WHY can't I snipe at all in TF2, when my CS-awp skills are good?

Well, all of my friends that have CS:S and TF2 claims that it's MUCH MUCH easier to snipe in TF2 compared to CS:S, but apparently I'm the only one that finds it much harder, like 10 times harder perhaps. In CS:S, I have a K ratio of 3.12, with over 90% of the kills from my AWP. Aproximately 30% of my kills are headshots. My playstyle is basically running around with an AWP, then quick-scoping and shooting the moment I catch sight of an enemy.

Yet in TF2, I seem to have so many problems trying to snipe. When I'm trying to shoot someone, I tend to miss them most of the time because TF2 models move much quicker compared to Source. Left...right...jump up...fall down...I miss practically every shot. Even when the players are standing still, I still don't kill them. If I try to do a really quick shot like I do in CS:S, it misses. If I take my time to aim, I'll get sniped down by another person.

3/4s of the time, I don't even know if I hit my target or not. If I fired a shot and it didn't kill the person, I honestly can't tell if it was a weak shot, or whether I missed. Very rarely do I notice the blood that splatters out.

Bahhhhhh, am I even making any sense at all? If I am, can anyone give me advice? =/        

I wouldn't advise jumping in tf2.
As you probably already realised, you unzoom when you jump.
On top of that, when you jump, a good sniper can easily predict where you are going to land, and take you down as soon as possible.

I don't jump at all when sniping in TF2.    

Okay, I finally realized what the problem is. Basically, everytime after I fire I shot, I'd move a little, which is perfectly normal in source because it helps you hit your target. Unfortunately, it's not the same for TF2.

Thanks for the reply anyway. =)        

you where probable used to cs:s hit boxes which trail behind the target instead of how they are supposed to be in front of the target and that messed up your aiming.

Nahh... I already mentioned the problem. It's definately not the hitboxes, because it'd only mess up the shots which I shoot at the back of the target.        

How about, actually charging up your shot?

How about actually getting some skill because it seems to me you SUCK

Na jus jkin, im not sure if im paranoid or sumthing but when i play tf2 as sniper i sometimes notice how a sniper shot will hav delay b4 it actually triggers the shot. Is it just my hallucination or what?  To bad i don't play sniper enough just to busy with my fun demoman pwnage

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I'm not going to say I'm a huge fan of CSS, but dude ... was there a single 'legible' constructive thing in this post?

I 'kind of' have the same problem,buts for me it's because for some unknown reason I have a hell of a harder time aiming with a dot in the middle of my sight.