Thin Gauntlet Easy (Tracking Assistance)

[alpine tiger]

https://youtu.be/6PsveTYJNto @unkempt anchor

I have no idea what my underlying issue is even after reviewing this back, I'm unsure if its okay to ping you, if not, let me know and it wont happen again and thank you in advance :)

I also provided a bit of a handcam to show you what my hand is doing to see if anything can be diagnosed from there too

i dont know the relevancy of this either but im on 50cm/360

[unkempt anchor]

you're using a lot of wrist

these are long tracks

you want them to be pretty arm- driven so the wrist can focus on adjustments

[alpine tiger]

So focus less on my wrist movements and try to just use my arm only?

If my theory is right, I should only use my wrist and fingertips for fine movements such as micro corrections on clicking right?

But then micro TRACKING becomes really, really hard. It's so confusing as to where the balance lays 😭

And if possible, I'd also really like to know how to transfer this aim into in-game application.

For example, doing smoothness or reactive etc. trains that specific category but in-game you can't really think on the fly of "oh the enemy is moving like this, this must be suited towards my reactive skillset". Do I just keep training until it's second nature or?

[fading storm]

1. your speedmatching is off on both medium and fast moving targets.
2. you sometimes use too much tension for stability, leading to you overtracking the bot.

[alpine tiger]

So I know its a balance, you have to use a range between low and high tension dependant on speed, is this something that can actively be worked on in the moment or do i just train it til again, it becomes second nature?

[fading storm]

you can practice speedmatching better by decreasing your FOV to like 90-85, and increasing your sensitivity. that helps you see whether you are over- or under-speedmatching, which you then can adjust to.

[alpine tiger]

Interesting solution, I haven't experimented with different FOVs yet. I may have to give it a go and get back to you guys

[unkempt anchor]

play this scenario on a faster sens like 30cm or so if you want to isolate stability errors more

you should try and use basically only the forearm/shoulder for the long strafes and use the wrist to make adjustments in direction

you can also try doing this with just wrist at a higher sens, like 20cm or so

[alpine tiger]

So what im hearing is that if i wanna improve, I have to adjust my environment (FOV and Sens maybe) and then learn the motor control with THAT cm/360 and that'll ultimately help me on my original cm/360?

Again, literally everything aim related is foreign to me so im trying to learn

[fading storm]

FOV is specifically so you have an easier time seeing your errors in speedmatching and smoothness, which sometimes are hard to spot because they are very small toward the higher level.

[alpine tiger]

That makes alot of sense, what about cm/360?

does my analysis apply there?

[fading storm]

this is so that the errors in both your mousecontrol, but also your READING, become more apperant. (higher sens literally scales the error)

[alpine tiger]

So its all just a case of utilising higher sensitivities to pinpoint exact aim issues to then correct on an original sens?

I appreciate your guys help on all of this by the way, I just wanna make sure I have the right understanding of everything before I go and put it into practice

[fading storm]

that is the point in this case. it really depends on what muscle group you are working on.

if you were working on speedmatching with arm, I'd say go down to like 100, but if you were working on fingers, you would go up to like 7.

[alpine tiger]

Interesting, so theres no cut and dry thing to practice, you have to isolate your muscle groups individually and work on them as individuals as opposed to using them all at once?

[unkempt anchor]

long term, the joints are blended together

[fading storm]

both segmented and then blend them toghether

[unkempt anchor]

short term, isolating different parts is good for noob

[fading storm]

good for anyone really

[unkempt anchor]

if you are noob spend al ot of time getting good at component smoothness

then play blended stuff too

and you are never too good to not spend a bit of time working on raw smoothness tbh...

play a scenario like Centering 90 Easy No Strafes

[alpine tiger]

That helps genuinely so much

[unkempt anchor]

start at 7cm and go up to 35cm for wrist

then do it again for arm

start at 20cm then go to 130cm

by 1cm increments.

it will take a long time

and multiple sessions

but will teach you a lot about smoothness

for wrist and arm

[alpine tiger]

i must adapt my training routine then because i've been grinding VDIM and Viscose Benches, I think now i can start isolating and making good routines for each muscle group then

[unkempt anchor]

just try this one scen

and try the sens variation i suggested here

[alpine tiger]

Alrighty!

Thank you both, you've all been such big helps

[unkempt anchor]

if you're new, the best thing is for you to just change your sens a lot

[fading storm]

maybe a pgt-esque tsk task for the vertical fingers?

[unkempt anchor]

explore what 20-100cm feels like

[unkempt anchor]

ye got one

play this one too

PGTI vertical silver

start at 15cm

work up to 90cm

start with only fingers, then start blending in the arm as you need

[alpine tiger]

if you dont mind answering, what would be the point of going from 15-90, and how long should i spend on each incremented change?

[unkempt anchor]

avoid chasing the bot to the floor and focus on scoring big points in the upper 2/3rds as it bounces

[unkempt anchor]

1cm per run

then move on

the point

is to practice

and get you doing the thing

[alpine tiger]

Of course, I just didnt wanna practice incorrectly

[unkempt anchor]

variation prevents boredom

[alpine tiger]

So what i should do when i hop back on kovaaks now is this:

• Centering 90 Easy No Strafes (20-130)
• PGTI Vert Silver (15-90)

If thats correct, I'll get right on that and thank you guys :)

Lovely, appreciate you both for taking the time to help, I'll come back if there's anything else I need :)

[unkempt anchor]

by the time you explore all those sens on those scenarios you should have a much better understanding of how they feel

and more importantly how sens balances precision and responsiveness

[alpine tiger]

That's solid! I'm appreciative of all the advice you're giving. I'll go ahead and do it here shortly and I'll come back with how I feel after

[alpine tiger]

This feels like a long time but im feeling more consistent already

in terms of smoothness that is

50cm/360 in, here are some notes (for my own usage to just keep here to look back on later when its all done)

PERSONAL BEST TRACKER
- PB'D at 16,344 @ 29cm/360
- Performing a little better around 30cm/360
- PB'd again at 32cm/360
- PB'd yet again at 39cm/360 however
- PB'd at 43cm/360 @ 17,370
- PB'd at 44cm/360 @ 17,460
- PB'd at 45cm/360 @ 18,000
- PB'd at 46cm/360 @ 18,342






GAMEPLAY ANALYSIS
- Performing Better Around 30cm/360, however, overshooting the target at times
- Performance Decline Around 35cm/360 (NEEDS FURTHER TESTING)
- 39cm/360 introduces trailing as opposed to overshooting.
- 40cm/360+ introduces alot more trailing (utilise arm more)
- PB Score Match Around 42cm/360
- 43cm/360 im starting to feel more trailing and wrist overcompensation (use arm but faster next time)
- 47cm/360 -  trailing is 100% more prevalent and i need to speed up my arm and use more pad.

[alpine tiger]

86cm/360 in, and it feels more arm heavy but im maintaining horizontal smoothness alot more than i used to

That said, i feel like im using my wrist on higher cm/360s to overcompensate for undertracking, is there a way you guys know to stop this from happening because it still does even if im mindful

[fading storm]

overtrack intentionally

[alpine tiger]

cool beans

[alpine tiger]

Finished it and I feel much much more control

I'll do the PGTI one tomorrow

But my horizontal tracking definitely feels alot better due to smoothness now

[alpine tiger]

Reached gold complete today because of all your help

thank you

[unkempt anchor]

Discipline tbh

You have to understand that controlling the tension is more important than panic fixing a small problem and creating a run ending big one