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Warming Up is Key, I Guess!

Although I knew the importance of warming up before any matches are played, I didn't expect this big of a shift from my playing / focus until now. I did a handful of Koovak's freeplay, as well as the new CS-oriented playlist that I found online. When I hopped into DM afterwards, I found that everything seemed to line up FAR more efficiently than I would have been normally, without any sort of aim training prior.

I felt much more ready to take on gunfights, and I believe that this "flow state" was due to several things in conjunction: 

1) I was much more prepped and ready to move around with my sensitivity, since I just finished a round of training. 

2) Even though I'm playing w/o sound cues, I am ready for possible contact because I am lining up the crosshair before the engagement. I think that this is huge, and I'll have to play continuously to naturally get the feel for where "head level" is on each map. 

3) Cutting out angles and trying my best to be mindful of "what I'm looking for" definitely helped in priming my brain for quicker responses. Rather than simply running around with no idea as to why, I found that a mindful walk with intention is far superior when it comes to seeking targets. This is especially true in a setting such as mine, where there are no audio cues to hint at where there may be opponents.

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