Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be going over the best way to
quickly improve your aim on controller Fortnite.
Now, this video is basically going to contain
two different things, the first is a really
effective and really short aim training routine
specifically for controller players. It's
going to use the most popular and effective
aim training maps out there that you guys
have probably seen before, but some of the
drills on these maps are plain and simple
not good for controller players. I am a firm
believer, and most other pro controller players
agree with this, if an aim training drill
doesn't give you aim assist, it isn't really
gonna help you because you're always going
to have aim assist when you fight in real
games. It would be like if an NBA player practices
free throws with a ball that's larger than
regulation size. Like yeah, I guess it's better
than nothing, but why would you ever do that
when you could just practice with a regular-sized
ball. Now the routine I'm gonna share in this
video literally takes maybe 10 minutes tops,
so it's something that's barely going to take
away from your actual playtime. And then once
I've showcased that, the second part of this
video will just be some general tips that
will help you aim and aim train more effectively.
So, without further ado, let's get right into.
Alright, so the first part of this routine
takes place on the aim agency routine 1 map
by teadoh. Now this is probably the most popular
aim training map in the game right now because
aimer7 made a whole guide about how to use
it, but that was mostly directed towards mouse
and keyboard players so we're gonna change
some things. So there's 5 different drills
on this first map, and their general advice
is to just do all 5 of them in order from
left to right. But in my opinion, there's
only 2 of them that are worth doing if you're
on controller. So you wanna skip tile frenzy
and start with the horizontal drill. This
one is pretty self-explanatory if you watch
the gameplay, you're given an SMG, you wanna
stand on the little pyramid tile that you
spawn on, start the game, and then 2 unlimited
health zombies will spawn in that just bounce
all over the place in a horizontal motion.
I personally like to sort of alternate between
ADSing and non-ADSing depending on how close
the zombies gets to me,,, because that's basically
how I'd aim against a real player in an actual
fight. So the purpose of this one is pretty
obvious based on the name, it's a drill designed
to specifically focus on improving your close-range
horizontal tracking. Now I think this one
is especially important for controller because
close-range tracking is basically our bread
and butter, especially with SMGs. So do that
drill one full time which is only a measly
60 seconds, then return to the hub and move
on to the next one which is called vertical.
This drill is a bit less straightforward than
the last one so let me explain it. You're
gonna spawn in with an SMG and start the game,
and then there are 3 robots in 3 different
directions at 3 different levels of height.
What you wanna do is strafe, jump, and just
constantly move while non-ADS firing at one
of the robots, and then once you kill it move
on to the next one. This drill helps you focus
a bit on vertical tracking and switching between
targets, but I mostly like it because it helps
me focus on strafing and jumping while shooting
which is super important in SMG and shotgun
fights. So again simply do one run of that
for 60 seconds and then return back to the
lobby. So that's actually it for the routines
you wanna do on aim agency map #1, because
the other 3 are just too heavily based around
props that don't give aim assist.
So after that you wanna return to the hub
and move on to aim agency part 2 which in
my opinion is a lot better for controller
players as a whole. So on this map you don't
wanna skip the first drill and this time it's
called bounce. You're gonna spawn with a SCAR
and there are gonna be about 3-5 different
zombies bouncing around all over the place
both horizontally a vertically. All these
zombies are 1 shot, so what you wanna do is
stay ADS'd pretty much the entire time and
focus on shooting 1 shot to kill each of them
with first shot accuracy. This not only helps
with both your horizontal and vertical AR
tracking, but it also gets you more comfortable
with using first shot accuracy, and it helps
with your target switching while shooting.
So 60 seconds of that and then you're good
to move onto the next one. So #2 is another
drill simply labled "Horizontal" but it's
significantly different than the horizontal
drill from the first map. This time you're
gonna be sandwiched between 4 robots shooting
at you, and your goal is to constantly be
hipfiring them while strafing and jumping
to avoid shots. I honestly don't think I've
ever survived all 60 seconds, but if you can
live at least 30-40 seconds or so before your
first death, that's a solid sign that you're
doing this correctly. Then just like in map
#1 once you finished horizontal you want to
move on to vertical and this one is also different.
You're going to spawn with a tac smg again,
and there will be zombies constantly going
straight up and down all around you. Each
time you kill one and new one spawns in so
you always have something to shoot at. I Feel
like this is another drill that's pretty self-explanatory
here, you're working on your vertical tracking
which is super important in SMG fights especially
because people just love to jump while shooting.
You then wanna skip the fountain map and do
the final one which is parkour. Now this one
is definitely the most interesting drill to
say the least, you're basically just going
to run through a bunch of different rooms
with zombies and robots in them that you obviously
wanna shoot, but you're going to be constantly
propelled by things like bouncers and ice
blocks that make that a bit difficult to do.
So this drill is really all about shotgun
aim while you're moving and while the targets
are moving as well, and that's obviously important
because it's very rare that you or your enemy
is going to be stationary in a shotgun fight.
So this course goes for 2 minutes instead
of the typical one like all the other drills,
and your goal should be to complete the entire
thing in that time frame or at least get really
close. So after you've done that, you've completed
the entire aim training routine.
So when I said 10 minutes or under at the
beginning of this video, I truly meant it.
In total you do 7 drills, 3 on the first map
4 on the second. And in total they should
take 8 minutes combined. So when you account
for loading time in and out of the maps and
each individual drill, it really is only 10
minutes, and this is something that you wanna
do each time you load up Fortnite. Not only
will it help you warm-up your aim for the
session you're about to play, but what's even
more important is that it helps you improve
your aiming skill in the long run. It won't
happen right away so don't expect that, but
if you do this routine consistently at least
one time a day which really isn't much to
ask, I think once a few weeks have gone by,
you'll really start to see some improvements.
So now that we've established that, I wanna
talk about a really interesting aiming tip
from aimer7. As I mentioned earlier he helped
make both those aim training maps, and he's
known as the best pro aiming coach for Fortnite
and various other games as well. He actually
wrote an entire paper about aiming and aim
training better, and I wanna read one short
excerpt that I found really interesting. It
says "Aiming by focusing directly at the target
increases your reading skills, and therefore
improves reactivity. Aiming by focusing at
the crosshair makes you smoother, more precise,
and more aware of your crosshair position
with respect to the target. If we believe
this theory, then focusing at the enemy model
is better for close-range situations and against
(good) dodgers. Focusing on the crosshair
is better at long-range situations, against
bad dodgers, and will increase your shot-timing
accuracy because you’re more aware of the
exact crosshair position. So that's actually
a really interesting theory, and when I first
read it, I wasn't really sure if I agreed
with it or not. So then what I decided to
do was hop into a few matches and test it
out. Now I'm totally willing to admit that
this could've very easily just been a placebo,
but I really did feel like my AR aim specifically
was better when I focused on the crosshair
instead of the player. When you think about
it, if you're shooting at someone with your
AR, they're probably far enough away to where
they're relatively small on your screen, and
because of that, they're movements are much
less erratic. If you're shooting at someone
jumping 100 meters away, you're barely going
to need to move your crosshair to follow them.
So because of that, AR aim is much more about
guiding your crosshair in the correct general
area and making very slight adjustments. With
close range aim on the other hand, any time
an enemy jumps or strafes, they're going to
move a considerable amount on your screen,
therefore you need to make pretty major aim
adjustments to follow them. So your eyes shouldn't
be focused on the crosshair because that's
going to impact your vision of the enemy and
make it harder to track them. You instead
wanna focus on their body and almost try to
mimic their movements with your crosshair.
I don't wanna put words in this mouth but
I believe that's pretty much what aimer7 was
trying to say, and hopefully that summary
made it a little easier to understand in regards
to fortnite aim.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video, and
if you watched the entire thing be sure to
let me know with a comment down in the comment
section below. Simple yes or no question here,
when you guys load up Fortnite, do you typically
do any kind of aim training or practice before
or after playing real games. Be sure to leave
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