Here are some things I think you should realize. Yes you can build bad habits in aim trainers, but most of the time if you're practicing with proper technique there's nothing in an aim trainer that will make you worse at aiming. The reason your aim felt like shit when you returned is that your brain adapted to aiming in Kovaak's which isn't a bad thing whatsoever. You just need to warm up in apex or whatever game you play for about 10-15 minutes and you'll perform the same or most of the time better. Another thing is aiming at bigger targets especially when doing target switch scenarios is very beneficial for working on speeding up your technique. However doing them all the time isn't a bad thing either it just wont help you improve as much bc there isn't much to learn from it. Also muscle memory when aiming doesnt exist..its a myth. If it were true whenever you switch sensitivities it would feel like your first time picking up a mouse. An example of muscle memory is using a specific keybind. For example if you have crouch set to C then one day change it to ctrl for a couple days youll struggle bc youll automatically press C when trying to crouch. Its not bc you dont have the finger dexterity in order to press ctrl. Your brain just automatically associates coruching with pressing C. Aiming is about mouse control. Aiming requires using your fingers, wrist, forearm, shoulder etc. If you want to improve using your wrist/fingers you should train with a higher sens than youre comfy with if you struggle with raw speed or if you struggle using a part of your mousepad that you arent comfy with or using your forearm/shoulder you should train with a low sens. Keyword "train"...dont use a lower or higher sens when playing only when training.
Really awesome video, thank you. Usually aim trainer reviews on YT consist solely out of hyperboles, either deeming them worthless or claiming the reviewer became an aiming god in 1 week. But you highlighted all of the nuances and really helped me see the benefits whilst ensuring I will not grind all my time on them either!
Really good video Nate. One thing i think you got wrong is that aim training shouldn't really be your "warm up." That would be like going to the gym to warm up for a basketball game. Aim training should be your time to isolate your weaknesses and improve them. I see far too many ppl who have a singular "warm up playlist" that they use for 30 min everyday before they play and that really won't help much in the long run. I'd recommend anyone who aim trains to use either the Voltaic or Revosect benchmarks. They break down all the different categories of aim and let you see where your weaknesses are and help you improve them. I think the reason so many ppl are convinced "aim trainers don't work" is because it's not as simple as *using an aim trainer* if you don't know *how to use it effectively.*
@@josh3638 No. My point was you shouldn't use aim training as a "quick warm up" the same way you wouldn't go to the gym to quickly warm up for a basketball game. You go to the gym with the intent to train your body and improve individual aspects of yourself. You can go to the gym (aim train) *before or after* a basketball game (video game) it doesn't really matter. But going to the gym, lifting weights for 15-30min, and thinking it'll make you better at basketball is dumb. My point is intent. Isolating individual weaknesses and dedicating specific time to improve those weaknesses. Not just using the same generic warmup playlist everyday for 30min cause you think it'll magically make you better. Whether you do that before or after playing games is irrelevant.
@@notPenneyI just started back up and only do about 20 min, but I do scenarios that target my areas I’m lacking in. I believe in quality over quantity for example on weight training I’d rather get 1-2 good working sets instead of doing 4 sets that are just meh. Now some people can do those 4 sets but I found that doing less can lead to more :)
Depends on what you're looking to get out of it. Doing 5 minutes of kovaaks gets my hands warmed up way better than 5 minutes in the range/dm function of most games. If I'm just looking to prevent not playing great for the first few rounds aim trainers are definitely the most time efficient method for me.
in my opinion, I found it a lot more beneficial to warmup with the game ur playing's respawn mode then playing ur game but when u get off u play kovaaks as a cooldown after gaming, i feel like this way u dont get fatigued from looong warmups and u dont get hindered as bad when u go from kovaaks to ur game , but its all preference
Awesome vid nate! I started noticing that I grip my mouse super hard as well. But there is no need to. I watched a specialist talk about it, and you should treat your mouse more like an egg. Because mice are so light now. They don't require so much force. Helped me tremendously! Great advice! 😊
my problem is with those aimtrainers, there are so many exercises that i don't know where to start on where the areas I'm bad at with aiming. in my experience, they take a lot of perseverance, will, and time to figure them out to be able to use them effectively but certainly not pointless.
You were already great at what you did. Glad you decided to further improve on it. Also yes, aim being less lazy does make a lot of sense. It’s like you have it in you, but subconsciously decide not to perform 😄
u deserve ways more subs mate. hope ur channel will grow lots more. :) by the way, as i was playing F.E.A.R combat in the past. i used Osu to train my aim. i reached the top 10 easy. well, to be fair, not that much effort with a low player base. maybe u know my friend HappyStick i played very often against him to get also better. maybe a good sparring will help ppl to get better aim aswell.
This won't help with player count, explaining why this is not a thing, but it would be so much better if the actual games themselves included really solid bot scenarios to exclusively practice particular skills. It's horrible just sitting in lobbies while waiting to do a hot drop in BRs - although you could argue this forces you to take breaks and work in bursts.
this is the reason i stopped playing the BR of apex legends, just the tdm and control. Yeah it's a bit repetitive, but i get to enjoy actually shooting the gun instead of dying over and over with random teammates. Or i can practice guns (if they are available) that i wouldnt normally use.
Yoo I use the exact same arm sleeves (the "fashion" ones from amazon), the same mousepad (skypad 3 but just a regular black one) and almost the same mouse (the dav3 but wired with a modded cable)
i find it to not be pratical depending on the ones you use. sure it helps you to lock in, but the issue being heads aren't that big nor will heads ever be moving that way. the only thing your learning is to be a awp god and nothing else
He's wearing an arm sleeve. You need a sleeve on most glass pads because otherwise the arm sticks to the pad. The one he is using is being sold as a sports/sun protection sleeve on amazon (i got the same one). "Gaming sleeves" exist aswell but they're more expensive and for glass pads any sleeve works. On cloth pads the gaming ones may have advantages because the weave oriantation.
eu sempre jogo varios jogos diferentes, isso me trouxe uma noção de jogo muito boa e eu acho que acabei tendo um sentido na minha mira, eu sinto que minha sensibilidade ja esta enrraizada na minha memoria muscular, entao quando eu jogo algum jogo diferente eu simplesmente vou ajustando ate dar certo, tenho treinado somente nos jogos e isso é o que faz a diferença ate porque é exatamente como você disse, ha muito mais coisas acontecendo no jogo do que no treino de mira, entao sim, treinar no jogo sempre vai ser melhor do que em treinos de mira.
you know when my mother seen me play she use to say dont it get boring being better than anyone else? obviously i wasnt but she only saw how i play. i get the same vibe she had watching you play, dont you get bored that you can just out aim 100% of people in your lobby? or does it feel good that anyone that you aim at you know you can humiliate? man id sell both my legs to get this accuracy on cod mobile but an ipad pro screen just cant keep up.
@@Michael-mn4ef you mean auto aim? i deal with that alot on red dead once defensive mode is turned off because you attack the wrong griefer trying to blow you up in free roam. usually when it comes to that you can just counter auto aim by going far away from a distance and thats with controller and a sniper. i imagine on apex if you use a mouse and you go at a distance with a sniper they stand no chance because they need to be closer. maybe its different in apex i dont know but i know its how i counter auto aim in red dead. i notice people who rely too much on that always need to be at close to medium range they struggle at far away combat and need to run closer.
Have the same problem im a high muscle memory ultra sense controller player (usualy always’s max without aim assist cuz its slow’s it down to much) the problem is on 99% of fps games the sense is slow even maxed out for controller.
The honesty here is underrated. A lot of pros in different games would never admit they started at 50% median. Good confidence booster for average players
I'm pretty sure you can go to his twitch stream (while he's streaming) and type !sens in chat and it will tell you. I would tell you now but he's not online right now.
Hi i play with my arm but when i want to aim to the right i feel like my arm is locked (no problem for aiming to the left) and idk i feel like i can aim but its not the right way 😂 any help ?
Yeah well, not really any fps games im interested in atm, so i just hop aimlabs do random playlist, play sixshot, gridshot etc, and call it a day. Cs2 sucks azz, valorant is the same thing, apex not my taste.
This is what all the controller noobs on Twitter DON'T see or understand when they copypasta the whole "look how easy these elite mnk players are cuz they're using their WhOLe ARm to aim". So much time goes into training to be able to aim like this, and raw skill plays a role too no doubt. With controller aim assist why hop on and warm up like this? This video showcases why you can't compare the two input types. 98% of rollers aren't spending an hour aim training every day, because they literally don't have to in order to compete at the same level. can't wait until there is a better balance in the gaming world where both can exist and not have one outplaying the other like it is now.
whats funny is, if you do choose to do some aim training while on controller, it'll solely be for flick shots (wingman in apex) or long range recoil control (flatline). You really dont have to warm up for tracking like you would on MNK. Like, you could make yourself even better on controller by simply practicing those weak points of controller.
@@vorkot1 hah I would beg to differ, having strong muscle memory with your chosen sensitivity allows you to react much faster with greater precision and consistently. Nate has super inconsistent aim. Some days he's a god other days his average it's all over the place.
Here are some things I think you should realize. Yes you can build bad habits in aim trainers, but most of the time if you're practicing with proper technique there's nothing in an aim trainer that will make you worse at aiming. The reason your aim felt like shit when you returned is that your brain adapted to aiming in Kovaak's which isn't a bad thing whatsoever. You just need to warm up in apex or whatever game you play for about 10-15 minutes and you'll perform the same or most of the time better. Another thing is aiming at bigger targets especially when doing target switch scenarios is very beneficial for working on speeding up your technique. However doing them all the time isn't a bad thing either it just wont help you improve as much bc there isn't much to learn from it. Also muscle memory when aiming doesnt exist..its a myth. If it were true whenever you switch sensitivities it would feel like your first time picking up a mouse. An example of muscle memory is using a specific keybind. For example if you have crouch set to C then one day change it to ctrl for a couple days youll struggle bc youll automatically press C when trying to crouch. Its not bc you dont have the finger dexterity in order to press ctrl. Your brain just automatically associates coruching with pressing C. Aiming is about mouse control. Aiming requires using your fingers, wrist, forearm, shoulder etc. If you want to improve using your wrist/fingers you should train with a higher sens than youre comfy with if you struggle with raw speed or if you struggle using a part of your mousepad that you arent comfy with or using your forearm/shoulder you should train with a low sens. Keyword "train"...dont use a lower or higher sens when playing only when training.
Man speak facts
@@ToastD2 are you saying I’m speaking facts or are you saying I need to speak facts I’m confused lol?
@@officials1ns4yyou are saying 100% true fact so keep spreading the truth of aim training
OH MY GOD someone that understands i love u
Really awesome video, thank you. Usually aim trainer reviews on YT consist solely out of hyperboles, either deeming them worthless or claiming the reviewer became an aiming god in 1 week. But you highlighted all of the nuances and really helped me see the benefits whilst ensuring I will not grind all my time on them either!
Really good video Nate. One thing i think you got wrong is that aim training shouldn't really be your "warm up." That would be like going to the gym to warm up for a basketball game. Aim training should be your time to isolate your weaknesses and improve them. I see far too many ppl who have a singular "warm up playlist" that they use for 30 min everyday before they play and that really won't help much in the long run.
I'd recommend anyone who aim trains to use either the Voltaic or Revosect benchmarks. They break down all the different categories of aim and let you see where your weaknesses are and help you improve them. I think the reason so many ppl are convinced "aim trainers don't work" is because it's not as simple as *using an aim trainer* if you don't know *how to use it effectively.*
so... basketball then gym??? The point makes 0 sense, do them in whatever order.
@@josh3638 No. My point was you shouldn't use aim training as a "quick warm up" the same way you wouldn't go to the gym to quickly warm up for a basketball game. You go to the gym with the intent to train your body and improve individual aspects of yourself. You can go to the gym (aim train) *before or after* a basketball game (video game) it doesn't really matter. But going to the gym, lifting weights for 15-30min, and thinking it'll make you better at basketball is dumb.
My point is intent. Isolating individual weaknesses and dedicating specific time to improve those weaknesses. Not just using the same generic warmup playlist everyday for 30min cause you think it'll magically make you better. Whether you do that before or after playing games is irrelevant.
@@notPenneyI just started back up and only do about 20 min, but I do scenarios that target my areas I’m lacking in. I believe in quality over quantity for example on weight training I’d rather get 1-2 good working sets instead of doing 4 sets that are just meh. Now some people can do those 4 sets but I found that doing less can lead to more :)
Depends on what you're looking to get out of it. Doing 5 minutes of kovaaks gets my hands warmed up way better than 5 minutes in the range/dm function of most games.
If I'm just looking to prevent not playing great for the first few rounds aim trainers are definitely the most time efficient method for me.
3:54 pause!!😂😂
in my opinion, I found it a lot more beneficial to warmup with the game ur playing's respawn mode then playing ur game but when u get off u play kovaaks as a cooldown after gaming, i feel like this way u dont get fatigued from looong warmups and u dont get hindered as bad when u go from kovaaks to ur game , but its all preference
Awesome vid nate! I started noticing that I grip my mouse super hard as well. But there is no need to. I watched a specialist talk about it, and you should treat your mouse more like an egg. Because mice are so light now. They don't require so much force. Helped me tremendously! Great advice! 😊
my problem is with those aimtrainers, there are so many exercises that i don't know where to start on where the areas I'm bad at with aiming. in my experience, they take a lot of perseverance, will, and time to figure them out to be able to use them effectively but certainly not pointless.
Great video I found it very enjoyable to hear u be more descriptive and analytical about gaming!
Glad to see you're still doing well man. Been watching since I was 13, I'm 21 now
You were already great at what you did. Glad you decided to further improve on it. Also yes, aim being less lazy does make a lot of sense. It’s like you have it in you, but subconsciously decide not to perform 😄
u deserve ways more subs mate. hope ur channel will grow lots more. :) by the way, as i was playing F.E.A.R combat in the past. i used Osu to train my aim. i reached the top 10 easy. well, to be fair, not that much effort with a low player base. maybe u know my friend HappyStick i played very often against him to get also better. maybe a good sparring will help ppl to get better aim aswell.
This won't help with player count, explaining why this is not a thing, but it would be so much better if the actual games themselves included really solid bot scenarios to exclusively practice particular skills. It's horrible just sitting in lobbies while waiting to do a hot drop in BRs - although you could argue this forces you to take breaks and work in bursts.
this is the reason i stopped playing the BR of apex legends, just the tdm and control. Yeah it's a bit repetitive, but i get to enjoy actually shooting the gun instead of dying over and over with random teammates. Or i can practice guns (if they are available) that i wouldnt normally use.
The voltaic community has been really helpful when it comes to aim training, you should look them up and tryout there own benchmarks
3D aim trainer is really good as well, helped me significantly with tracking.
you don't use glass mousepad anymore?
Hey Nate, I was wondering what earbuds you use? I feel like a headset is uncomfortable for me as I wear glasses as well sometimes
well spoken aimer
man it's so good seeing you still improve in FPS games i love it man ❤
Yoo I use the exact same arm sleeves (the "fashion" ones from amazon), the same mousepad (skypad 3 but just a regular black one) and almost the same mouse (the dav3 but wired with a modded cable)
you should try Dusk man, that game is so hard to hit each other but u need someone to play practice with cuz lack of playerbase
i find it to not be pratical depending on the ones you use. sure it helps you to lock in, but the issue being heads aren't that big nor will heads ever be moving that way. the only thing your learning is to be a awp god and nothing else
Damn nate. how do you keep from spilling that drink lmao. 3:45
Insane focus
lol such a dangerous spot for a drink.
U seem to instinctively use the bardpill method which is what Bardoz and tenz use.
Love the video. I'd love to see what rank you are on the Voltaic Benchmarks.
i struggle with making my sensitivity the same throughout different fps games
Gotta use focal length scaling
what is that?@@Sports4me7
it doesnt matter
just use the website same aim different game
odd question , is this shirt your wearing for gaming , I noticed the fabric that is going through the palm of your hand . thanks
He's wearing an arm sleeve. You need a sleeve on most glass pads because otherwise the arm sticks to the pad. The one he is using is being sold as a sports/sun protection sleeve on amazon (i got the same one). "Gaming sleeves" exist aswell but they're more expensive and for glass pads any sleeve works. On cloth pads the gaming ones may have advantages because the weave oriantation.
eu sempre jogo varios jogos diferentes, isso me trouxe uma noção de jogo muito boa e eu acho que acabei tendo um sentido na minha mira, eu sinto que minha sensibilidade ja esta enrraizada na minha memoria muscular, entao quando eu jogo algum jogo diferente eu simplesmente vou ajustando ate dar certo, tenho treinado somente nos jogos e isso é o que faz a diferença ate porque é exatamente como você disse, ha muito mais coisas acontecendo no jogo do que no treino de mira, entao sim, treinar no jogo sempre vai ser melhor do que em treinos de mira.
Parles blanc
Love your videos my man
name of the fun senario that you grinded
Do Voltaic fundamentals. Diamond or above I don't know what RevoSect calls their ranks.
really good video nate
you know when my mother seen me play she use to say dont it get boring being better than anyone else? obviously i wasnt but she only saw how i play. i get the same vibe she had watching you play, dont you get bored that you can just out aim 100% of people in your lobby? or does it feel good that anyone that you aim at you know you can humiliate? man id sell both my legs to get this accuracy on cod mobile but an ipad pro screen just cant keep up.
just play apex legends, 65% of the lobby can outaim you because they're on controller
@@Michael-mn4ef you mean auto aim? i deal with that alot on red dead once defensive mode is turned off because you attack the wrong griefer trying to blow you up in free roam. usually when it comes to that you can just counter auto aim by going far away from a distance and thats with controller and a sniper. i imagine on apex if you use a mouse and you go at a distance with a sniper they stand no chance because they need to be closer. maybe its different in apex i dont know but i know its how i counter auto aim in red dead. i notice people who rely too much on that always need to be at close to medium range they struggle at far away combat and need to run closer.
Did he ever do that nail gun nuke in black ops 3??
If you have a routine could you list what you were doing daily.
Hey nate great vid, where did you get that anime version of skypad?
He Nate nice Flicks.. for me one of the best mk Player Right now. So you Like the Deathadder More than the atlantis?
The real Question is:
How is that Glass on your Desk not go flying while you're playing...
W mousepad
Damn I’m jealous I wasn’t able to get my hand on any of the limited time sky pads
Make a playlist and put the share code on your stream
muscle memory regarding aiming does not exist, you can change your sensitivity according to scenarios
How do yall get the same sensitivity in every game?
Use a calculator online and then use focal length scaling, so like monitor distance coefficient at 0 for a game like cod
@@Sports4me7 my guy you're speaking Klingon
For some of us aim trainers are the main game lmao
hey nate, love ur chanel. but i wanted to ask what sleeve ur using? i was thinking about getting one but didnt know where to look.
Psychedelics (weed and shrooms) help with boosting cognition/consciousness/awareness. Like how weightlifting and running accentuates physical fitness.
Worst suggestion I’ve ever heard.
1H a day, then hop in game is the best way 👏
hsppy you're using aim trainer's more often now, hopefully you main them one day. Fuck all these triple A titles lol.
What is that mousepad? Skypad limited edition?
Good stuff
Have the same problem im a high muscle memory ultra sense controller player (usualy always’s max without aim assist cuz its slow’s it down to much) the problem is on 99% of fps games the sense is slow even maxed out for controller.
letsss goo been watching since bo2 days and finally got first comment
L
Where is the mw3 vid T_T
KovaaK's is the way to go if you want a chance against the rollers
GG, good video!
Can someone tell me what mousepad he has? I NEED it pls!
its a limited edition skypad, pretty sure it sold out this week
@@OkArcc oh thats so sad 😭
@@OkArccdo you know if they reproduce them?
they dont however some look similiar to eachother even though they are diffrent designs @@teiruoh
www.twitch.tv/nategibson/about
Wait people still play BO4?
The honesty here is underrated. A lot of pros in different games would never admit they started at 50% median. Good confidence booster for average players
What's the mouse pad
anybody know what gaming sleeve he uses?
If he found aim training beneficial there would be an imbalance in the universe
whats your cm/360?
I'm pretty sure you can go to his twitch stream (while he's streaming) and type !sens in chat and it will tell you. I would tell you now but he's not online right now.
banger
What game is that at 2:23?
Have you found out yet?
@@topsu111 I think xdefiant
Hi i play with my arm but when i want to aim to the right i feel like my arm is locked (no problem for aiming to the left) and idk i feel like i can aim but its not the right way 😂 any help ?
Bring your arm closer to you so your arm is bent maybe 90 degrees Prolly can’t aim to the right because your arm is straight.
@@prao5284 ok I will try thanks !
apex muach interesting than cod？
Good video 👍🏼
i also prefer kovaaks
You are having screen tearing because you are capping your FPS.
Apex has a 300fps cap which should be higher...
@@potapotapotapotapotapota Thx, agreed.
bro, why would you even need to train on Aim trainer, instead the aim trainer should learn from you.
Yeah well, not really any fps games im interested in atm, so i just hop aimlabs do random playlist, play sixshot, gridshot etc, and call it a day. Cs2 sucks azz, valorant is the same thing, apex not my taste.
This is what all the controller noobs on Twitter DON'T see or understand when they copypasta the whole "look how easy these elite mnk players are cuz they're using their WhOLe ARm to aim". So much time goes into training to be able to aim like this, and raw skill plays a role too no doubt. With controller aim assist why hop on and warm up like this? This video showcases why you can't compare the two input types. 98% of rollers aren't spending an hour aim training every day, because they literally don't have to in order to compete at the same level. can't wait until there is a better balance in the gaming world where both can exist and not have one outplaying the other like it is now.
whats funny is, if you do choose to do some aim training while on controller, it'll solely be for flick shots (wingman in apex) or long range recoil control (flatline). You really dont have to warm up for tracking like you would on MNK.
Like, you could make yourself even better on controller by simply practicing those weak points of controller.
the problem with your consistency is not because you don't aim train but because you don't convert your sensitivity between all your games properly
Do you have a good sens converter in mind? I'm looking for one that takes into account dpi, resolution, fov, and obv the game
@@vorkot1 hah I would beg to differ, having strong muscle memory with your chosen sensitivity allows you to react much faster with greater precision and consistently. Nate has super inconsistent aim. Some days he's a god other days his average it's all over the place.
muscle memory and converting your sensitivity to be the same in every game is a complete myth and not real at all.
@@arqimedes1003 oh yeah keep believing that and sucking
As others have said here muscle memory for sensitivity is a myth. This is not a problem with his consistency whatsoever.
@0:29 left side pic yes
first
Have u ever tried sens randomizer ????
nate goat