The Secret to Controller Aiming (In-Depth) 

"How do you search how to look left and right on the internet without sounding like a total bot" still cracks me up 1 year later 😂

Keep with the the controller tips videos. Controller aiming and improvement isn’t talked about enough so it’s good to hear some new info.

Bruh I struggled with hitting 200s in apex firing range consistently. Sometimes it’s be 268 then dip to 68-90-54. Then I changed my thumb placement n it was like a scump kinda like position where he position his thumb in a claw like fashion n With a bit of adjustment I was hitting consistent 200s no barrel just now. This is a real topic. THUMB PLACEMENT FIXES UNCONISTENT AIM IT ISNT A MYTH.

Crazy I had a whole aim training session thinking about these concepts stemming from the kinesiology and anatomic positioning of the thumb. Definitely having a more mind muscle connection during reaction has helped my aim alot 😅

Small creators always create the best stuff, this is exactly what I've been looking for! Thanks!

I had an epiphany and finally understood how Mutex moves around so smooth! It has to do with how you use the muscles in your arm and how it affects your thumb movement. When you tense your arm/ shoulder muscles and hold the controller firmly, it allows you to have more precise movements with your thumb, making it easier to do micro movements with the thumbstick. There's a player that I watch in another fps game, who plays on the highest sensitivity, yet has super smooth movement and aim, but this technique seems to mimic how they do it.

Props to you for going a little further in detail & not being afraid to sound kinda crazy, but just ur basic breakdowns and live examples instead of the usual re-cycled YT vids. Well Done🤙🏾🤙🏾

Dude we need more videos like this there’s no one out there talking about the actual fundamentals and actually breaking down controller aiming like that. Such a good video dude for real do you have a twitch or something?

Thank you. I was following along and everything made so much sense and helped me. I’m really grateful you continued looking into this when most people don’t.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that think of aim like this. I look up the strangest things when I'm trying to get better at aiming. Learning about stuff like flow state and mirror aiming. I learned so much on this journey, but never thought of it this way. I'll try this out later. No wonder my aim is so inconsistent.

I really appreciate you going into depth with this. I never looked anything like this up because I always thought it was just me with this problem , but this video really helped improve. Much love man , keep it up❤️👍

Absolutely amazing and game changing. I watched both parts of this discussion. I’ve only been using this placement for about an hour and I am hitting weakspots super consistently on remnant. Boss fights are fractions of what they used to be. Thank you for posting

This blew my mind. I've been trying to figure out how to improve and it never occurred to me that my grip has been holding me back all these years. Its so obvious that most people never think about it haha. Thank you.

I’m glad I ran into this video this morning,I never knew about “aim theory” as you were explaining on how to adjust left and right. I instantly hopped on a custom match and tried it with bots and I can say it has improved my gameplay 100%.Also now in rebirth my aim has been top notch. Thank you 🤙🏽🔥 good info

Bro you know exactly what your talking about!! Finally someone who understand the science behind holding the stick I kinda knew this but till you talked more in depth about which muscle to use on your thumb based how u have it placed on the stick. I kinda felt a relief bcuz now I don’t have to keep switching and I’m try to get used to it. The reason I keep switching bcuz when I used to “only” place my thumb on a angle which you said is wrong. It was easier for me to snap on ppl on high grounds or top of buildings or windows but your way or the way I was unsure about is smother with left rights then vertical. It’s hard to know exactly which is better for a specific way to hold the stick but I guess it goes more depth and more specific than we thought tbh. But you have a good sense of controller gaming and in depth stick angling with the thumb “if that makes sense”. Thanks though it was somewhat helpful!

One of a kind video. I had been playing Apex Legends on a controller for 4 years, since it's release with no previous controller aiming experience. I am no master, I realise that at this point I have all the in-game skill necessary and only the mechanical skill with the controller is setting me back. I will be definitely experimenting with my hand's position today and pray I will find some more comfortable grip, because currently Im just inaccurate with the thumbstick, that's it.

I have been looking for videos like this for a long time. I am so glad that I have come across your videos. 💪🏾💯

I feel u with the left and right angles! Working on that for years now. The consistent flicking helps to maintain a larger left right angles

Bro this video is actually the best props to you for actually giving real advice will definitely give this ashot

Wow, man! This was exactly what I was looking for. I just started playing a FP (Enlisted) and was just doing extremely terrible. This has made a big difference in my aiming. I'm still not good, but I'm winning about 40% of confrontations now instead of about 10%. Thanks man.

You're a genius, man. The "horizontal thumb" tip was particularly helpful.

Very good video. You actually talk about things like hand placement that I have never seen Noone talk about.

7:28 - 7:34 look and try to copy that exact hand placement and find the place your hand feels best. Note: the palm of your hand should effortlessly hover if not slightly touch the side of your controller.

ur the goat bro best content i’ve seen in awhile.

I always knew it was about hands positioning but I never found the right method. Thank you so much 🙏🏾

I always come back to This video when my aim feels rusty thank u I hope u come out with a part 3❤️

I never considered the mechanics of controller grip posture. I can't test this atm, but im very interested in testing this out. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for breaking it down. You did a good job explaining this.

I hope both sides of your pillow are cold tonight. This is game changing and by far the most detail video. Cheers bro ur a legend 🙏

Nice. Going to try this out. Makes total sense about the thumb movement

This is well explained! Thumb placement solves the problem! Thank you!

Wow I’m mainly a MnK player these days mostly because on controller I’ve always struggled with the sprinting then going to aim accurately without aiming towards the sky. This has helped me so much. I’ve gone from bottom of the scoreboard to the middle by just changing my thumb placement. Shame it took 20 years to figure this out 😂Thanks so much. Will definitely be practicing this technique more

Solid advice, thanks for being clear about it!

stuggled wit this so long thank you bro

You're a good teacher bro, keep it up! You got my sub.

Crazy good video! Very interesting! thanks for researching this and sharing it with us

Thanks for the video man, makes a lot of sens, appreciate it!

Thank you for sharing this! I've played PC games with mouse and keyboard for years. I've been playing Xbox One for maybe 4+ years now and my aim has not improved one bit. But knowing this part of how to keep my thumb might just make all the difference in the world. Thank you!

Good tips. When you think about it controlling the right stick with a traditional grip the most natural movement is an arc from bottom left to top right which is obviously not ideal.

deff needed dat vid advise thx man 🥳

Been doing this for an hour now. Big difference. Thank you

Thank you brother! This has worked wonders for me.

I’ve been recently switching from beion PC for about 15 years and playing only keyboard and mouse to a controller. And this video is the one i was looking for! I couldn’t figure out how and what to type in the internet to get such video. And then i found this masterpiece! I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this piece! 🙏

You have changed my life bro thank u ❤

after hours of trying to be so smooth with my camera i finally can say i am consistent now thanks to you bro your a life saver 😢

thanks. I have been looking for tips like these.

Thank you so much ive always been the worst at shooter games because of the lack of aim i have and i will use this vid to improve your a legend

Bro I’ve thought the same as you and you nailed it. Good video

Subscribed. Good content will try this out next time i play cuz it makes sense.. i could see this happening in my gameplay

This has helped me you don’t even know how much

glad i found this! gotta relearn my grip after my whole life, lets go :D

Your right I haven't seen a video on this good explanation man thanks

This definitely has helped me improved

Really helpful!! I’ve always struggled with anolog. I have diddy hands and get pains in my thumbs. Going to try this and see how it goes. 😊

literally i was talking in a stream last night in how i don’t have a natural camera movement in shooters and even in games that don’t even shoot like dead by daylight, and it’s extremely hard to articulate when my aim isn’t necessarily the biggest issue, i mean sure it is because i’m not a console player but stuck on switch at the moment cause old ass pc from 2008/9 but took a leap of faith and used different words in my search and your video was first and this is actually helpful for me in having more natural movement, i definitely flick my camera around a lot and it’s frustrating especially since i’m new-ish to shooters

This is good, thank you man

Dude you freaking saved my aim thank you so much

Your the man, I’m going to try this out in apex rn!

A very good explanation, thank you.

It’s crazy how something SO SIMPLE goes over your head 😂😂 I never thought of this.

I have had the problem of wanting videos like this but can’t explain what I’m asking for without sounding like a bot. Quick sub from me

You are a legend for this advice bro. I’m going to sub to you. Cheers bro 😎

236 subscribers? U deserve WAY more than this! Keep it up mate!

Bro, this is some good content right off the bat, due to the lack of anything that really exists out there. You break down the actual anatomy of how & what parts of the thumb do the most work, when it comes to playing in I guess what most people would call the "Flow State". And being that, those specific parts of my thumbs are a pain point permanently scarred into my muscles at this point, it gives me pretty much all the info I need to deduct the reason for that now. 😅

Holy poop, instant change in accuracy. Wow

omg thank you so much. I was a bot when i started playing mw 19, I'm now around a 1.3 kd in wz movement is decent but my aim is terrible. have those little jitters as you were saying made this change and already feeling better. I like playing at 20/13 sens so slowing it down is so boring to me. just had it at 10/10 I was accurate but it's so slow but I still flicked around. thanks man ima be back at 20 sens and working on this. I appreciate you dude so much.

I have played COD and APEX extensively and I can say the horizontal thumb placement tip is definitely true. Ive been using this tip unconsciously and it is real time improvement in your aim once you fix it.

We need a 2023 update with all the stuff you’ve found out since

i’ve been looking for this for so long, i’ve been plateau’d at a 2kd for so long and i’ve been trying perfect my micro adjustments, i gotta ditch the elite 2 too lol

I’m going to try it!

Fucking genius, bro did the trial and error for us. Thank you for this. I will apply this today and see the outcome.

Thank you soo much brother i really apperiated it really helped mee , god damn im feeling way more confident playing on r6, my g ❤

Man I’ve been a good gamer my whole life but aim has deff been the thing keeping me from next level. My game sense is great as well as awareness. I always told myself to try a more claw approach but don’t want to be set back for a while. What I’m getting at is more horizontal thumb placement and mine is deff more vertical using that bigger muscle like you said.

Great vid man thanks 🤙

makes sense and i think it takes time to be adjusted in that position

I tried it and it is helping so thank you man

Dude your cracked my guy.

this is insanely useful.

Circling back after months of adopting this. My left to right is a more in line than it was with my traditional Xbox posture. I'm way snappier and my micro adjustments are improved. I found large map (select button) is a great place to test the theory because it has a grid. Get on a line and look left to right and see how much your aim deviates from the line. You will be surprised. Adopting a horizontal posture has proven to be a challenge for me. When im mindful I can do it. However, a blender will quickly push me back to my bad habit and next thing you know three hours has gone by. I'm trying to correct a 15 bad habbit. I've actually re-visted this video a handful of times. Primarily after a string of rough games where im looking for any answers to get good. I will attest, this works if you work it, but it hasn't been easy to adopt in my experience.

Dude, you're a G. I've been playing CoD for over 20 years, and I've always had a decent K/D. Usually a 2.0-2.20 k/d. Over the last few years, my aim has been going down. I tried the setting, and thumb technique in some private lobbies. I noticed an insane improvement. I never realized my thumb angle was so crucial. I always shoot first, and have a good position in fights, but my movement was always mid, and my aim (to my standards) was not good enough. This is going to bring back passion for multiplayer games, because I can be snapping to people. I appreciate the video. Wish more people made content like this.

Vanguard is the only game I have more than 10 nukes in, I never been able to get 73 nukes in any other cod or even close to that, a lot of people hate this game but the movement made this cod one of my fav.

When I was playing COD a lot on PS4 I was able to aim so well, but I switched back to xbox and you are spot on. My thumb used to be horizontal on the PS4, but because of the shape of the xbox controller my thumb has not been horizontal and I am soooooo much worse. I'll have to work on gripping my controller dofferently. Great video. Makes alot of sense.

This is exactly the kind of information I've been looking for. Thanks dude!! Also, can you perform at the same level with this type of thumb placement on a larger controller? Or is it required to be a small one like that? I am using the PS5 Edge controller which is quite large compared to the DualShock controllers.

That’s makes a lot of sense definitely one of the reasons I can’t keep my cross hairs moving horizontal without them creeping vertical.

I have been playing controller for about 10 years now and never thought to try to change the position of my hand, thank you

That is a sub and thanks struggled with this even with me playing claw

Appreciate this, will certainly try this. Others are just trying to sell stupid accessories. This video is to the point. Thumb placement.

Thanks men this helped me so much .

i sub before you blow up thanks g ive been grinding apex myself and excited to input this in sessions cheers bro

Cmon my boy we need that MWII content from you

Ima try this tonight and see what’s up. I’m a challenger player in ranked and my aim always needs help. I appreciate your tips brother

Efficiency of movement. Never thought of applying it to gaming. There is technique to everything. Cool video.

Bro I have had the same problems for months in apex, multiple time masters (2nd highest rank) 2.5 ova kd, 3.9seasonal kd and this something I have been looking for, I will try this and let you know how it goes, thank you fir someone finally talking about something like this

Top tier video. I play comp and one thing I would add is the concept of "AIMING WITH YOUR LEFT STICK" and it applies to every single Call of Duty game. TLDR for those who don't know: Your left stick is extremely important for tracking moving enemies. Why? 1) Aim assist kicks in when you are moving (strafing L/R) and 2) allows you to be more precise with your right stick micro adjustments since you won't have to move your crosshairs as far. A good exercise to see this for yourself is to create a private match with bots on low difficulty, turn your sensitivity down to 4/4, and when you encounter bots try to flick ONCE with your right stick and then only use your left stick to do the rest. It'll feel weird at first but notice AA kick in and understand how it works in real time. Slowly raise your sensitivity until you are snapping and then tracking. You will know when it's the right level. End goal is to make it 2nd nature that you're using both sticks in tandem to stick on enemies. Proceed to Valhalla.

Not the swagger lmao Fr though bro sounds like he might be onto something

Nice! I'm gonna try it

Man, i didn't realize how much hand anatomy mattered. I just realized i have the same problem with left-right movement, the joint position really felt more comfortable!

Thanks for the explanation man! Mind sharing your deadzone, ads and sens that you use in Warzone

Bro! Thanks that is what I was looking for

I'm a new DMZ player this will helps a lot , ty bro

Gaming has come so far man