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So when I watch competitive snipers like leaky snipe, I notice that they flick, meaning that they wave their crosshair over the enemies face and get the headshot right as the crosshair is right over the head. However, is flicking/twitching a good strategy for sniper or should you just track instead? If flicking is good, how can I practice it?

It comes naturally really in terms of movement, mouse sensitivity can also affect your tracking style as well.

Quoted from cinder

You need both to be honest. Tracking for longer distances and flicking for closer. You simply can’t trace a scout’s head when he’s double-jumping all over your face.

There is no being honest about sensitivity, it’s alll personal preference.
Surely, you’ll see a lot of people that flick for close range shots, but I know from myself personally that I can track equally as good as I can flick, regardless of the range.

It just all comes with playing a lot.

did you just say “leaky” and “competitive” in the same sentence

Quoted from Stormin

practice flicking on walkway on both close and long ranges and same with tracking because you need both

Thx man!!

Why would you track with the sniper? It’s not a pistol or SMG where it’s constant damage, when your crosshair is on the head, why would you keep tracking instead of shooting?

Quoted from Ignis

did you just say “leaky” and “competitive” in the same sentence

Lol soz. I don’t watch too much competitive. I’m kinda new (read: complete noob) to tf2 competitive.

In matches you dont think like “should i flick or track this shot” sp just click on the head