We have talked here before about what “good” utility looks like, and that same mindset can be applied here. Now while good crosshair placement makes your life a whole lot easier, you can increase your chances of winning that gunfight with great utility as well. You should use the placement of your crosshair as a good base, not as an excuse to win or lose gunfights. Even the smartest CS:GO players can be the victim of a quick headshot, so don’t let that be a catalyst to stop implementing good crosshair placement. While crosshair placement is an important skill, it doesn’t always excuse just having bad aim or a bad spray. Especially when you take into account several factors that are out of your control, whether that be ping difference, resolution difference or an unfortunate timing. Reality of Perfect Placementīut unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world, and while I can talk days about the necessity of great and effective crosshair placement, sometimes life just isn’t fair and no matter how well you are set-up, sometimes you just need to have a better aim. Because of this, these kills look incredibly easy, and make for a very clean round and near perfect couple of kills. With each kill, his crosshair stays planted exactly in the area he expects the next enemy to run out in, even giving himself a lot of space between the corner as he expects the player to swing out wide. While some slight crosshair adjustment and overall movement is still required, this is a perfect example of how effective this particular skill can be. You can see an example of this from Astralis player “Xyp9x” below: When peeking at an angle, good crosshair placement allows you to visualize where you expect your opponent to be holding, allowing you to be prepared for the fight before they are. Generally when we think of crosshair placement, we think of it when we are either peeking around a corner to take a fight, or setting up on an angle to take a fight. Essentially, there are only so many ways I can say that it makes your life easier. Knowing that you don’t have to worry about your crosshair can make the mental exercise of CS:GO a little more manageable. Good crosshair placement lets you focus on sprays and proper nade usage, allowing for a nice base to build the rest of your mechanics off of. CS:GO is purposefully a very complicated game, meaning you have a lot to focus on and master including your gun mechanics. ![]() ![]() The largest positive of good crosshair placement is the ease it puts on your gunfight. It is important to understand their difference in order to properly practice both things well. It is often that you see that good “crosshair placement” will be misinterpreted as having good “aim” or vice-versa. Crosshair placement is the art of visualizing where your opponent will be when you peek or will get peeked, allowing you place your crosshair in the most effective position possible, allowing you to make getting your kill as easy as possible without just flicking your mouse all around a bombsite. But if you aren’t privy to the importance of crosshair placement, or just need a refresher, we’ll define it here. And while this may get repetitive, it truly is one of the most vital individual mechanics one must learn to improve their game. If you’ve read a single guide about aim in CS:GO I am more than sure you’ve heard the phrase “crosshair placement” a million times.
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