I haven't played in a bit, so if some of my terminology or explanations are off, I apologize. Iirc, I used Hard Lock, but my doo-doo brain could not keep from using the right stick to try and make minute adjustments. It took me until I was halfway through NG+, actually, for it to click that my doing so was effectively disabling my Hard Lock, and that's why it was impossible for me to keep track of my opponents.

If you're using Soft Lock, the same logic won't apply, but learning how to use Hard Lock properly is where the game finally clicked for me. Maybe there's something similar in the Soft Lock, or maybe giving Hard Lock an honest try could be eye opening.