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This is where I'm starting at, I realized it pretty quickly that I'm an absolute dog at anything smoothness/precision specific. I've been grinding some playlists and/or routines and while it did get better, I'm still far below the level where I should be. Shooting static targets is OK, reading bots during strafing is also not that bad, but again, it's not on a Jade or Master level, so I still have a LOT of space to improve on
also this on VT DotTS Intermediate S5 will appear in my nightmares
putting in these for reference
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I'm trying out a bit of a different grip, it was recommended to me to not have my pinky finger nor thumb "glide" on the pad to increase friction. I agreed that it was more of a bad habit than an actual consistency boost, so until someone convinces me otherwise, my pinky is not touching that mousepad. I don't really got a lot of space for it though, so it just kinda is in the air, or resting near my ring finger, whatever. Even though it was kinda different to me, the pressure in fingers changes a bit, I managed to at least get a plat score in Penta Bounce
so goal rn is to just practice smoothness until I get to the tracking day, try to not fall asleep during tracking and then get plat complete
im having some trouble sleeping in the past few weeks, last 3 days especially, so while I would love to train for 3 more hours, I'm just kinda gonna go vibe
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I finally switched out my skates, I bought a SP004, so the major lack of friction threw me off a lot in the beginning. I also got a Viper V3, which.. I don't know what was wrong with the skates, they seemed to drag more and do this "scraping" sound. Anyways, I switched them, now uhh.. Well, it glides. Too well 
, the shakiness is back and im having some problems controlling the mouse. It will get better, though, surely
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so this is where i'm ending this week, I feel pretty good, nearly diamond energy wise. What I noticed from today is that my tracking can be so much better if I actually focus. There's no more drag from my mouse that would just make my mouse stutter, it's all in my hands now.. literally
but uhh, flicking 
dotts i was nearly jade score, now i hit like 15 targets less. I'll get back up, I know I can, but it might be a bit depressing for a while
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one of these scores is not like the others
its pretty hard to track some of these with my sens
and adjust shot sucks
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ez
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im sorry
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waht
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okay so it has been.. how long
2 and a half weeks? In this amount of time I went from this
to this
i say its a banger
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with my improvement over the last weeks, I can't say anything but that I'm satisfied. I'm planning to continue, no matter what. I always taught myself to shoot for the stars, so here we go baby, Celestial in this lifetime surely. I made a "poster" that I'm gonna print and hang on my wall, so that I can always come back to my senses in case I want to quit. Posting it here, in case anybody is like me :>
also I passed 300 hours with todays session. I say it's not really accurate, cuz I got my aim into a "good enough" state around 3 years ago, that's when I got about 200 hours. I still think of myself as rather new and this playtime doesn't represent my skill well. Still, a milestone is a milestone 
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it could be cool to like write down my ingame time and thoughts, see the column of hours in like a month
1h 40m VDIMs
2h 05m
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1h 42m VDIMs
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40m
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1h 24m VDIMs
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1h 50m hand hurts
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1h 15m i had to stop before finishing, wrist hurts. Like a 4-5/10 when its bad
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1h 5m I'm insecure of my tracking, it's 2AM what am i doing
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1h 50m VDIMs, a bit of resetting :P
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1h 40m VDIMs, no PBs today, pretty sad
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I'm new, but I also find that aim training is kinda more fun than playing most games lol
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I'm new, but I also find that aim training is kinda more fun than playing most g...
I like Mattys view on this, to quote:
"I think the best way I can explain why aim training is always going to be fun for me is because it actually feels like a grind. Compared to other games, the outcome of my gameplay is always entirely under my control. I don't have to feel like I'm being detracted from or overshadowed by a teammate or a successful opposing team tactic. All of the work is mine, and all of the improvement is mine, even if it is small or even sometimes nonexistent. Not only do other games just feel painful and slow to grind, but other games do not lend me that level of control over my success or failure. Same reason why I vehemently despise Overwatch and the formula of gameplay it promotes. It's just super unappealing to me nowadays because all too often, I feel like my wins are not entirely my own. Does that mean I'm not a team player? I can be if I want to be, but aim training is something that I have to show as an individual. As a result, I have way more motivation to compete, sweat for hours over a score, and potentially make what seemed impossible to me years ago possible. And it doesn't come down to some dumb cheese meta or team strategy. It's all me and the knowledge I've gained. That feeling of ownership is what will keep me coming back, even if I'm not a top player in the future. That feeling of personal power and 1% improvement every day is what makes aim training more fun and worthwhile to me than any other game right now."
tl;dr: I focus on myself and my own improvement, which is way more fun and rewarding than putting myself through all the variables in a game, basically gambling whether i succeed or not
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45m I gotta take care of something, might be back later. I could've gotten a Jade score on Pasu, but got too excited and choked
