The Secret to Controller Aiming (In-Depth)

**The Struggle is Real: Finding Consistency with Controller Aim**

I'm a 3kd player who's struggled with looking left and right on my controller for what feels like an eternity. It's a problem that's plagued me for so long, and I've finally found a solution that has made all the difference. In this article, I'll share my personal experience and tips on how to improve your controller aim consistency.

**The Problem is Real**

For many of us, especially those who are accustomed to playing games with keyboard and mouse, adjusting to a controller can be a daunting task. The lack of precision and accuracy can lead to frustrating moments, particularly in fast-paced games like FPS titles. I've spent countless hours trying to figure out how to look left and right on my controller without sounding like a total bot. It's not just about the speed; it's about consistency and accuracy.

**The Science Behind Thumb Placement**

Research has shown that hand size and thumb placement are crucial factors in achieving consistent controller aim. However, everyone's different, and what works for one person might not work for another. This is where experimentation comes in. I've noticed that players with larger hands tend to use a more relaxed grip, while those with smaller hands need to adjust their thumb placement accordingly. It's essential to find a balance between comfort and accuracy.

**My Solution: The "Tilt" Technique**

After months of trial and error, I've developed a technique that has revolutionized my aim game. I've discovered that by tilting my thumb up slightly, I can achieve more accurate left-to-right movements. This might seem counterintuitive, but trust me, it makes all the difference. By positioning my thumb in a horizontal pattern, I can use the joint at the base of my thumb to move left and right rather than relying on the entire length of my thumb.

**The Benefits**

This technique has allowed me to aim consistently, even in high-pressure situations like gunfights. I've noticed that I can flick around corners with ease, adjusting my aim mid-shot without losing accuracy. This newfound confidence has taken my gameplay to the next level, and I'm excited to share it with fellow players.

**Finding Your Own Solution**

It's essential to remember that everyone's hand size and thumb shape are unique. What works for me might not work for you, so don't be discouraged if you don't see immediate results. Experiment with different grip styles and thumb placements until you find what works best for you. Don't be afraid to try new things and adjust your technique as needed.

**The Importance of Practice**

Consistency is key when it comes to controller aim. The more you practice, the better you'll become. I recommend spending time in low-stakes games or private matches to hone your skills. Pay attention to your thumb placement and movement, making adjustments as needed.

**Conclusion**

Finding consistency with controller aim takes time and effort, but it's worth it. By experimenting with different techniques and finding what works best for you, you can take your gameplay to the next level. Remember, everyone's unique, so don't be afraid to try new things and adjust your technique accordingly. With practice and patience, you'll be aiming like a pro in no time.

**Final Thoughts**

I hope this article has provided valuable insights into the world of controller aim consistency. I'm always learning and improving my skills, and I'd love to hear from fellow players about their experiences and tips. Share your findings, ask questions, or just say hello in the comments below. Let's work together to become the best players we can be!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey yo it's doomsday guy welcome back this is gonna be a part two to my thumb placement guide uh for controlling players uh if you watched my last video you'll see just right off the bat that i've actually switched to playstation controller i used to play on an elite series 2 xbox controller and uh basically along my journey as i said in my last video to trying to get my aim as good as mutex if you don't know is a very good call of duty player if you don't know who he is or you've never watched any of his gameplay he has a unique way of moving around the map compared to other controller players the most controlled players when you watch the play even if they're really good like even a lot of pro players basically like flick their thumb sticks is what i've noticed like whenever they move around the map they're flicking and obviously i'm over exaggerating right now but they're they're not smooth with it and mutex on the other hand has a combination of flicks but he also is able to slow his aim down just like this and move so smoothly across the map and when you're watching him like perform at his best when he's doing this i i mean it's there's nothing like it i mean the swagger he has is just it's unmatched and it's so entertaining to watch and i've pretty much cracked the code on how he does it i haven't seen a single person on anywhere on the internet figure out how he does it there are actually a couple other players that are similar to him that i found that also move like he does uh and i'll name them right now punch goes big doll sore shotzi has a pretty good element of it and i tried basically originally imitating their thumb placements and i talked about that in my last video where i thought it was their thumb placement and in a way it is but it's not how i described it per se um i offered one example of a thumb placement you could use and while i still think that that provides you good results and that is uh basically the way about it i didn't really explain in depth why or what is actually allowing you to have better aim there because i honestly didn't understand it myself so i'm gonna be basically going over that right now uh and as you can see i also now play claw um and i play bumper jumper tactical so i went from having a controller with paddles to basically just a default playstation controller and i think my shot my movement just my overall gameplay is the best it's ever been and i this is why i'm so passionate about sharing this with people is because i truly believe that you can be a pro player or on appropriate players level with just default hardware i'm just going to start this off with saying when you hold a controller let's say you hold a controller normally let's start with how your thumb moves so the overall idea here is you want to be able to look left to right seamlessly and consistently you don't want to ever like screw up your aim when you're looking left and right by going like that and that is a problem that i've had for so long and i couldn't figure it out for the life of me and it's so hard to like find on the internet information about it because how do you explain like how to look left and right on a controller you know what i mean without sounding like a total bot i'm a 3kd player and i still struggle to look left and right like consistently and accurately in stressful moments and i've noticed that it really comes down to your thumb and your hand size and things like that like everyone's different and that's hard to basically come to terms with when you're trying to copy someone else's hand placement or thumb placement on a controller such as mutex like i have pretty big hands but not like huge hands and i don't i can't tell if based on their hand cams like whether or not i have bigger or smaller hands but i will say that you need to find a grip that allows you to look left and right consistently and what i've found personally that has helped is moving from here down here my thumb down here and just tilting it up a little bit so that i'm basically my thumb is in a horizontal pattern like this that has helped me so immensely because it's just easier for my thumb to use this joint right here these joints these two joints to move left and right rather than using this part of my thumb because i realize that this part of my thumb is not accurate it's just not it provides too much strength when i don't need it and too little strength when this part of my thumb is trying to make adjustments it's just not good see how it's moving down here but when you move it up it's mostly this part of your thumb moving rather than this part whereas here i see how much this joint right here is moving compared to this you know what i mean an instant example of how in gun fights you're able to make micro adjustments if you're able to just use this part of your thumb it's this part of your thumb that's screwing up your aim and making it inconsistent and going around corners like previously when i would slide cancel around corners with a the bad thumb placement i would i would aim up like this i would aim too high or i'd aim too far to the left or right like that like it's hard to get that consistent like flick around the corner like if i want to aim in the middle of this corner it's very hard see how i just flick to the far left it's very hard but if i'm going with my thumb up a little bit see how easy it is for me to just flick to the middle now granted it's not perfect but i mean that is a world of difference right there look at that and if i'm moving left to right boom consistent look at that 180 i just did right there as opposed to see see how i'm moving up too far up it's inconsistent and that is literally what's gonna set you apart from a pro player and a really good player there isn't enough understanding of people like me and the people who watch my videos who really want to take that extra step in like understanding and being the best player they can be but basically again just finding that right position of your thumb so that you can aim left and right consistently no matter how hard of a left to the right you need will literally make you so much better of a player and not only that you will be able to have that that smooth swagger that you'll see players like mutex doll sword and them have everyone has different thumb sizes and hand sizes so someone who has bigger hands might need to hold their controller like this to get that same effect that you would need to hold your controller like this to get basically if that makes sense it's everyone's different and just play around with it in a bad lobby really play around with it if you need to tilt your thumb even like up to here so that you're consistent whatever it takes man you'll notice right here the tip your thumb to right here this joint right here you'll feel a joint here you only want this part to be the main main part of your thumb that allows you to aim you want very little of this part of your thumb to aim because this is inaccurate you'd have to play on a very low sensitivity for that for that part of your thumb to really be able to keep up at a high level and i hope that you guys could just try this out for yourselves and hopefully it'll relieve a lot of your issues you've been having and if you guys have any of your own findings or um stuff you'd like to add or ask questions please ask them in the comments i'm definitely down to keep this discussion open i'm always learning new stuff myself but alright guys i hope you enjoyed this video and i hope you guys take care all righthey yo it's doomsday guy welcome back this is gonna be a part two to my thumb placement guide uh for controlling players uh if you watched my last video you'll see just right off the bat that i've actually switched to playstation controller i used to play on an elite series 2 xbox controller and uh basically along my journey as i said in my last video to trying to get my aim as good as mutex if you don't know is a very good call of duty player if you don't know who he is or you've never watched any of his gameplay he has a unique way of moving around the map compared to other controller players the most controlled players when you watch the play even if they're really good like even a lot of pro players basically like flick their thumb sticks is what i've noticed like whenever they move around the map they're flicking and obviously i'm over exaggerating right now but they're they're not smooth with it and mutex on the other hand has a combination of flicks but he also is able to slow his aim down just like this and move so smoothly across the map and when you're watching him like perform at his best when he's doing this i i mean it's there's nothing like it i mean the swagger he has is just it's unmatched and it's so entertaining to watch and i've pretty much cracked the code on how he does it i haven't seen a single person on anywhere on the internet figure out how he does it there are actually a couple other players that are similar to him that i found that also move like he does uh and i'll name them right now punch goes big doll sore shotzi has a pretty good element of it and i tried basically originally imitating their thumb placements and i talked about that in my last video where i thought it was their thumb placement and in a way it is but it's not how i described it per se um i offered one example of a thumb placement you could use and while i still think that that provides you good results and that is uh basically the way about it i didn't really explain in depth why or what is actually allowing you to have better aim there because i honestly didn't understand it myself so i'm gonna be basically going over that right now uh and as you can see i also now play claw um and i play bumper jumper tactical so i went from having a controller with paddles to basically just a default playstation controller and i think my shot my movement just my overall gameplay is the best it's ever been and i this is why i'm so passionate about sharing this with people is because i truly believe that you can be a pro player or on appropriate players level with just default hardware i'm just going to start this off with saying when you hold a controller let's say you hold a controller normally let's start with how your thumb moves so the overall idea here is you want to be able to look left to right seamlessly and consistently you don't want to ever like screw up your aim when you're looking left and right by going like that and that is a problem that i've had for so long and i couldn't figure it out for the life of me and it's so hard to like find on the internet information about it because how do you explain like how to look left and right on a controller you know what i mean without sounding like a total bot i'm a 3kd player and i still struggle to look left and right like consistently and accurately in stressful moments and i've noticed that it really comes down to your thumb and your hand size and things like that like everyone's different and that's hard to basically come to terms with when you're trying to copy someone else's hand placement or thumb placement on a controller such as mutex like i have pretty big hands but not like huge hands and i don't i can't tell if based on their hand cams like whether or not i have bigger or smaller hands but i will say that you need to find a grip that allows you to look left and right consistently and what i've found personally that has helped is moving from here down here my thumb down here and just tilting it up a little bit so that i'm basically my thumb is in a horizontal pattern like this that has helped me so immensely because it's just easier for my thumb to use this joint right here these joints these two joints to move left and right rather than using this part of my thumb because i realize that this part of my thumb is not accurate it's just not it provides too much strength when i don't need it and too little strength when this part of my thumb is trying to make adjustments it's just not good see how it's moving down here but when you move it up it's mostly this part of your thumb moving rather than this part whereas here i see how much this joint right here is moving compared to this you know what i mean an instant example of how in gun fights you're able to make micro adjustments if you're able to just use this part of your thumb it's this part of your thumb that's screwing up your aim and making it inconsistent and going around corners like previously when i would slide cancel around corners with a the bad thumb placement i would i would aim up like this i would aim too high or i'd aim too far to the left or right like that like it's hard to get that consistent like flick around the corner like if i want to aim in the middle of this corner it's very hard see how i just flick to the far left it's very hard but if i'm going with my thumb up a little bit see how easy it is for me to just flick to the middle now granted it's not perfect but i mean that is a world of difference right there look at that and if i'm moving left to right boom consistent look at that 180 i just did right there as opposed to see see how i'm moving up too far up it's inconsistent and that is literally what's gonna set you apart from a pro player and a really good player there isn't enough understanding of people like me and the people who watch my videos who really want to take that extra step in like understanding and being the best player they can be but basically again just finding that right position of your thumb so that you can aim left and right consistently no matter how hard of a left to the right you need will literally make you so much better of a player and not only that you will be able to have that that smooth swagger that you'll see players like mutex doll sword and them have everyone has different thumb sizes and hand sizes so someone who has bigger hands might need to hold their controller like this to get that same effect that you would need to hold your controller like this to get basically if that makes sense it's everyone's different and just play around with it in a bad lobby really play around with it if you need to tilt your thumb even like up to here so that you're consistent whatever it takes man you'll notice right here the tip your thumb to right here this joint right here you'll feel a joint here you only want this part to be the main main part of your thumb that allows you to aim you want very little of this part of your thumb to aim because this is inaccurate you'd have to play on a very low sensitivity for that for that part of your thumb to really be able to keep up at a high level and i hope that you guys could just try this out for yourselves and hopefully it'll relieve a lot of your issues you've been having and if you guys have any of your own findings or um stuff you'd like to add or ask questions please ask them in the comments i'm definitely down to keep this discussion open i'm always learning new stuff myself but alright guys i hope you enjoyed this video and i hope you guys take care all right\n"