a sniper weapon is entirely useless when shot while moving. and by entirely i do mean entirely. if you shoot with the awp you must stand still or you just wasted a bullet. part of skill with an awp is the right timing for movement, then stopping and finally shooting and after that all hiding again. the problem is that by the time you stopped and could get a precise shot you might already be death from people who just wait for you to pop out. however, if you have the faster reflexes you might still have a chance of killing him even thou he has a positionary advantage. this does not work with multiple enemies, of course (well, not unless you got good with the awp). also i recommend playing awp_map instead of awp_city if youre not too good with the awp. awp_map is much simpler whilst on awp_city you have to look at a whole lot of positions at once and camouflage is also part of this map. on awp map it is all about precise aiming, timing and reflexes. the position of the enemy is obvious on this map so its good for learning the awp without any crap attached. an important thing is on awp_map you should jump out of cover and shoot. strafing out works too but the majority of ppl jump. when you jump dont go into crouch from the jump. you will need less time if you stand after the jump until you get a precise shot. also if you strafe out of cover, you can strafe left, e.g., then strafe right and in exactly the moment the strafe direction changes you shoot. you will be still for a short moment and you will get an accurate shot then and still you will be fast back in cover. this implies, however, that you have very good aiming and reflexes so you get the kill atleast. another advice would be using only the first zoom level. use a low mouse sensitivity.bind "last weapon used" to a key and press it twice after u shot with the awp. this will reduce the time needed to reload.
