Mouse Sensor

Angle Snapping Test

Detect if your mouse artificially straightens your movements. Draw curves and diagonals — then read the verdict.

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Pick a draw mode below
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Draw circles or diagonal lines
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Read your verdict below
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Try drawing circles or diagonal lines
— Snap Score
— Horizontal Lines
— Vertical Lines
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Raw Input Detected
Your mouse shows natural micro-wobble. Great for gaming!

About Angle Snapping

Angle Snapping (also known as Prediction or Correction) is a feature in some mouse sensors that artificially smooths out your hand movement. It forces your cursor to draw straight horizontal or vertical lines, ignoring small deviations.

While useful for office work (like drawing tables in Excel), it is bad for gaming because it filters out the micro-adjustments needed for precise aiming.

How to Use This Test

  1. Select a draw mode — Circle Guide or Diagonal Guide overlays a faint reference shape to trace.
  2. Click and drag inside the canvas to draw curves or diagonal lines.
  3. Observe the result:
    • Natural/Raw: Lines look slightly jagged or imperfect (human input).
    • Snapped: Lines look perfectly straight or "stair-stepped" (software correction).
  4. Read the Verdict Banner that appears after each stroke.

Why Angle Snapping Hurts Aim

In FPS games like CS2 or Valorant, enemy heads are rarely perfectly horizontal from your crosshair. You need to make subtle diagonal adjustments. Angle snapping fights against this by trying to force your crosshair into a straight line, causing you to overshoot or undershoot micro-adjustments.

Pro Tips

  • Check Mouse Software: Ensure "Angle Snapping" or "Prediction" is unchecked in your mouse driver settings (Logitech G Hub, Razer Synapse, SteelSeries GG).
  • Windows Settings: "Enhance Pointer Precision" in Windows adds acceleration, not straight-line snapping — but both alter raw input. Keep them OFF for gaming.
  • Use Circle Guide mode for the most revealing test — a perfect human circle will show natural wobble; a snapped mouse will produce staircase steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is angle snapping good for gaming?

Generally, no. It prevents 1:1 raw input tracking. Some very specific old-school arena shooter players liked it for keeping crosshairs at head-level, but modern aim theory discourages it.

How do I turn off angle correction?

It is usually a toggle in your mouse software (Logitech, Razer, SteelSeries). Some budget mice have it hard-coded in the sensor firmware and cannot be disabled.

Does my mouse have prediction?

If you cannot draw a smooth curve and instead see "steps" (like stairs) in your drawing, your mouse likely has prediction enabled. Use Circle Guide mode for the clearest test.

What does the Snap Score mean?

The Snap Score is the percentage of your drawn segments that are perfectly horizontal or vertical (zero deviation on one axis). A raw mouse typically scores below 10%. Scores above 40% strongly suggest angle snapping is active.