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- 1HP, 3 tips to stop death gripping mouse ·
REF-78· Article
By Dr. Elliot Smithson, PT, DPT. - 1HP, Esports health: it starts with ergonomics and posture ·
REF-1· Article - 1HP, The best mouse grip of all time? (Highest accuracy & control for aiming) ·
REF-66· Article
A¶
- Aimbeast, Steam store page ·
REF-2· Website - aimbetween.games, flick training ·
REF-3· Website - Aimlabs, A quick explainer on cm/360 and the common cm/360 by game ·
REF-4· Article - Aimlabs, Aimlabs+ ·
REF-5· Article - Aimlabs, Are you taking care of your body between gaming sessions? ·
REF-6· Article - Aimlabs, homepage ·
REF-7· Article - Aimlabs, How to build a well balanced aim training playlist ·
REF-8· Article - Aimlabs, How to develop your own aim training regimen ·
REF-9· Article - Aimlabs, How to start aim training for Fortnite ·
REF-10· Article - Aimlabs, Introduction to aim training: the basics of Aimlabs ·
REF-11· Article - Aimlabs, It came from the Workshop: our second look at trending tasks and playlists ·
REF-12· Article - Aimlabs, leaderboards ·
REF-13· Article - Aimlabs, Master tracking and switching with the Apex Legends aim basics routine ·
REF-14· Article - Aimlabs, Stop predicting and start reacting: get better at reactive tracking ·
REF-15· Article - Aimlabs, The Aimlabs official benchmarks first season is now live ·
REF-16· Article - Aimlabs, The speed-accuracy tradeoff and what it means for your aim training ·
REF-17· Article - Aimlabs, Tracking and switching moving targets in Apex Legends ·
REF-18· Article - Aimlabs, Train flicking and tracking in The Finals aim basics routine ·
REF-19· Article - Aimlabs, What smoothness actually is and why it makes everything else better ·
REF-20· Article - Aimlabs, Wrist aiming vs arm aiming: why not both? ·
REF-21· Article - American Academy of Ophthalmology, What is eye strain? ·
REF-22· Article
B¶
- Ben Staudt, Flick Control Fundamentals ·
REF-74· Video · YouTube - Ben Staudt, Introduction to Mouse Grips ·
REF-73· Video · YouTube - Blur Busters, Benefits of frame rate above refresh rate ·
REF-23· Article - Blur Busters, the Blur Busters Mouse Guide ·
REF-100· Article
Published 2014, last updated 2022. The interval arithmetic holds, but its statements about what mice ship with are dated and predate 4000 Hz and 8000 Hz mice. Cited here only for the mechanism. - Bob, Strafe Aim Guide ·
REF-61· Article · x76
C¶
- Corporate Serf, KovaaK's Precise Tracking - Mouse Grip and Tension ·
REF-72· Video · YouTube - Corsair, Mouse grip styles: fingertip vs palm vs claw ·
REF-64· Article
E¶
- Ericsson & Harwell, a 2019 review examining Ericsson's original definition of deliberate practice ·
REF-36· Study - Evxl, Aimbeast benchmarks ·
REF-24· Website - Evxl, Benchmark Tracker ·
REF-25· Website
H¶
- Human Kinetics, Distribution of practice in motor learning and development ·
REF-26· Article - Human Kinetics, Understanding Fitts's law ·
REF-27· Article - Human Kinetics, Understanding motor learning stages improves skill instruction ·
REF-28· Article
J¶
- jizu, the Chinese original of the static clicking chart, and who made it ·
REF-102· Post
Posted 28 March 2025, replying to M0NARK's translation. Carries three Discord screenshots by the same player. One dated 24 February 2025 shows the chart in Chinese, a month before the translation. One dated 25 March 2025 posts a machine translation and calls the chart "the violat3 static improvement". jizu credits violat3 with making it. x.com/violat3 returns 404.
K¶
- kova, A portfolio for aimers who obsess over their gear. ·
REF-30· Website - KovaaK, How to create your own scenarios and uploading to the Steam Workshop ·
REF-85· Document · Steam Community
Written by the game's developer. - KovaaK's, Ability Profiles ·
REF-87· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, Aim Profiles ·
REF-92· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, Bot Profiles ·
REF-82· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, Character Profiles ·
REF-81· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, Dodge Profiles ·
REF-83· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, Edit Scenario Window ·
REF-80· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, Intro to Scenario Creation ·
REF-79· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, KMC: creating maps ·
REF-90· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, KMC: frequently asked questions ·
REF-91· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, KMC: the basics ·
REF-88· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, KMC: the interface ·
REF-89· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, sensitivity converter ·
REF-31· Website - KovaaK's, Sensitivity Matcher ·
REF-32· Website - KovaaK's, Session Manager ·
REF-84· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovaaK's, Steam store page ·
REF-33· Website - KovaaK's, Tracking Trainer on Steam ·
REF-34· Website - KovaaK's, Weapon Profiles ·
REF-86· Documentation · KovaaK's Wiki - KovOBS, README ·
REF-35· Repository
L¶
- Lorys, the KEY approach for AIM CONSISTENCY ·
REF-75· Video · YouTube
M¶
- M0NARK, Weakness targeted static flowchart ·
REF-101· Post
Posted 28 March 2025. M0NARK presents the chart as his translation of a Chinese original rather than his own work. No original author is confirmed and no licence is stated. - MattyOW, 1 Tip for Every Aim Training Category ·
REF-69· Video · YouTube - MattyOW, Cartoon, King of Micros - Unraveling the Secrets of Aim Ep. 7 ·
REF-71· Video · YouTube - MattyOW, Diagonal Tracking Technique of Hizku - Unraveling the Secrets of Aim Ep. 5 ·
REF-70· Video · YouTube - MattyOW, How to Get Astra in Control Tracking ·
REF-68· Video · YouTube - MattyOW, Speed Matching in Precise Tracking ·
REF-67· Video · YouTube - Mayo Clinic, Office ergonomics ·
REF-37· Article - Microsoft, Change mouse settings ·
REF-38· Documentation - minigod and Lorys, calm aim is a joke - this is why ·
REF-76· Video · YouTube - Mouse DPI Analyzer, Best mouse settings for gaming ·
REF-39· Article
N¶
- NHS, Repetitive strain injury (RSI) ·
REF-40· Article
O¶
- OSHA, Computer workstations eTool: work process ·
REF-41· Article
P¶
- ProSettings.net, What is DPI and eDPI? ·
REF-42· Article
R¶
- Raw Accel, Raw Accel guide ·
REF-63· Documentation · GitHub - Raw Accel, Raw Accel README ·
REF-62· Repository · GitHub - Revosect, benchmarks ·
REF-43· Website - Revosect, Benchmarks guide ·
REF-44· Document - Revosect, resources ·
REF-45· Website - Rogers et al., a pilot study testing whether KovaaK's measures shooting proficiency consistently ·
REF-96· Study · Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
10 players, no intervention. It tests whether the trainer measures consistently, not whether training transfers. Its authors warn against extrapolating to in-game environments. - Roldan & Prasetyo, a study measuring Valorant damage per round after a week of daily Aim Lab practice ·
REF-97· Study · IEEE ICIEA 2021
6 players, 6 minutes a day for 1 week, no control group. Participants trained immediately before playing, so warm-up and training effects cannot be separated. The full text is paywalled, so these fields come from the publisher abstract. - RTINGS, how monitor input lag is measured, and where it sits in total latency ·
REF-99· Article
Results are comparable only across test bench 1.2 and newer. RTINGS buys the units it tests rather than taking review samples, and earns affiliate revenue on purchase links. - RTINGS, how mouse sensor latency is measured, and how much it matters ·
REF-98· Article
Method published. A clamping box, an automated actuator and a Beagle 480 USB analyser, ten runs at 3200 CPI and 200 mm/s. RTINGS buys the units it tests rather than taking review samples, and earns affiliate revenue on purchase links.
S¶
- Sanchis-Sanchis et al., Influence of Mouse Grip Type on Flicking and Tracking Tasks Performance ·
REF-65· Study · Applied Sciences
22 participants, each using their own grip. The tracking target moved at a constant speed. - Sports Health, a clinical review of overtraining syndrome ·
REF-46· Study · PMC - SteelSeries, QcK Performance product page ·
REF-47· Website
U¶
- Uehara et al., a study on improving plateaued motor skill with somatic stimulation ·
REF-29· Study · PLoS One
V¶
- Voltaic, about the leaderboards ·
REF-48· Website - Voltaic, Amped coaching ·
REF-93· Website - Voltaic, Announcing the Voltaic Season 3 aiming benchmarks beta for Aimlabs ·
REF-49· Article - Voltaic, Announcing the Voltaic Season 5 aiming benchmarks beta for KovaaK's ·
REF-50· Article - Voltaic, Constructing an improvement based mentality ·
REF-51· Article - Voltaic, Getting started with Voltaic ·
REF-52· Article - Voltaic, Muscle memory ·
REF-53· Article - VT Matty, Jade Palace announcement ·
REF-94· Post - VT Matty, Jade Palace applications unfrozen ·
REF-95· Post - VT Matty, Underaiming is not edge tracking ·
REF-54· Post
W¶
- Wikipedia, Field of view in video games ·
REF-56· Encyclopedia
X¶
- x76, The x76 wiki ·
REF-59· Website - x76, Welcome to the x76 wiki ·
REF-60· Article - x76, x76 home page ·
REF-58· Website - XDA Developers, gaming mouse buying guide ·
REF-57· Article
Z¶
- Zeonlo, Zeonlo's Static Guide 2026 ·
REF-77· Video · YouTube