@lemonke5341]

communicate always trade your teammates play around your teammates dont be a insta locker dont tilt be postive never blame anyone

[@ShBaam]

AYE I REMEMBER ASKING THIS IN MY SESSION WITH YOU

[@DexCC]

Is Gosu acedemy good?

[@plusfuture]

LOVE THE MAPLESTORY REFERENCE ❤❤❤

[@RecluseSports]

Been trying to get back into valorant and my aim has become horrible. I was plat the first two acts now I’m silver. I aim train on aim labs for an hour then do a death match. I take like a 10 minute break before I go into rank so my arm doesn’t get exhausted. Only been aim training for a few days and I’ve seen a difference. I don’t have time like when I was younger but an hour for training is easy to get in a day

[@skqq_]

Bro is actually the goat

[@neonsniper1]

I was iron 1 before I did aim training…now I’m bronze 1

[@ankurgadekar4884]

Nice❤❤❤

[@marlonjosuegg6390]

Tbh, the most funny way that i used to improved was to play on high ping in LATAM servers, so i'll with like 90-120ms on miami and after a couple days of getting my ass beat for the ping, i go back to NA and everything feels WAY easier

[@LASKOS2000]

Ok, but what's the name of the golem/slime game??? xD

[@lodies2680]

I do a little bit of everything, i hop in kovaaks for 10-40mins (depends if I'm in the mood usually 20mins) then i practice in game mechanics in range (recoil, strafing ecc) and then i hop in dm to practice in match mechanics (crosshair placement, audio queues)

[@ZenBryhan]

Try not using audio all the time in deathmatch it’s actually counter productive for your aim essentially you might subconsciously condition yourself to practice “audio baiting” instead of improving your gunfights

[@ULouOW]

@@ZenBryhan I disagree, i think learning how and when to abuse audio is how you win. You should should never let some knowledge remain on the table when playing a game. You should utilize it and build play styles with that knowledge.

[@ZenBryhan]

@@ULouOW true but that's more for overall practice not really when your target is reaction time and raw aim

[@kunmythos5384]

And the Affiliate link is not there

[@user-xp6hk8gw7d]

So basically i need help with getting an warmup but don’t know where to start

[@bazhanchik]

THE MOST BASED VIDEO ON AIM TRAINING I SWEAR

[@lemonke5341]

when my arm feels lazy i just play aimlabs gridshot when i feel great but cant hit shots i play DM

[@Feel_Good76]

I used to aim train for like 30mins to an hr b4 but nowadays I get only 2 hrs to play valo so I just do a quick warmup in aimlabs for like 5 to 10 mins💀💀

[@skinnybuggo]

Legit the best guides, everything else feels like parroting without any thought behind what they're saying

[@Alphish]

if you have good reaction time and not amazing aim i think its best if you learn how to spray, im iron since i dont play competitive but i destroy immortals in diffrent game modes by spraying. a friend of mine who is really good told me to try this and it works. it also improves your general aim. i now get a lot of headshots with normal shooting and i also practice headshots only with sherif or phantom in the range or in deathmatch. i think this is a good way to improve your aim. also spike rush is really good (mostly for pistol round training).

[@schnitzelhannes6431]

this is such bs advice

[@Alphish]

@@schnitzelhannes6431 just play short gamemodes, deathmatch for aim, swift play for game sense, escalation and spike rush for aim with diffrent guns or pistols. if u cant get one taps its best to learn how to spray

[@mivaaco]

Make sure you actually take fights, sounds obvious but being overpassive held me back a LOT, especially because i play smokes, and i basically never took fights, despite having 600hrs of DM 💀

[@drgshooter1735]

600 hrs deathmatch, go play minecraft bro

[@mivaaco]

@@drgshooter1735 last time i played mc i spent almost 100hrs in one month 👍

[@Char-em3rl]

THIS IS SO TRUE OMG. As a sentinel&smoke player i'm so related to this,i'm always too worry about flankers and my smoke,ability usage to the point that i don't even have the time to face the enemy

[@dankenigma5563]

@@mivaaco did u happen to pvp on mmc

[@sagorbarua5775]

Make a vid on gamesense

[@MuhammadRaihan-vt1yt]

I warm up at competitive for osu highscore

[@oldmatttv]

Efficiency overall is also something I feel like a lot of YT coaches ignore. They may give advice like "you should record and watch back every VOD after every match analysing your game", which I know works and is effective if you have the time for it, but is not in the slightest bit efficient. If you only have time for something like two matches, it's better to add an aim training routine and some dm's focused on something specific each time rather than watching vods. Or even just play the two matches on some days, do the other routine most other days, and maybe add one vod review per week or something. I just say this because, for most people, the problem is they don't have endless free time but still want to get better, and just saying "well if you're not watching your games back every time you're trolling" is not at all helpful.

[@oldmatttv]

In fact, I think there'd be a series potential with sort of pre-made plans for different durations. E.g. you have 1 hour a day, start with this program. You have 2h per day, do this. You have 1h every other day, do this.... etc

[@_Shayaan_]

In the context of valorant (unless is a long range fight because of strafing and also harder to hit), it’s not really about aim. It’s more about crosshair placement and mouse control. Your tracking could be insane but if your crosshair is placed at body level, a mediocre player with better crosshair placement would most likely beat you.

[@staticdots]

no one is saying aim replaces xhair placement or that they're training aim over learning the game (some ppl do, yes) but there are situations where aim is required to win a round bc an enemy was in an off angle or in an area u didnt expect

[@rumblytumbly1636]

You made me want to play Harbor……

[@TechSupportDave]

He's a completely fine agent but in low elo he might be a little bit hard to use properly. Keep in mind that high elo players know how to use their agent's abilities properly - low elo players are less likely to, meaning that ultimately it comes down to your aim UNTIL you properly learn how to play the agent. Agent choice does not matter much if you don't know how to play the agent, so your performance will be very kills-based.

[@ILoveGreenFrogs]

Eggster said just do deathmatch and he’s a top 10 solo radiant

[@Driomau]

god i love cull1can

[@yogyagehlot]

I got enlightenment

[@DukeJukes]

why do most pros tell you they dont aimtrain? probably because aimtrainers wernt popular or even existed when they were on their path to pro, for example some csgo proplayers with 16000+ hours in game since 2013 (kovaaks was released in 2018)

[@justanon8587]

then again this advice is flawed purely due to everyone benefiting from different things some people learn differently some people could get good without aim training some need it more than others

[@phraszs7646]

My biggest problem is my grip idk what to choose

[@phraszs7646]

Im used to palm but I got a lamzu Atlantis which is meant for claw but I’m used to palm but palm feels weird on the lamzu but I suck at claw so I just go in between them and I hate it and I know most ppl just saw go with what’s more comfortable but thing is they both are

[@flyingby3703]

in the end it seems like you say warming up is bad overall. I don‘t think that‘s what you were going for and using your analogy there‘s no professional athlete who doesn‘t warm up before a match. I can say for myself that doing a few short aim training drills (aka warmup) before I play the game really helps me out.

[@royalgftw]

The point here is that professional athletes don't go the gym to train before a match. They warm up by doing stretches and other things. Warming up is great, but don't think that you can just warm up and expect to improve. At the same time, you don't want to train your aim to warm up because then you fatigue yourself before the match.

[@ssnowster7203]

W analogy

[@medinashortss]

banger

[@cr3epyhours]

My take on aim training is that, No it’s not useless. In fact, it’s something you should be doing every day if you want to truly improve and climb to that succulent rank that is Radiant. I started back in ep 2, and am now at my peak rank of IM 2. I was hard stuck ascendant because I just couldn’t be consistent. It was the only thing stopping me from getting out. From my experience, I do not have the best aim in the world, fsr from it. I have pretty fucking average aim for an immo player, but I still train it every single day. My gamesense is what Carries me more than my actual aim since my decision making and positioning/awareness of the game is a lot stronger than my raw mechanical skill. Also why I’m a brim main, so I can abuse lineups and shotguns depending on the map/round. Point is, don’t neglect aim training, you should be doing it every single day whether that be through the range, deathmatch or exterior aim trainers. Imo deathmatch is very good because it tests multiple things.

[@schnitzelhannes6431]

this mindset will get you nowhere

[@RenonTTV]

​@@schnitzelhannes6431 what lol

[@extradetails4686]

@@schnitzelhannes6431 aim training can actually let you skip ranks very quickly though . . . my friend went from silver 2 to asc 2 in 1 act because of aim training.

[@falzenith]

When i dont warm up i bottom frag but when i warm up its in my silver friend lobby 💀( im plat there isnt a big différence dont worry)

[@mrstealcar4702]

i like this video

[@Zenithpwr]

i lvoe you.

[@YoshiCrystal]

Real

[@notyuby9543]

U are very cool🤘

[@anthonynguyen8369]

fr i just grind osu jump maps before ranked

[@welpyes]

i just play osu! especially dt my reaction time increase by alot.

[@KrelpDee]

Note to self: Aim training will make me jacked

[@InoriVoid]

Sweating CS:GO has to be the best aim trainer for me

[@TechSupportDave]

I might be first, so I just wanted to say, hi royalG. Anyways, bye.

[@tmac9938]

bruce lee: pick the best from everything. keep whats useful. then make it your own. the way i train to kick fits my body and isnt necessarily the way you should kick with your body. so take from the best of everything and then make it yours.

[@SixPathz]

The simple truth is that “training” for e-sports or aim does not use the same methods or techniques as training for athleticism/sports does. Thats why the studies on aim training or esports is so limited and unknown, to the point that the most information we have is literally called “aim theory”. In terms of physical health, basic things as sleep and hydrating will at the very least help with reaction time and cognitive function. Actual in-game training probably just takes actually learning the rules of the games and adding constant time and repetition. Aim trainers probably boil down “time and reps” into quicker and efficient drills. Unless studies prove otherwise, the best training is reps and time while maintaining a healthy posture and a healthy mind. I personally wouldn’t correlate training methods of athletics to aim training, at best the most relatable connection is mindset.

[@pianissimo7121]

Me playing the game for fun, not even intrested in getting out of iron: Hmm very intresting video, i will never apply this knowledge. I also have one more thing to add. If you are feeling comfortable with aiming during training, you are not improving. I do this with piano all the time. I set the metronome to 60 bpm struggle a lot. But once i eventually get it i don't move to 80 i stay stuck at 60 because it feels so comfortable and i don't want to try harder.

[@JacobM2241]

W

[@SunSteedy]

Out of all ideas, he picks the one example that No valorant players do, working out, play sports, and going to the gym

[@raygonz]

bro explained in maplestory terms 💀, surely you play on castela ms

[@AyaneruKawaii]

Got it! Just Osu!🤭

[@akshay5569]

I do practice in valorant with high speed and my accuracy is 95% i feel like a god , but in real game i am level 378 and thr highest rank i reached is silver 3 ,😂😂😂

[@smp_wanheda5760]

early

[@KennyKennTV]

This is just a video of vague metaphors