the most important part of aim that nobody talks about

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smoothness as a skill is one that's often thought of as slow aim or tracking flying targets. in reality, it's a skill that is the basis for consistent aim, and in this video we'll tell you exactly what it is and how to achieve mastery. watch as we cover the most important parts of aim that nobody talks about.
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» Script by @pinguefy & ‪@ViscoseOCE‬
» Narrated by ‪@pinguefy‬
» Edited by ‪@TheLetterDex‬
0:00 intro
0:27 what do all of these whiffs have in common?
1:28 what is smoothness?
2:36 what does good smoothness look like?
3:10 what causes unsmooth aim and how do we avoid it?
4:40 how can we make our aim as efficient as possible?
5:35 why should you avoid predicting enemy movement?
6:38 applying these ideas to your practice
» Clip credits
riley ‪@copwaster‬
vt deseo ‪@deseo_o‬
scucchi ‪@Scucchi‬
vt pingu ‪@pinguefy‬
june ‪@jvnecat‬
baranox ‪@Baranox‬
vt viscose ‪@ViscoseOCE‬
vt matty ‪@mattyow777‬
vt kev ‪@kevdaws‬
zeonlo ‪@Zeonlo‬
vt torje ‪@Txrje‬
daz ‪@daztf‬
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[@muuulo]

The plot of the same scenario was crazy ngl

[@pinguefy]

ty :D

[@jesscas]

This blew my mind. Holy, what a twist

[@casestudy01.]

if you guys ever need clips on what NOT to do just lmk i got you

[@VoltaicAim]

appreciate it !

[@HippoWannaBe___YoruMain]

DO NOT HIT A CLIP BETTER THAN TENZ

[@Guarrow]

lmao the nickname checks out, i love it

[@casestudy01.]

@@Guarrow 🧍🏽‍♂️

[@XenithAxe]

@@HippoWannaBe___YoruMain Very sure this is ziptie, the PFP and his ingame name of fertilehippo checks out

[@ryanpetnga1353]

ngl I flinched at 1:12

[@VoltaicAim]

even I flinched, and I made it 😭

[@catsdaug]

same, bro who would have expected a baseball hitting your face, it even has a hit sound before that.

[@human123-fj2vi]

same KEKW

[@zantiquechm3960]

I was standing and watching and almost fell back.😂😂

[@GoOnRaaj]

gotta keep it all the way a thousand me too

[@strafeqt]

The screen updating to the refresh rate was such a clean edit holy

[@DenyingConstant]

I saw the opening scene and recognized your voice and immediately thought, "Is this a Pinguefy video?". Awesome to see you're still making videos.

[@pinguefy]

aw tysm!!

[@lucasgriffith6117]

@@pinguefy where you been bro

[@pinguefy]

@@lucasgriffith6117 therapy

[@sowdersdidi7099]

@@pinguefy I love you man

[@TwistedSynths]

@@pinguefy Wow I didn't even know

[@Guarrow]

Honestly I can hardly admit they're on the same scenario lmao, the movement of the target just seems so much different that's actually crazy I guess that explains why I can aim better when I stop for a brief moment

[@VoltaicAim]

😁

[@MekaniQ]

The beginning of this video felt so relatable to me 🥲 I feel constantly stressed and I lose my focus so I always play worse so that ruins my confidence even more; I appreciate the video though, good job Voltaic (and Pinguefy for that matter ❤)!

[@plasmaturtle212]

This is a great video! Thanks for the tips I really love how this video was put together to help us understand in simple terms why smoothness is so key to having good aim

[@verhREQUIEM]

i fweakin love voltaic

[@ish7802]

I felt like once you pointed out movement reading i got conscious of it instead of just focusing on my crosshair. The less predicting part help too. Thanks a lot!

[@Ripafreticc]

Jesus. This is the most accurate video ESPECIALLY for people who genuinely are at a level of aim and skill but still struggle and can't really understand why. I just sent this all of my friends lol.

[@pinguefy]

thank u!

[@beolast9994]

this is great, i would always wonder why my aim is so great some days and off the other. thank you for this video.

[@VoltaicAim]

[@FeliceJM]

Great Video!

[@Eliteplayer1988]

When you showed 2 players playing pilltrack I instantly noticed that something was off. I could follow the targets with my eyes but the "erratic" movement of the 2nd player made it harder. A very good point was made here. If you play a game with a longer time to kill, you sometimes can do a reset. What I do is to swipe my mouse to the target, lift it and put in my deafult (most comfortable and neutral) position and go on from there. This does take some time and is very dependable on the situation but it is a physical and mental reset for me.

[@AriPegasis]

Super detailed and well explained, amazing video!

[@VoltaicAim]

Thanks so much!

[@alexe6301]

Great video! I will say the audio was a bit quiet. I watch most youtube videos with the volume slider at around half volume, and this was still a little on the quiet side when I turned it all the way up. However, the content, per usual, was great.

[@pinguefy]

ty for the feedback!!

[@VoltaicAim]

We will make sure to get that right for next time around, appreciate it a lot!

[@ItsStorm]

insanely good video, hauntr clips and more were all great references to what was being mentioned to visually see good technique🐐

[@VoltaicAim]

his clips are chef's kiss

[@pinguefy]

i've rewatched flower like 20 times in the past two months, had to throw in some clips

[@ItsStorm]

​@@VoltaicAimso true🐐

[@ItsStorm]

​@Pinguefy oh yeah, love me some flower and you're a goat too 🫡

[@temets]

why did u blur my face out at 4:06 am I that ugly

[@Et0y]

lol

[@pinguefy]

LMAO i'm so sorry, ur very good but i had to think of somebody who plays super aggro and dies bc of it for a clip didn't want anybody's name to get attached to "delusional level of confidence"

[@temets]

@@pinguefy ur good bro I think its funny af 😭 you did me dirty

[@ayano16y]

thank you

[@Zaptrap101]

Very useful, thank you

[@VoltaicAim]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lNeVaR]

Insane video i think this helped me alot

[@VoltaicAim]

Glad to hear that!

[@DimaQxt]

Incredibly educational video and very enjoyable to watch :)

[@pinguefy]

ty!!

[@Smerkymerky]

Great video!

[@VoltaicAim]

[@yash9688]

good video!

[@MxffinMxn]

2:57 why he say readjust like that 🤣

[@pinguefy]

:3

[@josephbertrand6541]

my eyes have been opened

[@VoltaicAim]

glad it was helpful :D

[@Lowgravity56]

Great guide!! VT and penguify cooking as always ❤

[@pinguefy]

ty!!

[@Lowgravity56]

@@pinguefy my goat

[@VoltaicAim]

Ty sir gravity !!

[@Guarrow]

I know that feeling so much. I feel like I'm just not focused, I'm being too « natural » and I have to stop for a split second in order to « soft reset » my mind, otherwise I'm just getting mad because I'm missing, so I miss even more People who aren't predictable are also pretty rare, honestly sometimes I hit more by moving my mouse less and letting them get into it lol

[@VoltaicAim]

Sometimes less is more yes, people tend to overreact when not calm & composed

[@mewtilation]

that baseball clip made me flinch 🥹

[@zuseer516]

great vid

[@VoltaicAim]

thank u!

[@inakoto]

ngl whenever pingu drops by in a voltaic video I instantly get the urge to boot up apex for the first time in 9 years

[@Proooooud]

zeonlo arsenal player mentioned, goated

[@deathraider]

Can I get your aimlab theme code?

[@VoltaicAim]

Don't have it on hand srry!

[@gustjung4661]

Do you have any great schedule for aim training

[@VoltaicAim]

Check the description and our discord server tons of resources in there

[@Zeonlo]

2:35 !!!!!!!!!!

[@pinguefy]

goat

[@origami7433]

Soo are we Dropping the static guide

[@Zeonlo]

@@origami7433 🤫

[@VoltaicAim]

like zeonlo aim

[@braha6390]

Great Video! btw how do i enable that feature that indicator my movement of my mouse on 2:28?

[@pinguefy]

only available during replays

[@braha6390]

@@pinguefy oh ok thanks

[@_MomeM]

works👍

[@cian729]

great to hear your voice, Pinguefy

[@pinguefy]

thank you!!

[@jasonbland7911]

what scenarios should I grind to get good at this

[@VoltaicAim]

We added links to a few playlists in the description, but generally this info applies to any scenarios, so any playlist with focused practice you will see results with. You can check our discord for more playlist and stuff. If you want to look for specific scenarios do some of the static/precise ones, and maybe ones with regen (there's filters and tags for it on our scenario browser) link in description for that page.

[@tailopez7492]

i flinched so hard at that baseball shit 🤣

[@gustjung4661]

What do you think is better VDIM or matty threadhold

[@VoltaicAim]

Whatever works for you is best. It's different for everyone

[@Colosol45]

that ball hit me in the face

[@VoltaicAim]

😂

[@Voggard]

Love you, papi Voltaic. Thank you for this delicious guide.

[@VoltaicAim]

A pleasure

[@carlosqin3353]

haz uno en español :D

[@piotrnowakowski2271]

Hey voltaic! When you panned out of the intitial presentation of left and right side of aimlab aiming don't refer to "on the left" or right if its not on screen, instead e.g. "less erratic" Edit: Its easier to follow through

[@VoltaicAim]

thanks for the feedback!

[@jaankineitor3598]

how i can active that heat mouse tracker visualy?

[@VoltaicAim]

it's an aimlabs replay setting!

[@strmsatori5288]

Could that be fixed over time? Because I'm new and it's hard for me.

[@N2KC]

Yes, absolutely! Like with everything, it just takes practice and persistence.

[@pinguefy]

definitely!! smoothness is a skill built over many many hours of intentional practice

[@halo_582]

I cant smoothly track a slow moving target. Is there anything I can do to improve that. With no deathgripping of the mouse and no lack of confidence when tracking a slow target sometimes i just stop moving my mouse for like a fraction of a second I dont know why and I havent found a way to stop. Any recommendations or advice?

[@pinguefy]

this sounds like a mechanical issue or prediction issue. if ur predicting you will stop tracking due to anticipating a directional change, and if it's a mechanical issue, you will just need to put in more time practicing to maintain continuity in a longer track

[@halo_582]

@@pinguefyfor more context even when doing a task where I know exactly when the bot will turn the same thing occurs. Also Thanks for the advice!!

[@GoblinUrNuts]

Sounds like you’re uncomfortable with your sensitivity. Likely your sens is too high so when you track a slow target you’re putting too little movement for your mouse to register a continuous smooth motion. Could be you hold your mouse at a weird angle as well. You want the transition between fine wrist movement and arm movement to be fluid. I used to do that a lot when I used a shitty mouse and had my sens too high

[@dinx]

not the asuna slander 😭

[@grixern5092]

niceu video

[@rodrigoalexandre5087]

So can you make me a playlist for this?

[@VoltaicAim]

There is some playlists we have that work on it for tracking in the description (and more in our discord), but it's important to be cognizant of your mistakes, and actively work on improving it.

[@plato1637]

DESEO CLIPS 😍

[@maeryum]

Bro this has to be the first aim video I’ve seen that mentions tension and gripping the mouse intensely. For some reason, some days when I boot up to play Valo or Apex I end up gripping the mouse so tightly that my hand physically hurts. I can tell I’m gripping and shaking for no reason at all. Maybe it’s the mental pressure of attempting to rank up. But generally I’ve notice that I seem aim well when I just want to play for fun and not take the game seriously which is unfortunate. Still have no clue how to combat or remedy this issue.

[@pinguefy]

yeah sadly it's a very difficult issue to remedy. i do believe that tension naturally arises when faced with something out of your comfort zone, whether that's an aiming, social, or clutch situation, etc. i think the answer to the aiming side of things is what i say in the video: deliberate practice to improve whatever underlying issue causes you tension, and developing an awareness (most in practice situations) of when you are tensing. but the latter two are really difficult as it's more a mental battle. learning some breathing exercises helped me take a mental reset and calm down mid fight/game, but outside of that, i took a brute force approach where i grinded aim mechanics so much that even a 50% debuff to aim skill is still enough to win most fights LOL

[@maeryum]

@@pinguefy I like that advice a lot! Thanks for the reply! I do enjoy the rush of clutches and stressful moments the most. It’s what makes me keep playing the game. Sometimes I’m aware that I’m holding down on my mouse too much that it hurts and I try to change it by doing it more lightly but it just doesn’t work. I’ll try some different mouse’s soon because the mouse is a bit bigger than me and my keyboard is smaller and cramped. My fingers and hands always end up aching and hurting after/during a game session. I’ll try to be more aware and fix it. Also I’ve tried aim training games like aim labs but it also hurts my hand. For some reason when I focus to aim it ends up hurting more than when I’m not aware and not focusing.

[@janmagtoast]

This video felt so nostalgic holy frog Very nicely scripted and edited

[@ebdoll]

good video !! >

[@VoltaicAim]

:D

[@pinguefy]

ty mel

[@npaul-]

@@pinguefy y are u so cool

[@pinguefy]

@@npaul- no u.

[@kyl09]

I hear pinguefy! Miss the content, I owe my aim to the man that introduced raw accel!

[@pinguefy]

thank you!!

[@kyl09]

@@pinguefy You're amazing!

[@CraftCamp2]

4:06 temet

[@bersuun9388]

I hope I'm not too late, I loved the video and gained a lot from it. But a question still remains in my head. How can I "read" movement in aimtrainers if their models are just a solid cylindrical shape? and not a character model looking at either left or right?

[@pinguefy]

by reading i mean like a book, taking in as much info as possible from the screen to inform our aim. not reading like how u "read" somebody's next move in a fighting game, there's no prediction with the way we're talking about it here

[@pinguefy]

thank u btw!

[@cartoonfps]

speed, acceleration, depth/size of the target in my screen, and direction in any given moment are all "variables" that you can still pay attention to and "read" in aimtrainers :>

[@bersuun9388]

ohh these are eye openers thank you!

[@steveyyuwu]

3:58 tenzion*

[@VoltaicAim]

👍

[@sevenfv]

someone needs to coach me cause my aim is beyond cooked

[@delaschado8196]

Profesor Layton soundtrack

[@pinguefy]

:D

[@Phyrotheos0iq]

what is the difference between reading and predicting i still don't get it. is there even a difference?

[@pinguefy]

reading means using the information on screen to determine where to move your mouse, mostly reaction. prediction means inferring or guessing what the enemy will do and moving your mouse based on that information.

[@Phyrotheos0iq]

@@pinguefy ok ty

[@EnglebertHdick]

what game was playing at 1:30

[@pinguefy]

gunfire reborn

[@spencerrestoule]

You forgot to mention VT Viscose In the clip credits.

[@VoltaicAim]

You were right, fixed that :d

[@opfreak]

viscose fans dont miss nun

[@numendomini]

How did you show the mouse path at 2:30?

[@pinguefy]

it's an aimlabs replay setting!

[@numendomini]

ah, thx a lot!

[@KaleTornado]

holy shit i missed you pinguefy

[@pinguefy]

[@juggram_99]

How do you even "read" your opponent, how could you know about cues when in most games, the characters models can go left and right without telegraphing like we do IRL

[@pinguefy]

by reading i mean like reading a book, where are taking in as much info as possible to inform where to place your crosshair on the enemy

[@GoblinUrNuts]

If you were the opponent when would you dodge, jump, exc? Until you understand that you won’t be able to read. Honestly it takes a surprising amount of map knowledge to understand where the opponent is going to dodge to

[@koonsuntanatrakool]

2:18 Is there Anyone have this playlist?

[@pinguefy]

1 wall 6 targets small (1w6ts)

[@wifimoney11]

what is the game on 1:32 ?

[@pinguefy]

gunfire reborn

[@IanEkollo-yv2el]

whats the game at 1:33

[@pinguefy]

gunfire reborn

[@hayden.wright]

What game 1:34 ?

[@pinguefy]

gunfire reborn

[@dakhawy]

what is the name of the piano music?

[@VoltaicAim]

Can't recall which one is which, but all music in the description!

[@OpzYT]

What game it that at 1:36

[@pinguefy]

gunfire reborn

[@TahsinMiah-vc3fs]

What game is at 1:25 ?

[@pinguefy]

diabotical

[@meemaw1]

4:54 what game is that??

[@pinguefy]

battlefield v

[@meemaw1]

@@pinguefy ty

[@Sleepyboii_]

Am I fucked if I have tremors?

[@pinguefy]

nah there have been a lot of insane aimers with tremors ^^

[@BeeffenZ]

Is it important to have same sense in different games?

[@pinguefy]

nope!

[@BeeffenZ]

Ok, thx

[@bigkev755]

pinguefy my glorious king :D

[@pinguefy]

hello!!

[@Saacary]

How dare you make me jump when I'm trying to learn..

[@VoltaicAim]

im sorry im not sorry

[@ThatOnePurple]

1:30 what is that game

[@pinguefy]

gunfire reborn

[@kimiko9998]

2:18 what is this scenario called?

[@pinguefy]

1 wall 6 targets small

[@kimiko9998]

@@pinguefy thank you thank you

[@jehree9850]

I won't understand. Is reading your opponent not the same thing as predicting what they'll do?

[@VoltaicAim]

by reading i mean like reading a book, where are taking in as much info as possible to inform where to place your crosshair on the enemy

[@b_mbyz]

this is completely unrelated but i clicked on this channel for the first time and i realised "hey thats the guy that made that cool tf2 video" i had no idea xd

[@pinguefy]

:D

[@ethanlentsch8217]

What’s the game at 3:20

[@pinguefy]

diabotical

[@Zaptrap101]

2:05 What is the name of this training

[@pinguefy]

vt steadytrack

[@Zaptrap101]

@@pinguefy Thank you so much

[@Zaptrap101]

@@pinguefy Are you the same guy as this channel?

[@pinguefy]

@@Zaptrap101 i worked on this video yes!

[@kurtzaltf4]

what"s the game at 1:49

[@pinguefy]

battlefield v

[@opptified.]

game at 5:23 ?

[@pinguefy]

diabotical

[@Origin22]

1:34 every part of aerm

[@VoltaicAim]

Ye

[@eMoney542]

Bro I literally threw my phone in the air at 1:10 lmao

[@pinguefy]

LOL

[@cylas]

time to rustynailmax

[@ImEcchi]

Real trick to having calm aim: Imagine everyone in their underwear. Now laugh at them for forgetting their clothes👌🏼 And finally you’re not nervous so enjoy the game instead of being anxious.

[@BONH]

pro tip: You just need to look like Kami'izumi Hidetsuna from manga Vagabond to use calm aim technique.

[@VoltaicAim]

thank you

[@Zenxoh]

this is a very bad example but what game is that with the guy flicking with the circle scope

[@pinguefy]

what time in the video?

[@Zenxoh]

@@pinguefy the first clip starts at 1:50... is that battlefield?

[@pinguefy]

@@Zenxoh ahh yeah that's bfv

[@Zenxoh]

@@pinguefy ok do you know which one?

[@pinguefy]

@@Zenxoh battlefield v

[@nopenever2895]

Pi?

[@user-sz4le5fi2u]

1:31 what game is this

[@pinguefy]

gunfire reborn

[@user-sz4le5fi2u]

@@pinguefy thanks you have any single player game that aim depend like enemy have many movement

[@pinguefy]

@@user-sz4le5fi2u if you mean player movement options i have enjoyed roboquest and echo point nova, but if u mean enemies moving erratically there's sadly nothing comparable to an aim trainer. however i do feel like u can get value from practicing on simple enemy movement too if you approach it with the right mindset

[@TheAntondi]

what was that goofy demo clip on snakewater

[@pinguefy]

it's daz, au prem winner LOL

[@TheAntondi]

@@pinguefy I know, that's why it made me laugh so much

[@jacksoundwave2091]

oMG PINGUEFY

[@pinguefy]

hi!

[@h4mburger925]

Fellow Layton enjoyer

[@pinguefy]

heck yeah

[@LeBomba_]

gundam evolution, shown 😢.

[@pinguefy]

hi lichgrave ^_^

[@LeBomba_]

@@pinguefy hay howdy o7

[@KinSaniTriGaming]

wow i needed to see this. basically got slapped in the face with some real facts.

[@VoltaicAim]

haha glad it was helpful :D

[@Morodox360]

good video, but 0:35 w to reload? 🐵

[@pinguefy]

LOLL rly old clip, that's when i had my binds in a layout called Workman. w is where r normally is