I would say it's definitely mostly an aim issue, you need to be able to make these microcorrections without missing. I'm gonna guess missing microcorrections is why you aren't pushing for faster flicks in this scenario. Consider playing wider flick scenarios that force you to both flick faster and microcorrect more, like VT sideshot (i think that's the name?), or VT 3T wide. The best way to improve at static I've found personally is to play a wide variety of static tasks. The skill specific playlists that voltaic provides are a good place to start.
#Struggling with getting out of plat on static
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tribal sphinx
What sens you got currently?
I think you gotta turn down quite a bit, you shouldn’t be flubbing this many micro corrections
tribal sphinx
run some 1wXts at 90cm, and focus on activating the arm to handle the flick
flicks are generated from a combination of arms (transporting the wrist neutrally for the micro correction) and wrists (transporting the fingertips for the micro correction)
try to use your arm for more of these mid range to longer flicks so you have a neutral wrist and have more centrality from which to nail the micro correction with confidence
tribal sphinx
run 90cm for maybe 15-20 minutes until you feel that burn in your arm from flicking
then go to 60-80 and try a few benches
you should notice that you have much more awareness of when the arm is the appropriate tool to use
and you'll stop forcing flicks that the wrist isn't meant to have
tribal sphinx
Much better; turn off shadows here for clarity in peripheral vision, and stop going back to click dots you missed; good clicking technique doesn’t go back for dots.
tribal sphinx
It is much better for your improvement to have a technique that is consistent and scalable rather than erratic and dependent on how you were feeling from moment to moment
Even if it looks, a little bit slower, building proper technique will allow you to improve speed consistently with hard work and effort
If your new mouse pad is faster, you need to get used to letting go of your flick energy sooner than you think and letting momentum glide you to your destination more.
Good static technique basically has your hand completely relaxed while it is traveling to its next location. Practice tensing your hand to do the flick, then having it completely relaxed by the time it’s time for your micro correction.
In golf terms, a faster pad means that the ball is going to roll farther after any given shot. These are inherently more challenging to precisely aim compared to a stickier mouse pad where your cursor comes to a more controlled. Stop after energy is no longer being applied to the mouse.
It’s kind of the difference between using a three wood versus using a putting wedge or a sand wedge
tribal sphinx
It’s not a bad habit
The mouse pad compensates for one thing so you can focus on the other
Treat the new mouse pad not as better, but as compensating for something new, and letting you focus on that new thing
Come back to your control pad once your technique improves on your speed pad