How to Improve Your Aim in Overwatch

Last Updated: October 12, 2020

Overwatch is a popular multiplayer first-person shooter video game that has many heroes that require a good aim. This article will give you a few tips on how you can improve your aim.

Part 1

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Having Good Equipment

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Have a good mouse. Your mouse is really important. You don't need a super expensive one but even a decent priced mouse can be good enough.
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Adjust your mouse sensitivity. To increase your accuracy you should lower your sensitivity. Keep your mouse sensitivity low and gradually increase it little by little until you're at a good balance point. A good rule is that you should be able to do a 360 without your hand going off your mouse pad.

Part 2

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Readying Yourself

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Warm up before playing. Warming up in the practice range will make you less tense before getting into a match. This will improve your performance as a player.

Part 3

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Improving Your Aim

1
Choose a crosshair that suits you. Your crosshair should be small and not take up a lot of space. You need to be able to see your enemies and where you want to shoot. Consistency is very important. Keep it consistent by using that same crosshair for more than two different heroes.
2
Make a habit of placing your crosshair in the general area of the enemy's head. Most characters are around the same height, apart from characters such as Reinhardt or Torbjorn. Keeping your crosshair at head level will make you faster to later adjust the location of your crosshair and land an accurate shot.
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Practice moving around while keeping your crosshair on a target. Keep your eye on an object and move around while your eyes are still locked on your target. In games, you will be dodging and running around a lot so keeping track on your target is very important.
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Time your shots. Characters such as Pharah and Hanzo rely on timing their shots. Predict the enemy's movements and shoot at the area they are heading.
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Use a combination of aiming with both your wrist and your arm. Tense the muscles in your arm and try your best to track the enemies. Your body will slowly get used to this and naturally position itself in this manner.
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Spend time in the training room. There is no pressure in losing the match for your teammates in the training room. You can also go to a custom game and custom game and put a bunch of Ana bots and set the mode to headshots only.
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Play the game more. It's true that practice makes perfect. Just keep playing, it's that simple. The more you play, the better you get. You will naturally get better as your spend more time on the game, and you can and will get better if you really want to.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I get good aim on the console?

Community Answer

It just takes a lot of practice. You will have to get used to it by doing it a lot and practicing often.