I am a diamond player who has been playing valorant since release. I started at iron 1 and climbed all the way to diamond 2.

I haven’t seen this tip anywhere. Most people think about cross hair placement, counter strafe and raw aim/flicks.

What no one talks about is “aiming” with your A and D keys (left,right). When I go in a 1v1 duel I aim normally. I get my crosshair as close as possible to the enemies head. If my crosshair is super close to their head but needs a micro adjustment , I do a small strafe (not a counter strafe).

if you relied on your raw aim, a small micro adjustment might overshoot your crosshair. It is much easier to simply tap your A/D key. This is also good because the enemy will have a harder time to hit you.

This tip only works when you have good crosshair placement/head level. The reason it only works when you have headshot level aim is because all you need to worry about is your horizontal aim.