Getting one tapped? No time to aim? Here is the fix.

[@theguide_val]

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[@Asonc1]

Regardless that sometimes you get insta-headshotted, the habit of a patient, good tap is needed. A few ways to avoid getting one-tapped: don't peek into an angle when that obviously not smurfing Jett has info that you are there. Stop taking fair fights. Flank, lurk, or use flash or stun abilities to avoid fair fights. There you go, now you will be headshotted 7/10 times instead of 9. Remember, slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.

[@clements41]

I got everything except the last part

[@theguide_val]

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast refers to a training mantra for static targets especially. You can flick really fast but then you will most likely need to correct on smaller targets which takes time. So going slow, but smooth from target to target might actually be faster --> smooth is fast

[@crazys89]

@@clements41 'slow is smooth, and smooth is fast' is a mindset in the military. basically, just doing something fast, especially when still learning a skill, leaves a lot of room for mistakes. in combat scenarios, best case scenario, it means repeat, but most likely, mistakes mean death. if you take your time and do it correct, the risk of failing decreases significantly. if the skill has been honed with enough practice, it will automatically speed up over time and be indistinguishable from being fast.

[@User-xw6kd]

​@@clements41 Check out yay. I learned the most about aim from him.

[@kanespiritbringer]

@@theguide_val during my firefighter academy they would always tel us this. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Take time to do it correctly, rather than trying to do it so fast that you end up doing it wrong. You will have way more success with the former

[@opyshuichiro8809]

As they say, it is better to fail doing the right thing rather than succeeding doing the wrong things. This is the best way of learning without building bad habits

[@tmac9938]

~ Deep thoughts ~

[@jayjolupoi88891]

naah, there are no right thing, if you keep doing your bad habids and you end up going pro with it people will just assume its right thing to do

[@lnrgg]

I like the way you exemplify the wrongs and rights, It's a relief to see my struggles finally being shown as a real and general problem. It's like going to the therapist with a feeling that you don't even know why or how it started, and then he explains to you what's probably going wrong. Just found your channel, keep it up!

[@theguide_val]

Might be because I study psychology haha. Even though I don't plan on becoming a therapist, but mentality/sports coach would be nice.

[@spiceydice6968]

​​@THE GUIDE - Valorant what sport would you like to coach

[@ssdsamm6247]

@@theguide_valgood luck to that! Thanks for the informative video.

[@khorruptz]

Everyone other aim guide I’ve watched says the same thing crosshair placement, strafing, movement blah blah blah but you have literally explained it and how to practice it I have no idea why all the big channels don’t explain this your heavily underrated defo sharing

[@theguide_val]

Thanks for the nice feedback! ;)

[@TF_DragonSword]

Best channel for tips of Valorant, precise explain on the points he want to talk about. There are so many channels that upload 20-30 min videos over explaining every point, this is precise and easier to understand

[@roughchicken46]

this channel is so good, explaining things really well and telling us things that other pros don’t tell us. keep up the work! :)

[@pingpong5315]

Bro i just found your channel..... Mannn you are so good at this job. Explaining things our way ...not like a pro ..who knows everything.

[@theguide_val]

Glad to hear that! And welcome to the channel ;)

[@kosu5632]

I have been playing csgo and valorant together over 5k hours and i have been just learned to aim. This still helps after all this time thank you.

[@momomimi8957]

I have been watching val guides for weeks and this is the first actually helpful not repeatedly recycled piece of advice I heard so far. Thank you.

[@theguide_val]

Glad to hear that! :)

[@chriskt]

Something that helped me a ton is setting 'Network Buffering' to Maximum in settings. Before that, enemies would one-tap me like a nanosecond after I see them, even when they weren't holding the angle. My theory is that this happens because the server predicts your movements to lower ping players, allowing them to see you before you even peek. If you read the technical blog posts Riot puts out, this is how the server deals with players of different latencies, by predicting movement. This is also why sometimes you shoot enemies point blank but the bullets don't register any damage. Setting Network Buffering to maximum seems to give me a bit more time to kill enemies and have fairer fights. Keep in mind this only works if your ping is not too low or too high, (mine's around 50ms)

[@manofmysteryyy]

Would this have any effect on your aim as well? I don't really get how it works.

[@chriskt]

@@manofmysteryyy It works by giving you like one more second to aim and kill enemies, before their shots kill you. At least, that's what it feels like. The downside is that the one second delay will affect your gameplay at other times too, making it feel a tiny bit laggy. Honestly, this trick only works at certain ping ranges and I've had mixed results with it over time. I've stopped using it personally coz I'd rather get one-tapped than deal with the minor delay. Your results may vary :)

[@manofmysteryyy]

@@chriskt thanks for explaining 👍🏻

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

will be looking into this one, thanks man

[@MorganArthur1843]

How to set that?

[@floatbottle]

this video helped me climb to plat. He explains things really well and I am grateful to stumble across this video

[@jigsawws]

i dont even get a chance to look at them and i just die

[@painvalo]

No game sense

[@BeastSlayerBoy]

Fix:- never aim at wall, aim at angle

[@jigsawws]

@@BeastSlayerBoy i do

[@thatfox___1756]

Your channel is the best for guides, no BS, straight to point.

[@santmikel000]

This is the best video I have seen so far for this topic. No bullshit but quick and also informative in depth at the same time. Also the exact perspective we needed. Thanks a lot. I hope I can get out of ascendant and finally hit immortal for the first time.

[@Vyrus-1980]

In CS, and the same applies to valorant I'm sure, the pro's have always said "If you take more than .5 seconds to kill your target, you're already dead". I'm 43, and in these "instant ttk" games (CS, Val, anything with 1-shot headshots) the .5 seconds or death has been pretty spot on over the decades unless you're playing bots.

[@sNx8448]

this was deadass most calm informatic useful video i have ever seen.. clean video too. Good job man.

[@ModrnWarfare]

Omg bro, I've heard about movement but the examples in hookah and showers made it click. Instead of going for an insane flick while stationary, move your body until your aim is ready, that's so great. Thanks man 10/10 video.

[@SequenceZero]

Been playing for almost 2 years. 4:38 was the first time anyone’s explained shooting that way to me. Been playing with probably a dozen people Asc/Imm level and no one bothered to.

[@SkyeHOK]

Had to say this. thanks for ur guides. bcos of u i made it to acsendent after 4 months of struggling. i finally understood what i had to fix.

[@LonelyFuyu]

This totally changed the way I play. I thought my problem was the aim but now I hit my shots so much better, thanks a lot!!!

[@chrissy25able]

What happens if I get shot so I can’t move

[@kitty83873]

when this vid came out i watched this and became a pro and now i am coaching some one now because of u thx for helping me and others.

[@oVividz]

Great video… a good tip that’s hard to make a habit but works 90% of the time is when an enemy swings you while you are holding them, don’t just shoot, they swing, YOU swing wider, THEN you shoot… sometimes you will get one tapped, but it’s the same for when YOU one tap people, it was just a nice shot, and everybody will hit them here and there. Don’t sweat it if someone keeps one tapping you all game, they simply had a great game and I promise they don’t play that well every game.

[@theguide_val]

Yeah, I think either moving with them or shooting a 2 bullet burst quickly and then insta moving are both good strategies. If you're able to move when they stop to shoot, you have good chances of winning the duel.

[@SaqibKun]

Thanx bro u cleared so many questions that I had and now I am soo much better at aiming. Once again Thanks for this amazing guide👍👍😘😘

[@shambles2723]

Thanks for helping a lot of gamers bro and I hope you could help more people with your contents!

[@klidatorlovesgaming]

Finally, someone who shows exactly what to do and how to do it instead of just making a statement and saying this will help Thank you so much

[@theguide_val]

You're welcome!

[@geludan1]

reality: I strafe before i shoot, enemy fk me up anyway before i fire. haha, really good tutorial

[@rightest]

Thank you so much man. I literally lost like 15 games in a row and deranked from diamond to plat 2 the past couple days and felt like my aim/mouse control was a little off for some reason. I kept flicking too fast out of panic/low confidence and losing gunfights, not realizing what the problem was. This gave me something to practice.

[@theguide_val]

You're welcome! Sometimes it's hard indeed when you're struggling and don't really know why.

[@ADN4204]

That’s the best explanation i’ve seen in youtube

[@khozic885]

Thank you, I actually think this is what has been holding my aim/movement back from the next level

[@blacklusture4415]

This really helped, i grineded the DM untill i won exactly by following it - most importantly i had to remap my crouch which gave me huge boost and my crouching habit was a nail in foot

[@TheDinis553]

This advice is so good.

[@tusharkashyap4641]

Loving your vids brother ❤️

[@JCk-ne7pt]

Great video, keep it up

[@theguide_val]

Thank you!

[@SkylineAE]

Great Tutorial and explained really well, keep up the good work

[@ELICCCCC]

thank you , helped me get back on track

[@HNFS426]

I felt like this advice was so good it will help me loads going up my rank

[@kronosbalmond6472]

Great video. Your explanation is pretty amazing by breaking down the problems and then showing the solutions is top notch. Keep up the great work. Also, will you release video about Aim Training/Routine And Warmup exercises? Containing such practice which you have shown in the video and other exercises? I am currently in gold and in need of a proper aim and movement training😅 Once again keep it up.

[@theguide_val]

Yeah, I lately thought about a video explaining the best exercises you can do on the range. Might make that video soon! :)

[@Raspbery._.]

This video helped so much I’m so glad I came across this

[@theDirtMan69420]

Excellent video, you see great coaches give this gunfight hygiene shpiel without showing in-game application or explanations, this is what I've been missing

[@machu85]

the guide so helpful, i haven't watched it yet but my aim's automatically fixed

[@joyboy1o1]

So simple yet so Complicated at the same time.

[@theguide_val]

Indeed.

[@snvkethejake]

As a new player, your crosshair placement and explanation made so much sense. Thank you!!

[@theguide_val]

You're welcome!

[@Max-ps2ji]

You deserve way more views. I learned more from 2 of your Videos than from 10 others combined. Thanks alot for you're Videos ❤

[@Koyo_EXE]

best guide of the yt by far.

[@levoshka]

Legit the worth tutorial i watched thx !

[@MinecraftMonkey23]

im immortal 1 and now i figured out why i suck at dms (didn't take my time with shots; I needed to swing wider). I just won 4 in a row after playing 30 this act and winning none

[@abukarmahad4324]

Bro this channel is different lmao, thank u!

[@ninelivesbandit]

And because of this video... I am a subscriber. Thank you for this helpful drill! You cracked the code for me

[@amanrawat3248]

Nice guide , I do follow those tips in deathmatches or any swiftplay. But when I play compi and opponents are crushing our team then I play extremely terrible even I missed an enemy which was reloading his vandal 😅.. and I'm silver 1 .. my friends kicked out me from party now I'm here to improve my aim

[@waterbucket4358]

Not real friends

[@samsunggaming7560]

I've gathered all the information in my head to practice in valorant like strafe-stop and aim like in this video, and multiple videos in YT to improve aim and avoid being one-tapped. But I've still been headshotted every single game I play ._.

[@theguide_val]

Keep practicing, sometimes things don't click right away. Also watch back your vods. Often times we are peeking/moving different than we think.

[@martapfahl940]

"We dont wanna be like this Bot" actually summarized it quite well xd

[@dreadmoc12]

"What the hell am I doing wrong?!" oh. Thank you. I've been doing this more and more because it works, but I actually thought maybe I was putting a bandaid on the problem rather than solving it. I'm very happy to see this. I don't care if it is confirmation bias.

[@GoldenPanda.]

Thanks Very much for the guide dude U DA G.

[@josaife1860]

Thx, that helped me a lot ! I was loosing all my fights because i always was one tapped while being static, now i'm loosing all my fights because i get one tapped while straffing ! Thx you for the tips !

[@josaife1860]

Btw, all "low elos" players in gold and silver already know this and are pratically all straffings

[@jameselias9665]

@@josaife1860you didnt watch the whole video

[@anonymouseye1389]

Tried this today, needs practice but does work

[@verminspencer3053]

Almost feels like I should pay for such good info. Keep up the good work, didn't find a single bad video in this channel!

[@theguide_val]

Haha, we'll definitely keep it up. Thank you! :)

[@gerometay4154]

thanks for the vid bro ❤❤

[@ACEAyaaA]

starkes video bro

[@nhngruppe]

yk what i have this problem where i stand still and i know the solution but still when i go into the game i forgett everything today i will try to focus on this bad habit

[@utkrox4ever]

Great guide, ty:)

[@abdelmonemayadi51]

You actually deserve a sub

[@gamesworld9184]

Love the content

[@owen19901]

I was playing 10 years in cs:go with global rank and I am struggling with shooting in Valorant a lot. I think this is morely console shooting style, where the movement is main point to aiming. So people who played a lot of shooting games on console got easier style. I have habit from cs:go to stop and don't move when shooting

[@Igris1_]

u earned a sub All the vids are amazing

[@theguide_val]

Thank you my friend!

[@FonKard]

The only video that somehow helped me to improve my aim... Were struggling for so long with that simple confidence tips

[@Chocohalation]

6:29 I like this bind example and I like how you recreate it from the enemy POV. However, next time could you also recreate it with the improvements you are talking about? i.e. in this example, you would recreate it except instead of trying to flick, you instead try to keep moving, so it's easier to visualize what you are talking about

[@theguide_val]

Yeah, good point. I should have implemented a pov of the fix too. The fix would look very similar to the opponents POV. Essentially whoever stops first to shoot will have the "disadvantage" because of taking a harder shot. Of course if you hit that shot, then you win, so it's a tradeoff. I explain this in detail in my video on the SVS advantage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXKkJiijbV4bsk

[@PoGuy12]

⁠​⁠@@theguide_val i get that example and i loved and understood the whole video, but if we were to exaggerate the “whoever stops first to shoot will have the disadvantage” wouldn’t everyone just be poppin swinging everyone and it becomes a matter of how good your tracking is?

[@Zyyy-bg5sw]

thanks that was very helpful

[@MatthewTorres-bt2bt]

yeah, the only downside is that my enemies are also watching...

[@d1dd1s_cs]

thank you so much brother you helping me❤❤

[@angelocatoy9265]

"Move a lot, shoot less" thanks a lot!

[@RakeshSharma-vb5oc]

thanks it is really helpfull

[@21zakaria8c3]

my main problem is that when i start firing at enemiy he starts later then me and still kills me because of his low ping and i didnt even got the time to fire 2 bullets

[@sleepernoname7919]

I waste my time for 3 month earn nothing from youtuber who teaches us all the same thing but couldnt fix our problem untill i find you😢😢

[@theguide_val]

At least now you got good info! ;) Time to practice

[@chris26462]

Mostly it is for me the fact that I get one tapped before I see the enemy. It is not like I have the time to react but I am too slow, but more getting run and gunned with a headshot consisently. They just peek and hit a headshot without me seeing them before I am dead, might be a skill issue, but happens.

[@theguide_val]

This most likely happens because you are holding default angles. If you are standing in a common spot and they pre-aim you and strafe out, you are always at a disadvantage because they are more ready for the fight than you are. Resulting in you getting one-tapped. Either - hold off angles (search for it on youtube) - or peek and un-peek the common angle to get a timing of strafing into the opponent yourself who just cleared your spot and now thinks you're not there (there's also tutorials for that)

[@chris26462]

@@theguide_val thank you, I will look out for it.

[@SORROW-18]

thx it's help ful

[@Elnoys06]

if u strave as example to the right are u stopping with pressing a and d at the same time or are u letting the d button off?

[@steelado3433]

Funny thing is that i do that without even realising it, even though I don't know if this method does exist 😂 Ps: i use low sensitivity, eDPI of 330 that made it hard to move the mouse for flicks so it made me strafe and adjust while shooting.

[@neverblight]

I think this is good advice but also strafe peeking at head level to slice up angles is a good habit to get into to

[@flaminletsgoo]

"imagine this bot is you", bro I dont have to imagine something that's already real

[@theguide_val]

😂😂 we also started somewhere!

[@Axistence1]

Have a higher/same monitor refresh rate as your enemy

[@PrinceKumar-bi7ti]

Insanely helpful..

[@luciano9385]

Very good!!!

[@ajdoshka]

I just noticed that its just all about dynamic changes just a little thing needs to change and the outcome can be something completely different aim here is more or less important

[@overdsh_]

The problem is that as soon as they appear on my screen, I'm already dead.

[@HkRines]

5:32 Nah. If you missed. You already dead anyway xD

[@mohmedfadly8256]

Thx for the tip

[@aftermath8946]

idk if you are going to see this but your tips help so much

[@theguide_val]

Of course, saw it and thank you! :)

[@aftermath8946]

@@theguide_val no problem

[@T1Earn]

i have done literally everything in this video to a tee and i still get insta 1 tapped

[@Circonia777]

Send a vod where this happens, I may be able to help

[@T1Earn]

@@Circonia777 damn if i streamed my matched today i wouldve had 3 hours to send you. Next time i'll stream

[@crazys89]

tried applying this last week. literally every time, except for once, where i consciously took an extra step or 2 to get my crosshair in the right spot, i died before even stopping my movement. majority of those fights they didn't even have info that i was coming from that angle, so i'm just lost at this point...

[@theguide_val]

Tough to say what you're doing wrong. You can join our discord and get a vod review for free though, so check that out ;) Then I can have a look at your game

[@TechAcidLuka]

Bro I glad I found this wow

[@TheGuy-dq5he]

Thanks I got lots of headshot with this tip so helpful

[@belekass]

thanks bro

[@arumand3356]

ich danke für diese sehr gut erklärten tips, habe schon lange nach so einem channel gesucht. kannst du mal ein video machen wie man mit der vandal und phantom spielen sollte? das video ist echt gut geworde! keep going

[@theguide_val]

Danke! :) Was meinst du genau wie man mit denen spielen sollte? Recoil control oder welche fights man nehmen sollte etc.? Gibt viele Sachen

[@arumand3356]

@@theguide_val welche Fights man nehmen sollte, und ob man mit einem bestimmten Agent die vandal oder Phantom spielen sollte wegen den smokes zb. Gibt halt vllt auch noch andere gründe

[@gaddaitherage8204]

I try this. Practiced on the dummies. Starting to get this down. Then I went into death match. Problem is even when moving, if I get hit by the bullet, my character pretty much grinds to a halt and then I get destroyed.

[@menacingskull740]

basic stuff in csgo but depends anyone can still tap u while moving or while u move u get a bad position and cant get cover and aggressive move

[@ashright]

Love this channel❤

[@Pablo_lens]

Should i aim first, placing the crosshair next to the enemies head, and then moving so the crosshair lines up with the head, or should i move first, and then move the crosshair to the head. I personally feel as if the first choice requires less steps and thought, simply predicting the crosshair placement, and then moving it until it lines up with the head. I would love your take on this

[@xyre8443]

I actually notice that for a while, I've been strafing a lot, counter strafing actually. I am iron lol stop playing for a month or two to grind of csgo but anyway I noticed that my primal response when an enemy appear is to strafe and aim. I wanted to conclude that it actually help me a lot and that I am an unlucky person.

[@Genji-wt8bo]

4:21 good to know a new way to attack front , but mostly I like to flank enemy back I got a problem when practice landing crosshair like over flick or either reach 80% of distance from target and then I move again which get myself kill in some wider angle is there tutorial to fix that?