#Should wrist and arm movements be isolated when static clicking?

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bright patio
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When people describe proper clicking form I typically hear something along the lines of "Large initial flick using arm into smooth micro correction with wrist". While this fundamentally makes sense, I've started to notice that my wrist sometimes begins to move while my arm is still in motion. I'm curious if this is normal among other aimers as its somewhat contradictory to the structured technique mentioned above.

I reviewed an older vod from minigod and looked specifically at some of his wider flicks. In the picture attached you can actually observe him using wrist movement during his initial flick as his wrist straightens out while his flick is in motion.

I could be overthinking it, but I'm curious if anyone would have any input that could help me determine if utilizing your wrist and arm at the same time (as opposed to being isolated and in sequence) is commonplace and maybe even beneficial. Perhaps only the Initial flick into micro correction should take place sequentially, while wrist and arm movements are something that should be left up to the subconscious (although one should typically avoid arm usage for micro corrections).

Thanks for any help in advance!

whole condor
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The only time it would be a problem if you would use too much of your wrist and too little of your arm, which puts your wrist in an odd position which makes micros more difficult.

The whole idea of using the arm for flicking is that it causes the wrist to be at a neutral position, thus giving you the flexibility to micro correct to the left or right without being "stuck" like you would if you used your wrist for a wide flick, and are now unable to correct further to the left or right.

(and obviously for cluster-farming you don't need arm given that the targets are so close together).