the Keys to Winning Pistol Rounds

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0:00 Intro
0:55 THE VIDEO
1:20 Are Pistol Rounds All Aim?
1:30 What NOT to do on Pistols
1:50 Popular Pistol Strats
2:05 3 MAIN GOALS of CT Pistol
2:48 SoloQ pistol Plays
3:14 How Not to Get 1 Tapped
4:02 Best Pistol Players (HLTV)
4:24 Zywoo is Cheating on Pistols
4:47 How to Steal from Zywoo's Pistols
5:42 Strafing to Help with Aim
6:20 Why Vitality's Pistols Suck Anyways
6:45 Don't Buy a Kit. Buy More Armor
7:00 How G2 (Almost) Solved Pistol Rounds
7:45 Dualies are OP
8:10 New School Retakes & Flanking
tags: csgo, counter-strike: global offensive, csgo pistols, cs pistols, niko, zywoo, g2, solve pistol rounds, how to win on pistol rounds, keys to winning on pistol round

[@vooCSGO]

invite.blitz.gg/vooCSGO it doesn't look like it, but i've been working on this video for literally like a month and a half. idk why, but it was just insanely hard to make. pistol rounds are complicated i guess. next video will release in less than 3 months i promise.

[@anthonytom-duyquang3558]

No wonder it takes so long. Still though, it's good to see your presence again.

[@RedBCPride82]

Your vid already stands out bc I think it's clear you want to explain into that topic and how important Pistol round is. I like that you discussed many different perspectives connected to PRs, from strats to data comparisons, examples, suggestions (and that it's all segmented). The significance of Pistol rounds can't really be understated

[@Endl3ssBoy]

good to see you

[@CS_Sardine]

Just ask an AI to do it for you. Also, ask it how it is to be outside, I also want to know this! I heard there is grass and people off the opposite sex.. can't be true, can it?😮

[@DjAmaratziOfficial]

Blitz vs Leetify, which is the better and why?

[@ItsNevet]

Another really, really subtle thing: Dualies are the only pistol, aside from the USP-S, that DONT HAVE ANY TRACERS. This makes them an extremely effective spamming tool, especially through smokes. Edit: No longer works in CS2, proven in Voo's first CS2 mythbusting video :)

[@hkiajtaqks5253]

woooh I didn't realize this

[@davidmoisa8359]

Whats a tracer (im new to CSGO)

[@jobelplayedminecraft3700]

css dual elites were the best weapon in the game

[@nightfire_CSGO]

@@davidmoisa8359tracers are bullets that leave a trail you can see, in csgo these are the light trails you see when someone is spamming a smoke for example, you can follow the bullet trail and know where to shoot back. Silenced weapons, and the dualies, do not have tracers so you can safely spam a smoke without the enemies knowing exactly where you are on the other side

[@sabingrubb6646]

@@davidmoisa8359 tracers are the streaks of light that show the trajectory of the bullet. Most guns in cs have them, except for the suppressed ct weapons, and some weird exceptions

[@wraethcs2]

Agree on the dualies being meta. For CT's, you can now have the standard one tap long range USP, and the perfect compliment in the short range spray and pray dualies. I remember you preaching the dualies being good for a long time now!

[@runek100]

Yeah you van see it in pro meta, there is almost always one or two dualis on ct

[@jusvim_]

obviously the reason G2 is winning on pistol rounds isn't their strats, it's because monesy is using a USP no S. It's louder so it does more damage, but no-one else has realized it yet. Monesy is really ahead of his time

[@anghoangpham512]

I thought usp no s gonna make your bullet speed faster, i never seen a evidence about remove your silence is increase your damage

[@igelkotte]

It's a joke. USP without silencer has higher recoil, lower accuracy and louder noise. It's just a worse p2000 at that point@@anghoangpham512

[@g6CS]

it doesn't make the bullet speed faster, and hes joking about it doing more damage. monesy just does it for the meme@@anghoangpham512

[@fromaguez]

it's a joke@@anghoangpham512

[@iffailedinglesh8741]

Ah yes the less ammo p2000 strat

[@rajivrathod132]

He is back baby!!!

[@fatihuguz.]

who

[@diztinger]

​@@fatihuguz.asked

[@JohnSmith-tr9us]

Donald @@fatihuguz.

[@Mismatch-]

So you're saying I just have to have Zywoo or Niko on my team... thanks for the tip.

[@vooCSGO]

funnily enough, the top 5 teams on pistols (sorting by top 20, 2023) rn are 1. forze 62% 2. g2 60% 3. BIG 57% 4. Astralis 55% 5. NIP 53%

[@AstroSully]

So Jerry it is@@vooCSGO

[@Neroh01]

The underlying message is that whoever is the best entry fragger on your team should do it and your whole team should work around that one player, he is your best elements and you should play around him to support his entries

[@sammya7117]

One of my players getting their tweet featured in this video talking about how they don't buy in pistol rounds, when I have spent approximately 600 hours explaining to him why he needs to FUCKING BUY ARMOUR, really grinds my face

[@magnus4945]

video audio: buy armor on pistol round! video clips: 9 minutes of armor being virtually useless over and over

[@mckwin23]

The production quality, the clarity of topic points, and the slight humor is pretty well made in your videos! You deserve more subs!

[@Splarkszter]

+1

[@ChineseMusicianGamer]

I was kinda hoping you'd show G2's CT pistol round against Heroic at IEM Dallas, where Niko is solo holding B with like a nade and a smoke, and he just lets them into the site, kills Cadien as he jumps through the smoke, smokes off church, baits another player to come through the smoke, kill him, and then its a 5v3 retake on Bombsite B.

[@saladgreens912]

I feel like that is more of a specific play rather than a general strat that will help you improve.

[@EntropyKC]

Giving a free bomb plant guarantees a good round 2 buy though

[@Flaimbot]

Zywoo is basically using his strafe like controller users are (mouse/right stick for large area coverage, wasd/left stick for tiny distances). Minor aim adjustments horizontally. It works really well when trained to do so.

[@rawbmar1166]

Yep this is how I learned to play Halo back in the day and it set me up well for CS later on.

[@hoovyzepoot]

It's an amazing strategy that unfortunately I don't see on PCs other than on TF2

[@quarennc]

The thing I hate the most about not buying armor in pistol rounds is the aim punch. I find myself constantly getting in situations where I miss what would be a headshot just because the enemy shot me first in the stomach.

[@44r0n-9]

Interestingly, ZywOo has apparently mostly stopped using the Dualies. Watching the pro games it feels like they are starting to figure out how to most effectively counter Dualies. And as soon as they're only marginally better than USPs - they become a liability as you have another player with a smoke or two flashes instead of armor because of it. Very interesting to see this meta development.

[@mav9987]

i think regardless, having one ct have dualies on a b-hold where a majority of b-sites are close quarters oriented is gonna be a demand, and gonna keep dualies as a factor for first round buys

[@steverobot]

This release was more anticipated than CS2

[@bigpepsi1560]

The key on pistole rounds is just do not try be a hero and go alone, giving some position to the enemy is better than facing 5 ts running to u.

[@FinnyLikesBB]

I appreciate the time you spend on these videos and there are enjoyable and high quality. First time to catch a video this soon. ❤

[@terriblegamers2213]

Played a game with voo on my team a couple weeks ago. Happy to see he's back making videos.❤

[@hugohoudini5466]

Was he that bad?

[@Aelexu93]

I just realized I've used strafe walking as an aim assisting tool since forever. Only for small flaws that I make if I flick too much to one side. And obviously works best for distant enemies.

[@RobinYikes]

I just started playing CS so a lot of this went over my head, but this is still a very well produced video! Cheers

[@DEUSVULT822]

Always good to see KZbinrs doing serious analyitics on Proffesional scene . very useful

[@stephenmaher4690]

What an excellent video, first great strategic explanation for elements of this game that I have seen in a long time.

[@x4v]

Awesome vid voo, so many things in here I didn't know

[@klevmeister1g]

looking forwards to next year's upload

[@filbertshi5932]

Your videos have really improved in quality!

[@SFGloury]

Great video, please make a video on different strats for pistol round on de_giran!

[@sitaro1207]

Zywoo is an AD movement genius and I've literally seen all his POVs that have been uploaded on YT

[@ThePoisonedReaper]

I have lost PLENTY of pistol rounds just from not buying a kit. All be it I am Gold Nova 4 but most pistol rounds depends on the map if I play my cards right I can get a ez kill or 2 sneak to site and get another kill and oops don't have kit. Untill Im pro or higher than Gold Nova 4 then maybe I'll consider never getting a kit like I am annoyingly doing now. Great vid tho 💪

[@Deathlex17]

actually i would expect Buzz on that list because i hardly remember a map where he hasn't 3 kills on pistol round

[@RealFactsForYou24]

Wow 275 Grats brotha

[@WomboBraker]

another smart video, gj boo)

[@xboxlasagne]

sending this to all my friends thank you mr voo

[@gordonneverdies]

Vooooooooo!! Missed you bro!

[@yochintohere]

Amazing Analysis

[@vhperches]

So should I buy armor or Dualies? What's best for CT and what's best for T?

[@hawianpunch28]

Dont buy a kit one pistol round may be good for Pro teams who can retake a site efficiently and with speed. But in a PUG in general, youre just not going to retake like a pro team. PUG and lower level team play, i'd say buy at least 1. Kits win rounds. Hard to tell people to do what the Pros do when they arent on a pro team. That's like telling your wide receivers to just catch the ball with one hand because Randy Moss does it.

[@ObieCS2]

Welcome back Voo!

[@dewey6912]

Hi Voo thanks for the video

[@henriksirkku]

Hey good analytics and points, ez sub.

[@wayleygg]

YEAH A VOO VIDEO

[@strikefreedomgundam6446]

best pistol for ct in pistol round is glock that ct pick from ground really high win rate if that happen

[@riguy221]

I enjoyed this!

[@joecobb7153]

He's back!

[@ftfrashid7681]

Where do you draw the line from “probing for info” but not over pushing? Is it just patience/timing? Or is there a secret sauce

[@yo4156]

it feels like you've made this exact video like 3 times. Anyways happy to see you come back and hope to see your videos regularly

[@Lybrel]

Based off your upload frequency, Happy Thanksgiving!

[@ultraboost9400]

highest quality voodio yet

[@tolkienfan1972]

Call out to Austin! Nice video, Voo. I learned something

[@Paultato]

Voo please never stop brother your vids are so entertaining yet super insightful

[@Flo_GMR]

Nice one

[@supaygato]

I've played in nova for a long time, which I believe is below lv4 and i've never seen the whole not buying in pistol rounds. Guess i'm lucky

[@solrave123]

4:55 i can literally feel this clip stabbing into my soul

[@DHRtheTHIRD]

This is a good video

[@blehbleh9283]

Voo is back!!!!!!

[@Endl3ssBoy]

good comeback

[@mikekonkola1231]

Is their any way to turn pistols to dynamic cross hair but keep rifles to statistic cross hair. I realized I need the dynamic cross hair for pistols especially the deagle

[@HaidaWay]

I always go all out with duelies, a flash and HE. HE is thrown early (im usually against this) in hoped that i deal a bit of damage to a few players. Spray and pray with duelies and the flash is just in case for 1v1s and i want to make a guy look away for half a sec

[@MapMonkey96]

I'm rather new so this is very nice

[@94ionut]

i gotta ask now, i'm around silver elite gold nova 1, i don't mind the rank, i play on and off when i feel like it but... how do you deal with enemy teams that simply do not give a damn about your nades, molotovs and smokes at different parts of the games? i've had countless games where you'd think a smoke or molo would stop them but they would rather take the 40-50 hp loss on the molotov than stop before it, or they would come like a flock of indians through a smoke but they're not even lined up so you can spray them, they are just at different angles, not sure if due to luck or pre-planned to do that, and at best you kill 1 and get traded on the other side i face so many ct's playing like t's that i have no idea how to stop them or at least delay them, i tried on inferno to molotov banana, or smoke it or throw nades, they don't care there's just (for whatever reason) 3-4 ct's running at you through everything

[@mediumplayer1]

4 months late, but better than never. Do not think of grenades as an ultimate solution that keeps enemies away. Until you are playing in a semi-professional match against the same people over and over again to the point you know how they act, it is pointless to assume. Very often your grenades won't stop your enemies because they don't care or won't do shit, because enemies aren't following the timings because they were afk on spawn. Grenades do help, but at a certain point you just have to start aiming better to progress, which is currently borderline impossivble, because CS2 doesn't know on how yo decide if you were standing or moving when you start shooting.

[@raxOG-]

The amount we won a pistol because of a kit is insane

[@voidzone]

Or you wouldn't have lost the defender because of armor and not have even needed the kit.

[@ian7136]

I’ve tried using my movement like that zywoo kill but it’s super weird. Idk when to do it and when not to, and it’s far from comfortable

[@lumastoca]

Train that at the warmups before each map. If you're on MM this is easier to do. Tip, you always spawn with the perfect height for a headshot. So you'll need to strafe or correct it horizontally perfect (without too much strength on the mouse to keep that height) and you'll start feeling it.

[@MaskedOG]

My Lord, I was checking the channal for two weeks now and thought how fucking sad is it Voo didnt upload in so long. Nor does he ever stream ever. WHAT a desaster for Humanity. Enjoyed this video thoroughly. Hope life goes good.

[@JaCKal_646f67]

always works for me in silver and gold nova, im the guy who buys flash in T pistol rounds and HE on CT

[@reasonrevived]

So we should be stacking and buying not just armor?

[@hylt0n]

omg its another vooCSGO video :OOOOOO #blessed

[@sneeze96]

"Armor on pistol is a necessity" -- "dualies on pistol is OP and they can't stop you" WHICH ONE DO I BUY CMON GIVE ME SCENARIOS BRUDDDDA

[@EntropyKC]

You buy armour, a friend drops you Berettas

[@sneeze96]

@@EntropyKC lol I hope this is a joke

[@Shitockiful]

Just shoot them in the head? Idk lol

[@ashannihilator8315]

Before watching. My buy for t side is Armor and teamate drops me dualies Or Dualies nade and flash CT Side its usually Nade and Smoke

[@hmmm2983]

Getting ready for cs2

[@buffayboy3340]

valid video

[@ppatrickevans7974]

We missed you

[@mckenzi4608]

How to win pistol? 'Aim better, shoot slower, aim for headshot, don't ever spam with USPS, only spam in short range for glock'

[@susrinathan2037]

thanks voo

[@smiths8387]

I remember seangares having a video about pistols, saying that 5 players on armor isn’t worth it in pro-play because 70+% of kills were headshots.

[@EntropyKC]

The reason headshot kill % is so high in pistol rounds is that if you don't shoot them in the head, you can't kill them due to armour. So you either headshot them or die, hence headshot % is high. That doesn't mean armour is useless, because those people will just eat aim punch and die in a few chest shots.

[@jeremyleemartens801]

rip your name. May your name be remembered in history

[@PeaceMG]

Omg Zywoo using that controller player aim technique of "right stick hard, lemme just use my movement to aim for me" like a G

[@gwentarinokripperinolkjdsf683]

I used to play a really crappy fps that when zoomed in you would get awful pixel jumping of 5+ pixels when trying to aim, so maybe I should go back to aiming with movement

[@ChineseMusicianGamer]

You have uploaded so infrequently that I thought it must have said 11 months ago, not 11 minutes.

[@mrbrochacho2494]

new Voo lets fucking gooooo

[@ordinaryoreo8297]

just as I was wondering where you have been 😄

[@raketnight]

"If you win both pistols you have a 70% chance of winning the game." Something is a bit off about this statement. The better team will more likely win both pistol rounds anyway.

[@okanrasimov2021]

please upload more often voo 😅

[@g6CS]

voo back from the dead :')

[@9ran697]

2:39 Groovy

[@NormStorm]

recently i've also noticed that G2 would sometimes have 1 person drop 2 sets of dualies for people that bought armor, and then a flashbang

[@onefoxyguy3098]

"Don't not buy on pistol round", but I get so many triple and quad kills with my P2000 tho

[@O_79]

"zywoo go kill" "niko go kill" this got me dying XD

[@twixy..therianz]

So you ran into one of them huh? ;)

[@iamofflineyesreally]

I love watching these videos. Humans playing chess is interesting and informative. Computers playing chess is art.

[@hawayo_]

Are you planning on remaking and updateing your classic csgo tips videos (lice crosshair placement, gamesense...) for cs2? I would enjoy that. Greetings from 🇨🇭

[@vooCSGO]

probably not quite just remaking them, but i think i'll put out a lot of videos going over similar topics, as long as they don't just do horribly and nobody cares (just, hopefully, better than I used to make them XD)

[@hawayo_]

Hi @@vooCSGO Thanks for getting back to me! I'm glad to hear that you're considering creating more videos covering similar topics to your classic CS:GO tips. Your insights have always been valuable, and I'm sure many of us in the community would appreciate updated content that reflects the changes and developments in CS2. Your commitment to improving the quality of the videos shows your dedication to providing helpful content. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with, and I'm sure your new videos will be a banger! Keep up the great work!

[@Nalleteus]

Isnt The second round win More important or If u win pistol and lose 2nd then u Will lose next 2 also to get some money again

[@loogendary6786]

ive been playing on pc for 10 months and ZERO aim improvement getting desperate any tips?

[@svenzerx8490]

vooksgo is finally back

[@alfred9805]

vooxgo is back!

[@Halfrando]

I was wondering about your kit comment since A. If CTs are gamble stacking with the intent to retake if they guess wrong surely they'd want a kit? B. Are you sure its all intentional? Ive seen enough rounds lost due to someone not buying kit, pistol or otherwise when they had the money too.

[@vooCSGO]

yeah it's not "never buy a kit", but rather "buy a kit when you play a setup that will need a kit, not just every pistol round". i'd say for pistol rounds it's definitely an intentional choice. basically whenever i see people craft a pistol round it's "how many armors can we possibly get away with having with this setup?"

[@piosab]

Wake up babe new voo video

[@supersyke9969]

voo CS2 - Has a nice ring to it. ;)

[@chavanunsiphomsay1603]

will u do cs2?

[@spladoinkk]

VOO UPLOAD. EVENING SET!!!!!

[@musicpicker]

is strafing to help ur aim not normal? ive been doing it for so long

[@stasiekanis7707]

YO IS THAT A... IS THAT A NEW VIDEO FROM VOO

[@JaRo234]

I love you!

[@sanojames9518]

zywoo proves electronic panics alot

[@RaimaNd]

8:01quick maffs