Genuine question

How do I improve my aim like I am plat but I can't aim like I have to abuse shotguns and shi like that to even get a kill and I feel horrible how do I improve it?

Just play the game

just play and don't overheat

deathmatch deathmatch deathmatch and then more deathmatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ-LkfEvv2k&t

Deathmatch and range is enough to get radiant just spam that and make sure that you're comfortable with your sens

range and tdm is enough lol. 1-2 tdm then just rank. shi got me from bronze to immo3

just spam dm, also dont play rank if you are not confident or don't feel right

Honestly, like 3-4 years ago when i was actually trying to hit my peaks in val, i used to just track people's head in dm. no shooting. just tracking their heads in dm and trying to keep my aim steady on it. sometimes while im moving sometimes while not.
it actually helped me a lot. so maybe you can give it a try for a week and see if you find any difference

holy rare val player admitting they dont deserve their rank, W
abuse map control, learn timings (watch pros play or some content creator that's high levels above u)
what u can also do is make a 2nd account and try to grind that to the same level as ur first one so that you dont feel as bad about underperforming or not deserving rank
when u get it to the same level then u start on ur first acc again and keep alternating this way
biggest thing is to js keep playing ig

Just train ur mouse control and dont be afraid to change sens

Also practice bursting/tapping whilst strafing instead of crouch spraying. Even if you miss you won't die as fast and over time you will start getting your kills way faster

I climbed till Diamond 2 then stopped playing ranked. I don't have impressive aim. I mostly used little bit of game sense I have and try to position better. I created a routine in Aimlab. No grinding it. Just had like 8 types in it. Do it once before i play the game.

experiment with grip styles a bit to start with. Dont tense your muscles when you aim. Use your arm, wrist and fingers effectively. Get decent mouse/mousepad/skates/monitor. Use aimlabs for a bit to get better mouse control. Play dms, focus on your movement as well. Focus on the enemy when you aim. Don't rush your shots. Make sure you stop moving before you shoot, I recommend counter strafing. Also enable the shooting error graph so you can see if you were accurate or not

Also don't use really really high sens and experiment with different ranges

Play Kovaaks or aimlab
Find a mouse that works for u (findnymouse)
Find a mousepads that works for u (mousectrl.com)
Loose mouse grip
Practice

Just don’t worry about the kills and worry about the game. Make your movement worse so you have to be aim dependent. And play off instincts and timings