The Ultimate Wrist Position For Aiming

The elevation of your wrist/lower palm plays a massive role in the stability and accuracy of your aim.
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[@WisdomPowerCourage]

Yes, I completely agree with the essence of lifting wrist a bit while still having contact with the pad. This is perhaps the biggest tip to going from wrist only too arm aim imo, and perfectly explained here. I sometimes completely plant my wrist if I'm trying to be SUPER accurate, like for instance playing Cass and headshotting a crouch strafing Tracer, or headshotting a widow very far away. You are without doubt the number 1 aim teacher when it comes to physical mechanics. Well done!

[@StruthGaming]

Thanks mate, much appreciated.

[@theadventureofyk4309]

being obsessed with aim improvement lead me to this video lmao

[@StruthGaming]

You're in the right place :)

[@themainevnt3419]

He should just drip the S. TRUTH GAMING !! shit works wonders for me

[@NamHoang-qh6sd]

True man, same here i trying everythings posible to get better at aiming and now i'm obsessed

[@themainevnt3419]

@@NamHoang-qh6sd understand how your brain learns new things. Nero elasticity. You cannot just grind it all day everyday. If you do you will pick up too much muscle memory and not hand eye coordination. You brain does process and actually learn the new info until you sleep fyi. Exercise is also a game changer.

[@MikeGrau0hr]

great videos! confirming my thoughts and giving new ideas! i started "fingertip skating" because of a video of yours and stopped using my thumb buttons. sending this video linked to a friend of mine who lifts his wrist and rests his arm on his chairs armrest while playing apex x) unfortunately my arguments are weak since he is way more talented than i am.. anyways - thanks for the good content!

[@4bangerkovaaks]

Great video as always!

[@dewankiscents]

Another thing that i have noticed is that if i do a hovering mousegrip. My mousepad seems consistent and smooth because i have super sweaty hands and in summers, i sweat a lot while just holding my mouse for 2 seconds. So by hovering, my mousepad doesn't get wet and stuff hence being consistent. And if anyone else is trying to hover, reduce you sensitivity so you are using mainly your arm. Hovering style mousegrip is NOT for high sens.

[@RadishHead7]

It's crazy how twist breaks so many rules but probably has smoothest aim I have ever seen.

[@smaksauce2672]

your descriptions about mouse grip techniques are improving!

[@StruthGaming]

Thank you :) Glad to hear that.

[@ClaptainClips]

really great video! I'm still not convinced what the best way to aim is as two of the best CS2 players, donk and zwyoo have a gap between the base of their palms and their mousepads, but it's also true that plenty of pro CS players use the techniques described in your video. I imagine the best technique depends on the individual so it's important to try different techniques and figure out what works best for you.

[@scavinub2309]

aight a small but impactful tip Make sure every part of your skin right from forearm to lower palm is in contact like the wrist bones should touch mousepad (idk anatomy)

[@fuchsi_arzeus]

yooooooooo dude you hit 10k!!!

[@iamlamprey]

awesome vid as always dude 🥰

[@StruthGaming]

Mwah Mwah

[@shifty25_]

I just started a floating claw grip about a month or 2 ago, granted I have a low sens, 41 cm/360 with a quicker pad and fast feet. This combo is much nicer for me personally than raising mouse sens and making my mouse pad/feet a little slower. Using my arm and shoulders almost feels much more natural to me than having some of my wrist be on the pad

[@botsim1715]

I'm using a sleeve with a thumb hole. Works best for me

[@MrGJr7]

You are underrated. You should have way more Subs!

[@StruthGaming]

Thank you! Working on it :)

[@val26874]

Couple of things not mentioned about this: The base of the palm makes a great "pivot point" for small flicks and adjustments with the wrist. This puts the mouse sensor further away from your wrist - which lets you pivot the wrist by less degrees for more mm of sensor movement.

[@stoicsoul8473]

My Grip is a fingertip grip, total contact with ftips only and sometimes wrist floats and sometimes doesn't and slowly I have become consistent with this inconsistent grip haha.

[@IrrationalDelusion]

how do you consistently get into seat? Like this is most important consistency factor, the placement of muscle and their support.

[@ValentineNTT]

We rollin! Congratulations on 10k subs! with this kind of quality 100k is gonna be around the corner soon!

[@StruthGaming]

:D See you there soon

[@theoutstander6620]

Keep it up❤

[@bung0o]

I’d like to add onto what you said as I’ve been obsessed with precise aim for 8 years now: If you find that your thumb is, as instructed, placed in like with the feet of your mouse & slightly sinking under, yet you have a high amount of contact with your wrist, try placing your thumb a bit higher up as you would effectively be “adjusting”, like an in game setting, how much friction is suitable for you 💪🏻

[@igormarzocca7260]

You have searched contents of aim a 8 years? I want to go pro in Val you can help me ?

[@user-np2el7un3d]

There are one thing come across my mind which I found interesting is about the Chinese calligraphy, how they hold their Chinese Brushes sometimes make me wonder if convert it to the position when we grab our mouse sometimes is a bit similar.

[@sathyasubramanian5622]

I prefer a forward mouse grip with a floating wrist. One thing is that your are not really stabilizing with purely your muscles with this grip. Instead what I and most people with similar grip do is push their mouse into the pad more during flicks (your palm is sitting on the middle of the mouse so it is easier to do this). This increases the normal force and thus the friction creating more stopping power.

[@igotsickieatlight]

twistzz does it

[@igotsickieatlight]

and zywoo

[@blank-jo1xp]

main advantage of float grip is that you don't sweat on the pad. you have a consistent glide every time you play. you are still anchored, but your anchor point shifts from your wrist to your forearm. both grips can be used in conjunction; where float grip is used for broad arm movements, and micro-adjustments are rested grip

[@IrrationalDelusion]

Using different grip because of sweat is not the solution. Not sweating, using sleeve, air conditioner are better solutions.

[@blank-jo1xp]

@@IrrationalDelusion Sorry, but I struggle to take your opinion seriously when you open with "not sweating" as a possible solution

[@IrrationalDelusion]

@@blank-jo1xp Some people take game too seriously and sweat because of their thoughts.

[@sable4539]

​@@IrrationalDelusionBro

[@themainevnt3419]

New member!!! You are the only person on the planet that has got m to pay to be member on a KZbin channel.

[@StruthGaming]

That is a great compliment :)

[@Hybridify]

These are the kinds of videos I so hoped I would find when I was trying to learn keyboard and mouse. Basic explanation of fundamental concepts that it takes a lot of trial and error to learn otherwise. The gaming community is full of people telling you to just "hold the mouse" and figure it out, and while the simplicity can help with people who greatly overthink things, it also can lead to the development of bad aiming habits by players who don't know any better. Hoping these types of videos help out some that are just switching to keyboard and mouse nowadays. Good job!

[@StruthGaming]

Thank you!

[@IrrationalDelusion]

Yes, this advice is golden, didn’t know after 4k+ hours in online FPS shooters!

[@weatefood]

i saw this video a week a go and lost and have been looking for it cause i wants the claw mate mod but idk if it’ll work on my g502x

[@crazytrain03]

While I'm not the best sniper in the world, I find my aim better with just wrist movement aiming, using my pinky as a mouse break. My mouse has a thumb holder so it works good.

[@cr4mbo]

i have never struggled with stopping power or anything like that and i float my wrist with a skypad

[@Luboszz]

hello, i have pretty major problem. When i place my arm properly, with elbow off the desk, my forearm automatically goes up, and i cant make the contact between wrist and desk...

[@NethanielMC]

Personally I get better accuracy with a claw/fingertip grip rather than a palm grip (I have a model o- wireless & tiny little dwarf hands)

[@reuf9832]

Siempre tuve la misma duda y nunca le pregunté, ¿Cómo usaría una persona obesa los brazos en el escritorio?

[@ahuman8711]

I hold my mouse like a pencil, which is one side of palm is on the pad while the other one is floating

[@DeViceCrimsin_]

Petroleum oil (like Vaseline) is a cheap quick fix. But will become gross and messy after 1 or 2 sessions (collects debris like hair around the mouse feet and sensor). Works best with direct desk contact. Do NOT use method on mouse pads.

[@johnford902]

Vaseline where? Hands? Arm? Mouse?

[@Shian_n]

You could use a high pass filter for the audio to remove that low tone hum, anyway its unnecesary for the video content but someone could notice it more idk

[@StruthGaming]

Thanks, i'll try that out.

[@YoRHaUnit2Babe]

me enjoying low friction Otsu

[@Hoggins]

[@zan6585]

what chair are you using?

[@dex-andre8971]

Out of curiosity, what hand size do you have? Planning to get a dav3 pro and ill use your hands as reference

[@StruthGaming]

20.5x10.5

[@something990]

Bro has huge hands

[@yumirasu7352]

Don't know if you have any knowledge regarding this, but there seems to be something strange about my right arm. My right arm cannot lay flat on a flat surface like a mousepad at all (not a problem at all for my left arm). My forearm flexors in a sense feel kinda tense / tight and my wrist starts floating subconsciously despite it being uncomfortable. Any ideas on what this could be? It's worth mentioning that my right arm wrist has significantly worse extension mobility (maybe 60° ish), but my left wrist can extend 90°. This problem is making MnK very uncomfortable for me.

[@mariostiven5532]

i know this might be late but you might need to check that out because, assuming you don't have a bone deformity, this could be nerve damage

[@berkayyorulmaz4146]

Bro i use low sens and my aim shaky how can i fix?

[@Ilovejesuschrist012]

Does this apply to pincer claw grip? 2:55

[@utrunks7622]

Ive ainrd wiut my wrist for a while now

[@finity9316]

My wrist isn’t exactly horizontal I feel partially my right wrist bone that circle part that sticks out touch on the table and puts it at a bit of an angle is this normal ?

[@StruthGaming]

Yeah that's normal, mine does the same.

[@Sunderpun1]

I dont get, if you move that part of your palm forward enough then its resting on the back end of the mouse. Its not floating.

[@mygrains5013]

Idk man, I play on a high sens so I don't have to flick my arm across my desk, makes things easier imo.

[@Time_-x]

Do you think it’s alright if only the bone on the pinky side of the palm is in contact? It’s very uncomfortable for me to actually rotate my palm inward whilst aiming for some reason which leads to tension

[@ss-xc4gh]

did you find a solution for this?

[@JustRap1d]

I have the same problem, did you ever fix this?

[@owlfury-beast]

@@JustRap1danswering to both you and OP. It’s more than alright. Rotating inward (going flat palm) is actually not very ergonomic. Also note that the forearm rotation changes naturally based on how open your shoulder position is. Also your range of motion for flicks left is compromised a bit when you go full flat palm (at least for me). Basically it’s all good. Just make sure nothing hurts and you can do both wrist and elbow movements freely. Rest will polish with a lot of practice 🌚

[@andreassalbach5039]

By "dynamically adjusting your own friction" do you mean to use my palm to make more friction if needed and vice versa?

[@nicholassichau7582]

What he means is that you can use the opposing side pressures generated by your thumb on one side and your pinky (and often ring finger as well) on the other side and use this inward pressure on the mouse in order to actually lift it very slightly to take some of the weight off it. For me, I struggle with shaky aim or "skipping," so sometimes lifting the mouse slightly can help smooth out the movement when needed.

[@PurrkourCat]

How did you learn all of these? Trial and error?

[@StruthGaming]

Basically just trying out every technique and variation, assessing performance in-game and in aim trainers. Keeping track of how they feel, what feels good, bad, how slight changes impact that feel and performance. Trying them on all sorts of different mice, mousepads, postures etc. Researching what other players do, their weak points, strengths etc. Being involved in aim trainers basically from their inception had me thinking about and testing this stuff regularly for years.

[@PurrkourCat]

@@StruthGaming Very unique! defiantly something nobody but you do!! :D

[@jordankelly4684]

Me, who doesn't even have a mousepad 🤔

[@crxxpxer6239]

Are you sure I sacrifice control? I lift my wrist for control

[@peekright1299]

💙

[@vishprob2714]

do you use toggle aim or hold aim?

[@StruthGaming]

Toggle!

[@januarrevandi7646]

hey, i just see your headshot only training... any chance you will try headshot only method but wingman only? 😁

[@StruthGaming]

I already do that :) With most semi auto or single fire weapons I aim for headshots most of the time.

[@januarrevandi7646]

@@StruthGaming i mean, the content of headshot only clip, like the asmr tracking shot like before

[@dumbbuffoon7240]

Is this your new mouse?

[@StruthGaming]

Nah, still maining the G303 SE, just been using the Razer mice in some ergonomic videos because more people can relate to the shapes.

[@dumbbuffoon7240]

@@StruthGaming ahh I use gpro wireless not the superlight the if version you should put some tiger ice skates on your mouse

[@JenyaIsJustChilling]

Dude filter (cut) everything below 90Hz with EQ, your mic pics up all vibration from your PC.

[@StruthGaming]

Thanks for the tip, i'll try that out.

[@el_mexicano6311]

When am trying to aim on a control my kid tell’s me y r u all over

[@rodrigogirao8344]

Here's another solution: put the mouse aside and get a good trackball.

[@handsomeassassin]

Thank you my handsome brother I have learned lots of things from you you are master of aiming 🔥

[@StruthGaming]

Thank you handsome assassin!

[@handsomeassassin]

@@StruthGaming you are welcome always

[@bloodbeats]

Who else washes their hands before gaming?

[@NineLives9]

Do you ever play on Skypad?

[@AIMIMPROVE-ig6rl]

best mousepad ive ever owned. no hassle cleaning (cat hairs), it even gives me more room for my desk. glide is consistent, tracking has become better, but a sleeve is a must. no negotiating you can also remove the paint from below the pad and add your own design. no it wont ruin it. the pad has two sides. i believe the money is worth it. its really strong, ive tested it dropping from 190m.

[@ACE112ACE112]

there are some other glass mousepads like the pulsar superglide glass mousepad and razer

[@NineLives9]

@@AIMIMPROVE-ig6rl Yeah I have a skypad 2.0 myself, I've had for about a year, I also love it, especially for that smooth effortless tracking. Oddly I have never needed a sleeve for it, I bought one, but have never had problems with my arm sticking to the glass and I live Australia which is known for being a very humid climate

[@StruthGaming]

I have one, but it's almost always too humid where I live to use it. Most of the time my skin sticks and rolls on the glass which is too disruptive. We're moving into winter so on lower humidity days i'd like to spend some more time on it.

[@NineLives9]

@@StruthGaming oh yeah fair enough, I'm on the coast of NSW myself so I suppose the humidity isn't too bad here, compared to up north. Also just want to say man, you make great content, few people give such good and correct information about improving aim, your content is very high quality and professional, best "aim coach" style KZbinr out in my opinion, keep it up dude

[@hypertrinity7440]

Zywoo & stewie2k also play with floating wrists

[@SergeyVR]

But ur sensor position with this grip is biased

[@hypertrinity7440]

My vertical aim suffers immensely when I leave my wrist planted. I keep my wrist floating just a little bit.

[@StruthGaming]

Having contact but taking some of the weight off is the best of both worlds imo.

[@MattyCakez18]

Dude, if I'm wearing a gaming sleeve.... Put me out of my f**** misery

[@NexY92]

[@JessicaFEREM]

thank you for tricking gamers into basic hygiene :p

[@HotdogSosage]

I dunno man. It sounds mega unhealthy to permanently use and muscle like that. Maybe I'm biased because the years have destroyed my right arm but... Still