How to improve HS%?

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nattexd

I think i probably have one of the lowest headshot percentage (17%) and it feels really really bad. What do you guys think is the best way to pratice/improve hs%? I feel like i could win more duels if i get better at aiming heads, been trying to not spray but still havent improved.
https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/anton%23ntp/overview

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DuD5K1S

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just left click the head lmao

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Ballsamolee

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get better lmao

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tjabo

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step 1: do not be named anton (irl)

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eat some apple

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i think ur fine bro, you have 59% win rate

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nattexd

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problem is that my hs% has never been higher than 20% in any act which is pretty embarassing :(

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When looking at hs%, I always recommend people to look at gun percentages rather than overall. This is because many weapons in the game are designed for hs, and some aren’t, so your stats will be skewed by weapons usage. For example, you do have a 22% on vandal (which still is low, but is better than what you are believing it is)

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Most people are trolling here but I'll give some advice cuz I'm 🤓

DM a lot. TDMs are also good. Crosshair placement is like the most important thing in this game in terms of mechanical skill. Look at yay, Demon1, ScreaM. Most of the best players itw have some insane crosshair placement that makes most gunfights are breeze for them.

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nattexd

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I have been playing some dm with my friends and only went for tapping and did much better in term of hs% but i somehow cant play the same in ranked.

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nihso

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You might be taking ranked to seriously. Maybe nervous, tense, or anything. Relaxed and calm like MaKo and the you can be able to perform in Ranked.

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click heads

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alchemy02

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Aim for the head pretty much lol. What helped me get mine around 35-40% is going into the range and continously spawning bots in and out to sort of get a visualization of where your crosshair needs to be at for headshots. Do that enough and it'll become instinct where your crosshair should be.

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nattexd

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35%-40% is really high, does it have to be hard bots or doesnt matter?

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alchemy02

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No I mean like the regular practice bots, Not the easy/medium/hard. I would just spawn them in and track their head for like 2-3 minutes then turn it off and visualize head level while doing the same thing. Eventually you get to the point where you clear angles and you don't even have to think about if your crosshair is head level anymore.

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nihso

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35-40 is like Prime Demon1 numbers.

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alchemy02

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https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/Alchemy%23himmy/overview

I might be demon1 then idk. HS% is sort of meaningless though in the grand scheme of things tho

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nattexd

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i feel like having high hs% kinda gives you confidence boost, since mine is really low im sometimes afraid to take duels.

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alchemy02

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Ehh, it's best not to get caught up in stats like HSP. Just run DM's with the goal of keeping your crosshair head level and focus on controlling your mechanics instead of winning, and you'll build confidence I think. It's all about practicing good habits at the end of the day

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wait until you see https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/Savings%23iwtd/overview

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nihso

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i mean bro you have to frag like demon1. you probably just focus on head to much and then die before you get to shoot

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Play TDM trying to hit heads
Don't do sprays

Since TDM launched my HS% went to 14% to 24%

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Play TDM or DMs before you play comp. Do that and aimtrain and it’ll improve.

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Cross hair placement, and microflicks. Dw about it too much if you are playing smoke. Go full Fns. Crouch and pray with phantom

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Deathmatch and go for HS one taps only with a guardian, then with a vandal

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stop trying to shoot targets as fast as you can, go for the head and then click it there is unironically no other solution, also AD so people dont hs you while trying to aim at his head

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nattexd

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i have tried that in ranked but it made me play way worse and lost most of the duels :( i guess i will have to try it in dms instead.

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koromast

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its not supposed to work instantly if you only care about winning and not about improving youll never be a top player

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Find a good hs% player (Demon1, yay, RieNs, Wo0t, Demon1, Max Mazanov) hard glaze them so you will automatically start playing like them

Its a philosophic trick, you tend to mimic the people you admire
EDIT: psychological trick, not philosophic lmfao

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honestly this works for me to a less extreme extent. I find my self aiming way better if there's VCT matches going on

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Aayan

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This really helped me, and might not work for you. But instead of trying to 'aim' I just started focusing on holding. Instead of thinking that aim is something that you actively do, think of it like trying to catch eggs in a basket, making sure the enemy comes into your crosshair instead of moving towards the enemies head. This might just be all non sensical yap that only makes sense to me but at the bare minimum I have the stats to say I'm not completely schizo
https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/Aayan%232005/overview
(Also I'm lower rank than you so I could just be waffling)

I also kind of forced my self to never hit the body, even if it was easier or if it would get me the kill. If I had to spray to kill the body I would just let the enemy kill me. (Now this might be considered trolling since it's probably at the expense of your team, but long term it really helped me discipline on to the head)

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nattexd

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38% is pretty insane (and 44% last 20 matches), i will try your tips thank you :D and dont worry about the rank at all, i would prob lose all duels against you tbh.

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Stop playing ope, stop full in smoke, dont hit people in body when they have 1 HP, litterrally softing more rounds

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well firstly, it legitimately does not matter what ur hs% is whatsoever and if you think its limiting yourself then i would have to hard disagree. players like leaf, zekken, derke etc. have relatively low hs% (like low 20%) yet are considered some of the best players itw. if you do wanna improve your hs% tho without throwing your games, just take your time to go for headshots, go for taps/bursts instead of sprays, dont play phantom, op, judge or other guns that encourage bodyshotting, and focus more on your movement to let the enemies spray on you to get an easy 1 tap!

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practice range and guardian

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force chamber insta lock, this is because on chamber you cannot be a body shot barry. if you can't tap heads you are going to go 4/11 and lose every single game. you will be punished and the only way to improve is to have your RR on the linme so youll find yourself HS aloit more, look how i got 10% hs increase playing my first ever FPS game

https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/krtcl%231nv/performance

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Force yourself to think about aiming head level for a few games regardless if you lose or not (can be done in unrated too) and then you'll get a higher % I have 32.8% HS

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acels

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aim slower

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Nevesta

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watch HIS stream
https://www.twitch.tv/tankzor
https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/tankzor%236666/overview

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How are you immortal 😭

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Kirya

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Hes perma 5 stacking

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sameer40

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visualize the target and dm
not like it matters anyways, rather have 200adr and a 10% hsp perma playing raze if it means ur winning

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winning does not necessarily equal hs%, although there is a strong coorelation between hs% and rank
usually 28-35% hs is good and above 45% on vandal, although it is useless