What people mean when they say "no mechanics" is really "with only fundamentals". NO ONE is GC without mechanics. Doesn't matter how smart you are if you can't execute even the basics to a certain level you just won't be able to make use of that intelligence. The fundamentals are what matters most as it's what you need to be able to execute on in the vast majority of situations. And if you have good fundamentals you can play in a way that focuses on making use of those. But at the end of the day anything that involves car control from just being able to drive where you want all the way up to the craziest freestyles is "mechanics".
Well... duh? That should be obvious to everyone. I don't think this needs to be said, literally no one thinks that. How would you ever win a single game if you can't hit the ball at all?
I agree, people should stop saying "with no mechanics" because it’s not true ! Of course it’s useless to learn flip reset, that’s obvious ! But you need to be "mechanicly confident" so very confident with your car control and confident with the ball.
This is just an expanded version of Flakes road to SSL w/o mechanics video lol. The difference is you don't call everyone bad and ask if single jumping is too complicated for champs! I love Flakes lol
Flakes is amazing! If anyone wants to improve he should watch his Road to SSL videos. This is a good summary but you can see so many examples in Flakes' videos you can't compare the two.
Thank you so much SpookLuke !! All your videos are great and have and are really helping me to learn and correct so many things that I was getting wrong in my game. Your advice on keeping things simple, focusing on the basics, is so helpful for me. I have a habit of playing too fast (even for myself) rushing the plays and making mistakes as a result. I really was close to giving up and quitting RL until I watched your videos! I’m still very much a work-in progress, but I’m going to keep trying to play patient and smarter as you suggest. Thanks again! I really appreciate you man. (Rank: D2)
Great vid, I would say if people enjoy doing a bit of freestyling then go ahead but just bear in mind it probably won’t help you improve or rank up much and could put you and teammates in bad positions. But if you enjoy it go for it as there’s no point grinding if you’re not having fun:) stops you burning out
almost same been playin since 1st week of relese in 2015 peaked at c3 bouncing aroind on d3\c3 , sad reality is how we are c3 today would been peak gc in 2015\2017 xD
these tips are great, especially the one about letting opponents overcommit by shadowing is such a useful thing to do that is rarely ever mentioned by these kinds of videos
Actually i hit GC last Season. I cant consistently airdribble. I cant read double taps. BUT I can redirect, I can hit my powershot, I really have good rotations and I have a high accuracy. So yes. I agree you can hit GC without flashy mechanics. And if I can. Many of you can too!
Recently started doing a lot of baiting and getting other team to get out of position and it’s been helping me rank up. I feel like it’s pretty overlooked within the D1-C2 range. Also, switching up plays and just not being as obvious.
@@beanstatic well in non threatening situations, instead of getting a clear or a touch that does nothing. I try to get one or more players to come in to challenge (usually around our corners) As long as your team is there if you lose possession it shouldn’t result in a goal. Lot of goals are basically two guys went up, didn’t make anything happen, team clears or takes ball, last guy back can’t defend, goal. Sounds basic and pretty simple but actually playing to cause this is another thing. I’ve just been more aware of it lately and I think it helps. Scoring is a lot easier for your team when multiple defender aren’t there to block.
@@cmdrfunk definitely. Same type of people that are top on scoreboard but for all the wrong reasons. Monkeying, giving the ball up, putting rotations out of wack, then having the audacity to start getting toxic to the team. Like bro ur basically playing for the other team at this point.
@@zenzohhv2474 or just enjoy the game cause at the end of the day, it is just a game. Just like how these creators are simply doing what the have to to make money and get views. Clickbait or not, no high level player is legitimately going to tell you how to reach high ranks. It takes away from the endless content they need to make to earn money lol.
great vid. but one more tip - *Enemy* corners. try not take 50s (as explained this vid), instead, try to do light self-passes *without* flips (this is important part, as a flip shot to the corner makes you commit and gives enemy easy pass), your enemies will crumble.
This is actually a really good tip for me at least . Never thought about it like that like I try to force 50s in my corner and I know why it’s good but I never thought about if it’s good for me then it is also good for the enemy
Also a good tip is to fake challenge while in 2v2. It often causes them to give away possession of the ball to your tm8, or you can have an easy shadow defense save, giving yourself possession without taking yourself out of the play and not using as much boost
Dribbling...I suck at that! I do okay on some of the other stuff though. I'll have to try these as a High Plat/Low Dia player. Great job explaining! I've kind stumbled on the corner defense recently and I wasn't understanding WHY, only that it helped.
i can't airdribble, and no flipresets. i do double taps tho , and im gc2.. passing and ground controll is key. so i agree completely with that and im a good example on what you are talking about SpookLuke ;)
From my experience you can get Gc with basic mechanics and fundamentals but with me the higher I climb it became tough I manage to Hit Gc and get my rewards but could never stay up there and sometimes will be question from my tm8 how I got gc because I wasn’t flashy nor as consistent as they were. I since then took the time to grind mechs and now I’m comfortably around mid 1500s. Grind mechs it will be more beneficial
Practicing flip resets is my favorite thing to do in rocket league even tho I never do it and my other mechanics if you consider them is missing open nets and whiffing consistently at c3 lol
Can you do a tutorial on when to do light touches for high aerials in midfield and when to just shoot? I think this is one of the problems gatekeeping me from champ :(
shoot if defenders are in bad position to save the ball; light touch if you or your teammate has a free possession off of it AND the defenders are covering net well
I’m GC2 and can’t even air dribble. I haven’t watched the video yet but what I would say you need to hit gc without mechanics is movement/recoveries (half-flip, wavedash, landing on wall), positioning (for centers, back post on defense, to be able to hit balls bouncing on backboard or walls), gamesense, powershot/powerclears, and defense (shadow defense, reading opponent, fast aerials) because that’s literally all I needed. Edit: Seems like what I said was generally similar to what SpookLuke said. Bounce dribbling is also quite important but not a necessity imo for reaching grand champ, however having at least some ball control is key. I only used air roll for landing on my wheels and rarely ever used powerslide but I do know their importance as well. The one thing I didn’t mention is consistency. Being consistent at the simple things goes a long way to reaching grand champ.
@@AsozRL Well I can technically air dribble but they are quite bad so I don’t use them at all in game. I can’t do practically anything considered mechanical besides basic flicks and powershotting after jumping off backboard and wall. I don’t air roll at all when I aerial besides landing on my wheels, and I apparently barely use powerslide according to ballchasing, but I’m still in GC2.
@@spazz7957 caught in 4K how. I can maybe hit the ball twice in the air before hitting the ground. If that’s a good air dribble, then ig I’m a mechanical god.
I really relate to your strategies and understanding of how we should play. I love watching flake’s road to ssl without mechanics. The thing is I’m low diamond and even though I practice this mechanic a lot on free play I suck at powerslide cuts. Do you have any videos on explaining how to do the mechanics properly/ set it up as fast as possible ? Most people will rush at you as soon as you have the ball. I end up just doing some low 50s because of their overcommit
Most issues setting up is due to rushing the play, take your time, conserve your boost. Most of the time, the rushing opponents are farther away than you think or you have more space than you think. Work on keeping an eye on your opponents while also controlling the ball. You can make the setup harder on yourself if you set it up too fast and hit the ball way too hard or far away from yourself. There are instances where you need to go quickly to outplay a rushing opponent, but when the ball is coming towards you, identify if you have space, if so start the bounce dribble by hitting the ball to left or right (whichever direction makes sense in the play) to roll on the ground, then cut into it to pop it and keep it going. The goal is to maintain control by not over boosting and hitting the ball away from yourself. If you cant powerslide or cut consistently, just go in training and practice it.. you need more hours
@@Slashy_rl thanks for taking the time to answer! My problem isn’t boost management or rushing, it’s the opposite. I control the ball by just making it roll to the side, close to me, but it takes me too much time to cut through the ball and opponents rush into me as soon as I get hold of the the ball. I just can’t execute the play fast enough
@@santipechieu No problem! love helping anyway I can! So one thing for this that I would recommend is mind games.. you have to understand the opponent. If they don't respect you and just rush everything, then you will need to immediately be looking for an outplay touch around or above them. If you can effectively read your opponents and then outplay them, they may start to respect you more and give you more space. Also, there are times where you just have to read the pace of the game.. some games are fast and ballchasey, others are slower and more controlled, or both. You have to identify the pace and just test things out.. if the game is really fast and your opponents are good at reading the play and rushing you, it might not be the best decision to slow it down.. but sometimes it is if it will throw them off cause they wont be expecting it. Sometimes it just comes down to gamesense/experience that will come with time and study of people better than you and your own replays.
Teammates are a huge problem in diamond/Plat and even low to mid champ. They don't realize that they're forcing a no control game. So the answer, which sucks, is to base your play on the opponents.... do they all head up, if so, be goalie, lob shots to their net, let your guys chase. Do they all hang back? If so, support your team but don't leave it open to breakaways until your teammates are half back. If they rotate well, shit lost game unless you keep your teammates calm. Remember even plats can score goals, just be patient and let tm8s chase.
I'm trying to teach my friend to play this game and man this will really help. And if I can finally get to GC... even tho I can barely hold onto Champ 1, I will credit that achievement to this video
i’m a fairly new player, i started last year and i’m already gc1 in 2s and i’ve basically just known all of these things as i’ve played and whenever i do make a mistake i know what i did wrong and it’s what makes this game so fun and addicting because there’s no limit to what you can do because all it takes is time and practice
Well you can go grand champ without mechanics, but i still recommend to learn mechanics because you can get more motivated and so not leave the game, and also the feeling of doing for the first time a really difficult mechanics its like doing a nasty fake its so satisfying.
I know that i am trying too much bullshit like flip resets and so on in lower champ but it is soo satisfying when it works, its so hard to stop doing it. Btw what do you think about ground to air dribbles and its Importance?
Ground to air dribbles huh.....i wouldnt say they're necessary to score like u could just score with the angle dribble but it just makes the game more fun.....I'm low champ too and i do want to get gc but i love learning new mechanics coz it keeps the game fresh and fun
I coulda told you this years ago. I can barely air dribble, I can't flip reset often and when I do it isn't on target, ceiling shots are the same, I can't speedflip (I'm convinced my controller is broken because I do everything right), I can stall but not consistently. I'm very inconsistent and I am mostly in GC2 because of good positioning, which is why I struggle more than I should in lower ranks, because I have to work a lot harder to keep good rotation etc.
Great video. Just found out I was doing Fast As wrong or maybe not at all. I do love me some ebrake though. my motto "keep em guessing". Problem is TM8s get confused too. lol.
I find it ironic that I hit champ this week and hit my first ever ceiling musty yesterday and u post this. obviously I agree with what u say I don’t try flashy stuff in ranked
You can get close. I am Champ with basically no good techniques. No speedflips, no mustys, no flip resets, no fast aerials, no wave dashes, not even the constant air roll people do. And I am C1 exclusively carrying a plat player. Just good positioning, good reads and good shot placement. I don't even do aerials off the wall. People greatly overestimate technique and vastly underestimate smart plays.
Tbh with yall I'm C3 and as soon as my teammate goes up the wall twice in a row and goes 0/2 on successful possessions. I start throwing so I can get out faster.
As a low ranked player, it is very rare to get into a situation that is similar to 9:06 where the opponents give you space and are back awaiting your shot. Especially in the low ranks, you barely ever get any breathing room with the ball which makes it difficult for me to set up plays. I know there’s just gonna be this one dude that replies like “just be good lol” or “just break past them and it’s a free goal” or smt but I actually would like to know what to do in situations when the opponents are constantly doing awkward stuff that you can’t really read because all the examples from strategical tutorials involve gameplay from a high rank lobby.
Plus you often do have the space but won't notice. Lower level players often just shoot the ball across the field sending it back to the other team instead of controlling the ball
Bro that dribbling on an angle technique fucking works against me all the time and I didn’t realize it until now. I’ll go up a couple div’s by using it and defending it better. That means C3 baby.
I can say as a low C3 (hit it around a month ago), i cannot do flip resets, ceiling shots, double taps, speed flips, air dribbles, or flicks. Most people are decent at them at my rank but I am not. The one thing I think I do better is recognizing space and knowing when to challenge... thats it (obviously some fundamentals). But I think now is the time to really get good at flicks and air dribbles at least. For me.
I am C3 gonna hit gc next time I play(prob). I have no mechanics. Can’t air dribble. Ceiling shot. Flip reset. Double tap. I’m iffy on half flips. And I still front flip on kickoff. What I can do Rotate Keep possession Fast Ariel Hit the ball… If u play with me you will know I am a shitter. I will miss every open net you give me. But I will hit the ball or not give it away. Also big tip here. If you want to get better really fast. Play with better people. If your diamond try to find some higher champs to play with. Speed/positioning is one of the biggest factors in this game. If you can get to the ball first it’s your ball
i believe that mechanics is second to game sense but being mechanical makes rocket league more fun when your ball chasing and going for shots you will never hit it's fun. because it more fun you play more which indirectly makes your game sense better
yes its very fun... i am sure its also fun for your teammate! having a ballchasing mate that doesn't teamplay. You can still use mechanics, you can still have fun. but you also need to activate your brain. ballchasing wont get you past c1-c2.
my subconscious believes I'm the greatest player in my d2 lobbies because I'm a freestyler so I play way too fast and go down way too fast tysm for this man
It is dumb to say, you DO need mechanics, if you have good ball control thats a mechanic, if you can predict and read things fast enough thats a mechanic. Recoveries using powerslide landing well and in your favour is car control, and now we're back to mechanics. Bouncing and hitting ball hard/soft enough for what you need is a mechanic, everything you do in rocket league is a mix of car control and a good feel for physics. Rocket league is hard okay !
Late comment but: I play with keyboard and my rank is gc1. My air dribble skills are near 0. Still don't know how the fast kickoff works lol. I think you can compensate that with good game sense
No respect to bots who rank up by playing fennec, going with low 50s and can only aerial. I am so happy that i got to gc3 with training a lot cool mechanics and not only tryhard bot ones
dude this is perfect, i’ve been grinding ranked for the first time in months but i feel so limited with my mechanics and can’t escape plat III and diamond I. so whatever i can do do secure diamond or even champ, i’m in.
Play passive. You can easily to get at least c2 by just playing super passive. Don’t listen to ur tm8s if they say ur playing passive. People always used to do that to me, but playing passive is what got me into champs.
@@thechemistamvs5033 i agree with Tule. You can rank up pretty far just playing more defensive and kinda being the third man role. You can't lose if you don't get scored on. Otherwise when I'm more up my teammates seem to overcommit alot
Ok so I've seen so many of these. Some are "Get mechanical or be hardstuck forever" and then some are "Get good without getting super good." And it's all from the same creator. Which one do I listen to
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What people mean when they say "no mechanics" is really "with only fundamentals". NO ONE is GC without mechanics. Doesn't matter how smart you are if you can't execute even the basics to a certain level you just won't be able to make use of that intelligence. The fundamentals are what matters most as it's what you need to be able to execute on in the vast majority of situations. And if you have good fundamentals you can play in a way that focuses on making use of those. But at the end of the day anything that involves car control from just being able to drive where you want all the way up to the craziest freestyles is "mechanics".
Yessir agreed, well put
Fundamentals is a much better phrasing. Maybe more people would practice it
Well... duh? That should be obvious to everyone. I don't think this needs to be said, literally no one thinks that. How would you ever win a single game if you can't hit the ball at all?
@@asukalangleysoryu6695 That’s not obvious,that’s where the confusion is !
I agree, people should stop saying "with no mechanics" because it’s not true !
Of course it’s useless to learn flip reset, that’s obvious !
But you need to be "mechanicly confident" so very confident with your car control and confident with the ball.
This is just an expanded version of Flakes road to SSL w/o mechanics video lol. The difference is you don't call everyone bad and ask if single jumping is too complicated for champs! I love Flakes lol
Spook’s analysis of WHY it works is a great. I love flakes, but he doesn’t break it down this helpfully.
yup total ripoff and less entertaining
@@MarcusHogue He breaks it down great you tripping
Flakes is amazing! If anyone wants to improve he should watch his Road to SSL videos. This is a good summary but you can see so many examples in Flakes' videos you can't compare the two.
Thank you so much SpookLuke !! All your videos are great and have and are really helping me to learn and correct so many things that I was getting wrong in my game. Your advice on keeping things simple, focusing on the basics, is so helpful for me. I have a habit of playing too fast (even for myself) rushing the plays and making mistakes as a result. I really was close to giving up and quitting RL until I watched your videos! I’m still very much a work-in progress, but I’m going to keep trying to play patient and smarter as you suggest. Thanks again! I really appreciate you man. (Rank: D2)
Great vid, I would say if people enjoy doing a bit of freestyling then go ahead but just bear in mind it probably won’t help you improve or rank up much and could put you and teammates in bad positions. But if you enjoy it go for it as there’s no point grinding if you’re not having fun:) stops you burning out
I've been playing since 2017 and I've peaked C3. I'm C2 right now, but your strategies make so much sense. Thanks for another great video!
almost same been playin since 1st week of relese in 2015 peaked at c3 bouncing aroind on d3\c3 , sad reality is how we are c3 today would been peak gc in 2015\2017 xD
I am quite literally in the same boat as you gents. Did either of you guys manage to break GC after watching?
Nope, i havent moved an inch, but small things over time can be a influencer to help build the next you rank/skill person.
these tips are great, especially the one about letting opponents overcommit by shadowing is such a useful thing to do that is rarely ever mentioned by these kinds of videos
Actually i hit GC last Season. I cant consistently airdribble. I cant read double taps. BUT I can redirect, I can hit my powershot, I really have good rotations and I have a high accuracy. So yes. I agree you can hit GC without flashy mechanics.
And if I can. Many of you can too!
Did you do it in solo que with randoms just a question because I'm about to hit c3.😄
I solo qued
Recently started doing a lot of baiting and getting other team to get out of position and it’s been helping me rank up. I feel like it’s pretty overlooked within the D1-C2 range. Also, switching up plays and just not being as obvious.
What do you mean by baiting?
@@beanstatic well in non threatening situations, instead of getting a clear or a touch that does nothing. I try to get one or more players to come in to challenge (usually around our corners) As long as your team is there if you lose possession it shouldn’t result in a goal. Lot of goals are basically two guys went up, didn’t make anything happen, team clears or takes ball, last guy back can’t defend, goal. Sounds basic and pretty simple but actually playing to cause this is another thing. I’ve just been more aware of it lately and I think it helps. Scoring is a lot easier for your team when multiple defender aren’t there to block.
@@joezink881 Too bad every time you don't slam the ball down the field a teammate is going to jump in and help give the ball away
@@cmdrfunk definitely. Same type of people that are top on scoreboard but for all the wrong reasons. Monkeying, giving the ball up, putting rotations out of wack, then having the audacity to start getting toxic to the team. Like bro ur basically playing for the other team at this point.
A month ago: “Get mechanical NOW!”
Today:
Which one is it 😭
Its whichever clickbait title gets the most views
Considering fluump said the same thing i would go with this vid lmao
@@zenzohhv2474 or just enjoy the game cause at the end of the day, it is just a game. Just like how these creators are simply doing what the have to to make money and get views. Clickbait or not, no high level player is legitimately going to tell you how to reach high ranks. It takes away from the endless content they need to make to earn money lol.
@@zenzohhv2474 Or ignore both since having a youtube channel doesn't make you an authority
@@zenzohhv2474 I mean fluump is known for stealing content or outright using others content, so
great vid. but one more tip - *Enemy* corners. try not take 50s (as explained this vid), instead, try to do light self-passes *without* flips (this is important part, as a flip shot to the corner makes you commit and gives enemy easy pass), your enemies will crumble.
Agreed. Also, if you can control it, a pinch to get the ball in front of the net for your teammates has been a fairly useful strategy for me.
This is actually a really good tip for me at least . Never thought about it like that like I try to force 50s in my corner and I know why it’s good but I never thought about if it’s good for me then it is also good for the enemy
Lol a team did this to us the other day and I was so annoyed that they were so freaking good with what seemed like no effort 😭🤣
So what to do if opponent does this to me? Like for defense
@@TizzTv kinda late but - shadow defence, shadow defence, shadow defence.
this video made me confident but im sure it will all be gone when i open freeplay
Also a good tip is to fake challenge while in 2v2. It often causes them to give away possession of the ball to your tm8, or you can have an easy shadow defense save, giving yourself possession without taking yourself out of the play and not using as much boost
Gives away possession to your teammate who promptly does nothing with that possession other than returning the ball back to the other team
I was hardstuck at D3/C1 for a year. Watched this video and literally immediately got C2! These tips are veryyyyy useful!
These are great tips! I’ve been trying to get outta diamond for a while and I think I’ll be able to now thanks to you Spook!
I am a gc3 normalt But rn my main controller is broken i can coach you
@@joakimheitmann1525 coach me 🙏🙏🙏
bro I saw you at some meme vid or smth today and thought oh a rl player and now ur here. spooky
@@joakimheitmann1525 if input zero you get ssl
@@joakimheitmann1525 the dreaded stick drift 😬 I need a new controller rocket league does trash them lol 😂
Flicks, aerials, game sense, boost control and good recoveries is all you need. you just gotta master them or be close to that
Shout out to Flakes. Hopefully more people adopt elements of his play style.
Ikr
Dribbling...I suck at that! I do okay on some of the other stuff though. I'll have to try these as a High Plat/Low Dia player. Great job explaining! I've kind stumbled on the corner defense recently and I wasn't understanding WHY, only that it helped.
i can't airdribble, and no flipresets. i do double taps tho , and im gc2.. passing and ground controll is key.
so i agree completely with that and im a good example on what you are talking about SpookLuke ;)
this is the most helpful version of this type of video
Flakes also has a 1v1 series and 2v2 series on getting to ssl with “no mechanics”
I think best way to train shadow defence is 1v1s, cuz like that you also learn how to read things like flicks, powershots, bunps, etc...
From my experience you can get Gc with basic mechanics and fundamentals but with me the higher I climb it became tough I manage to Hit Gc and get my rewards but could never stay up there and sometimes will be question from my tm8 how I got gc because I wasn’t flashy nor as consistent as they were. I since then took the time to grind mechs and now I’m comfortably around mid 1500s. Grind mechs it will be more beneficial
How many hours do you have?
It is more beneficial to focus on game sense at the lower ranks.
Simply looking for the power play when your opportunity doesn’t work out helps so much. Just doing that ranked me up a few
Practicing flip resets is my favorite thing to do in rocket league even tho I never do it and my other mechanics if you consider them is missing open nets and whiffing consistently at c3 lol
we should be friends 🤣
Hey same bro. I actually want to make champ then retire into freestyling :p
Can you do a tutorial on when to do light touches for high aerials in midfield and when to just shoot? I think this is one of the problems gatekeeping me from champ :(
shoot if defenders are in bad position to save the ball; light touch if you or your teammate has a free possession off of it AND the defenders are covering net well
I’m GC2 and can’t even air dribble. I haven’t watched the video yet but what I would say you need to hit gc without mechanics is movement/recoveries (half-flip, wavedash, landing on wall), positioning (for centers, back post on defense, to be able to hit balls bouncing on backboard or walls), gamesense, powershot/powerclears, and defense (shadow defense, reading opponent, fast aerials) because that’s literally all I needed.
Edit: Seems like what I said was generally similar to what SpookLuke said. Bounce dribbling is also quite important but not a necessity imo for reaching grand champ, however having at least some ball control is key. I only used air roll for landing on my wheels and rarely ever used powerslide but I do know their importance as well. The one thing I didn’t mention is consistency. Being consistent at the simple things goes a long way to reaching grand champ.
@@AsozRL Well I can technically air dribble but they are quite bad so I don’t use them at all in game. I can’t do practically anything considered mechanical besides basic flicks and powershotting after jumping off backboard and wall. I don’t air roll at all when I aerial besides landing on my wheels, and I apparently barely use powerslide according to ballchasing, but I’m still in GC2.
@@EboRL caught in 4k
@@spazz7957 caught in 4K how. I can maybe hit the ball twice in the air before hitting the ground. If that’s a good air dribble, then ig I’m a mechanical god.
I love that goal at 20secs in, so simple but so nice
underrated youtuber! love your videos ❤
$1600 if you wanna be coached by him
Naiiled it. That's pretty accurately describing how I got GC. But since I'm not that good at bounce dribbling it took me quiet a long time....
I really relate to your strategies and understanding of how we should play. I love watching flake’s road to ssl without mechanics. The thing is I’m low diamond and even though I practice this mechanic a lot on free play I suck at powerslide cuts. Do you have any videos on explaining how to do the mechanics properly/ set it up as fast as possible ? Most people will rush at you as soon as you have the ball. I end up just doing some low 50s because of their overcommit
Most issues setting up is due to rushing the play, take your time, conserve your boost. Most of the time, the rushing opponents are farther away than you think or you have more space than you think. Work on keeping an eye on your opponents while also controlling the ball. You can make the setup harder on yourself if you set it up too fast and hit the ball way too hard or far away from yourself. There are instances where you need to go quickly to outplay a rushing opponent, but when the ball is coming towards you, identify if you have space, if so start the bounce dribble by hitting the ball to left or right (whichever direction makes sense in the play) to roll on the ground, then cut into it to pop it and keep it going. The goal is to maintain control by not over boosting and hitting the ball away from yourself. If you cant powerslide or cut consistently, just go in training and practice it.. you need more hours
@@Slashy_rl thanks for taking the time to answer! My problem isn’t boost management or rushing, it’s the opposite. I control the ball by just making it roll to the side, close to me, but it takes me too much time to cut through the ball and opponents rush into me as soon as I get hold of the the ball. I just can’t execute the play fast enough
@@santipechieu No problem! love helping anyway I can! So one thing for this that I would recommend is mind games.. you have to understand the opponent. If they don't respect you and just rush everything, then you will need to immediately be looking for an outplay touch around or above them. If you can effectively read your opponents and then outplay them, they may start to respect you more and give you more space. Also, there are times where you just have to read the pace of the game.. some games are fast and ballchasey, others are slower and more controlled, or both. You have to identify the pace and just test things out.. if the game is really fast and your opponents are good at reading the play and rushing you, it might not be the best decision to slow it down.. but sometimes it is if it will throw them off cause they wont be expecting it. Sometimes it just comes down to gamesense/experience that will come with time and study of people better than you and your own replays.
Teammates are a huge problem in diamond/Plat and even low to mid champ. They don't realize that they're forcing a no control game. So the answer, which sucks, is to base your play on the opponents.... do they all head up, if so, be goalie, lob shots to their net, let your guys chase. Do they all hang back? If so, support your team but don't leave it open to breakaways until your teammates are half back. If they rotate well, shit lost game unless you keep your teammates calm. Remember even plats can score goals, just be patient and let tm8s chase.
HEuj this video helped me climb from c2 to gc this season! I am mechanically impaired, so this was what i needed.
I'm trying to teach my friend to play this game and man this will really help. And if I can finally get to GC... even tho I can barely hold onto Champ 1, I will credit that achievement to this video
Yeah can barely hold on to C1 too
@@ExtremeRy dont give up!
@@BranZHamZ I won’t
I'm hard stuck c3. C1 and c2 are the same in my opinion
Imagine everyone mastering consistency and basics over flip resets and fancy plays, the average skill level will jump massively.
i’m a fairly new player, i started last year and i’m already gc1 in 2s and i’ve basically just known all of these things as i’ve played and whenever i do make a mistake i know what i did wrong and it’s what makes this game so fun and addicting because there’s no limit to what you can do because all it takes is time and practice
Well you can go grand champ without mechanics, but i still recommend to learn mechanics because you can get more motivated and so not leave the game, and also the feeling of doing for the first time a really difficult mechanics its like doing a nasty fake its so satisfying.
I know that i am trying too much bullshit like flip resets and so on in lower champ but it is soo satisfying when it works, its so hard to stop doing it.
Btw what do you think about ground to air dribbles and its Importance?
It’s so satisfying to hit awesome shots in comp, but I reckon if we just focus on ranking up we can do it much faster
Ground to air dribbles huh.....i wouldnt say they're necessary to score like u could just score with the angle dribble but it just makes the game more fun.....I'm low champ too and i do want to get gc but i love learning new mechanics coz it keeps the game fresh and fun
I definitely agree. I find the game more fun when I focus on speed and mechanics instead of ranking up
Great vid!
Luke, fix your sound to cam delay!!
made c3d4 a year ago w zero mechanics. wish i saw this video then. Just now got back to playing and am c2.. might have to grind. thanks!
Really useful video! Thanks for putting this together.
I coulda told you this years ago. I can barely air dribble, I can't flip reset often and when I do it isn't on target, ceiling shots are the same, I can't speedflip (I'm convinced my controller is broken because I do everything right), I can stall but not consistently.
I'm very inconsistent and I am mostly in GC2 because of good positioning, which is why I struggle more than I should in lower ranks, because I have to work a lot harder to keep good rotation etc.
Great video. Just found out I was doing Fast As wrong or maybe not at all. I do love me some ebrake though. my motto "keep em guessing". Problem is TM8s get confused too. lol.
I saw the title and thought "someone saw Flakes videos."
Thank u for this vid this was very helpful I hope i can rank up tomorrow
about ball control on a angle u can recovery better with powerslife earlier
Totally agree, brain beats mechanics. As long as you have basic fundamental ''mechanics'' You can be GC easy.
I find it ironic that I hit champ this week and hit my first ever ceiling musty yesterday and u post this. obviously I agree with what u say I don’t try flashy stuff in ranked
This is true. I rank around GC1 and GC2 and don't know how to aerial, wall dash, flip reset or anything fancy.
This is a good video. Thanks bro.
I’m gc1 nearly gc2 and I should start doing the angle dribbling it looks very useful.
Great vid man! You are a great coach. What is that decal you used in this vid? It looks sweaty. My favorite.
Bro serious question who’s your editor because he’s 🔥
Great vid!
You can get close. I am Champ with basically no good techniques. No speedflips, no mustys, no flip resets, no fast aerials, no wave dashes, not even the constant air roll people do. And I am C1 exclusively carrying a plat player. Just good positioning, good reads and good shot placement. I don't even do aerials off the wall. People greatly overestimate technique and vastly underestimate smart plays.
Thank you for these tips they helped alot
How does this man only have 200k subs these bids are amazing
I instinctively thought this video would be about Flakes. Give credit where credit is due.
Tbh with yall I'm C3 and as soon as my teammate goes up the wall twice in a row and goes 0/2 on successful possessions. I start throwing so I can get out faster.
As a low ranked player, it is very rare to get into a situation that is similar to 9:06 where the opponents give you space and are back awaiting your shot. Especially in the low ranks, you barely ever get any breathing room with the ball which makes it difficult for me to set up plays. I know there’s just gonna be this one dude that replies like “just be good lol” or “just break past them and it’s a free goal” or smt but I actually would like to know what to do in situations when the opponents are constantly doing awkward stuff that you can’t really read because all the examples from strategical tutorials involve gameplay from a high rank lobby.
You will have way more space in lower ranked lobbys. The point is that you dont have the ball and car control like in the video
Plus you often do have the space but won't notice. Lower level players often just shoot the ball across the field sending it back to the other team instead of controlling the ball
Bro that dribbling on an angle technique fucking works against me all the time and I didn’t realize it until now. I’ll go up a couple div’s by using it and defending it better. That means C3 baby.
I can say as a low C3 (hit it around a month ago), i cannot do flip resets, ceiling shots, double taps, speed flips, air dribbles, or flicks. Most people are decent at them at my rank but I am not.
The one thing I think I do better is recognizing space and knowing when to challenge... thats it (obviously some fundamentals).
But I think now is the time to really get good at flicks and air dribbles at least. For me.
Only learn how to defend air dribbles and just learn a singular flick that you can always use
@@filthyfrank.5 preciate you.
Also rip filthy frank
@@ReDsOxFaN4LiFe1 also single jump for 50s don't flip into them. Unless it'd right infront of ur goal. And yes rip frank 🙏
@@filthyfrank.5 ye for sure
Thank you so much man.
I am C3 gonna hit gc next time I play(prob). I have no mechanics. Can’t air dribble. Ceiling shot. Flip reset. Double tap. I’m iffy on half flips. And I still front flip on kickoff.
What I can do
Rotate
Keep possession
Fast Ariel
Hit the ball…
If u play with me you will know I am a shitter. I will miss every open net you give me. But I will hit the ball or not give it away.
Also big tip here. If you want to get better really fast. Play with better people. If your diamond try to find some higher champs to play with. Speed/positioning is one of the biggest factors in this game. If you can get to the ball first it’s your ball
i believe that mechanics is second to game sense but being mechanical makes rocket league more fun when your ball chasing and going for shots you will never hit it's fun. because it more fun you play more which indirectly makes your game sense better
yes its very fun... i am sure its also fun for your teammate! having a ballchasing mate that doesn't teamplay.
You can still use mechanics, you can still have fun. but you also need to activate your brain. ballchasing wont get you past c1-c2.
@@liron8163 yeah but practicing mechs is fun to learn/when you get your first flip reset is very refreshing
Thx bro u just got an extra sub
high value content right here
This is exactly how I made it to gc and now that I am gc I'm working on the "flashy mechanics"
doesnt hurt to learn mechs, they do help, also noone is gc without mehcs they just have the fundamentals mastered.
That's my saying Corner clear the ball and don't hit it in front of the goal unless you can smack it
my subconscious believes I'm the greatest player in my d2 lobbies because I'm a freestyler
so I play way too fast
and go down
way too fast
tysm for this man
It is dumb to say, you DO need mechanics, if you have good ball control thats a mechanic, if you can predict and read things fast enough thats a mechanic. Recoveries using powerslide landing well and in your favour is car control, and now we're back to mechanics. Bouncing and hitting ball hard/soft enough for what you need is a mechanic, everything you do in rocket league is a mix of car control and a good feel for physics.
Rocket league is hard okay !
Your videos are always super helpful, keep up the good work.
when your internet is terrible so all your playtime in game is grinding mechanics
Bro i watched this video today, and WON a tournament 2v2! The mechanics i have the strategies not! Thank you BRO!!
the editing is insane
Me who quit Rocket League:
Hmmmm yes yes interesting 🤔
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH
If you try to get control to the ball..C2 Mates „TAKE THE SHOT“ x3
Him on desc: P.S. Whatever you do, do NOT click this link.
Me: Clicks the link
Thanks man🙏
Bounce dribbling gave me okhalid flashbacks
Everything u say is soo true 💯💯
I always try to setup power plays. But that's because I suck at creating my own shot 😂
Bro I swear recently you posted a short or video saying training mechanics was one of the best ways to rank up...
Flakes low-key goated.
I just started playing this game mechanics are the hardest thing to get I can’t even do a simpl flip cancel lol
Okay but hear me out... what if I get GC with too much mechanics?
Aaah, you mean being a grandplat and understanding how to use the brain
Late comment but: I play with keyboard and my rank is gc1. My air dribble skills are near 0. Still don't know how the fast kickoff works lol. I think you can compensate that with good game sense
No respect to bots who rank up by playing fennec, going with low 50s and can only aerial. I am so happy that i got to gc3 with training a lot cool mechanics and not only tryhard bot ones
Bro love you vids your amazing
"You can get gc with zero mechanics" *starts explaining every non-freestyle mechanic*
dude this is perfect, i’ve been grinding ranked for the first time in months but i feel so limited with my mechanics and can’t escape plat III and diamond I. so whatever i can do do secure diamond or even champ, i’m in.
You got this
Play passive. You can easily to get at least c2 by just playing super passive. Don’t listen to ur tm8s if they say ur playing passive. People always used to do that to me, but playing passive is what got me into champs.
@@thechemistamvs5033 i agree with Tule. You can rank up pretty far just playing more defensive and kinda being the third man role. You can't lose if you don't get scored on. Otherwise when I'm more up my teammates seem to overcommit alot
Ok so I've seen so many of these. Some are "Get mechanical or be hardstuck forever" and then some are "Get good without getting super good." And it's all from the same creator. Which one do I listen to
Depends what you define as ‘mechanics’
TYSM luke, im lil happy in ds😅
Love ur vids they are sooooo healpfull
Newbie here, is it worth learning the mechanics in the game if I’m just starting out?
Yes I’m all about the Flakes approach to Rocket League.
You should EQ high frequencies
Great video
Great video