6 Skills You MUST Learn in Platinum or Above

[@HelicalRL]

Sorry for the mic quality it is a bit bad at some points :(

[@NABSTERZ]

Helical well.. the content is amazing so I don’t really give one about the mic quality which I never even noticed

[@jonbon-22btw8]

My little brother is in bronze 3 and he is practicing musty flicks and airdribbles and i keep telling him you dont need that in bronze but he will not listen lol.

[@freedelahoya7191]

jonbon-22 BTW lol I can do double flip reset in silver

[@freedelahoya7191]

jonbon-22 BTW I practised it a lot

[@jonbon-22btw8]

Free de la Hoya i wanna see proof video tape or save a replay and post it to youtube or i cant believe you

[@blandcandy1553]

BACKBOARD CLEARS: 07E1-81BC-DD2E-BF8C 2:15 OVERHEAD GOALIE: 17F2-309A-8FA5-13BE 2:15 DRIBBLE FLICK PLAYGROUND: 7067-44F0-A1C8-7DAC 2:55 SHOOTING CONSISTENCY: 4912-A5C9-9A56-555D 3:32 ALL PACKS SHOWN IN THE VIDEO :)

[@slayurfr]

Fucking legend

[@litmo314]

Thanks

[@llluhvell4567]

bro your an actual fucking legend

[@darkmedos8452]

Thank you

[@seeni4647]

igh bet thanks

[@bigtoe571]

One of the first “big” mechanics I learned was the half-flip and I mastered it in silver 3

[@HelicalRL]

That’s really good if you’re learning mechanics like that so early!!!!

[@scurra6581]

Nice! I learned wavedashing in gold 1

[@fernspaanakker1816]

I mastered I bronze 2

[@zeds7]

Was anyone actually bronze like ever since they changed the ranking system I started playing ranked and got silver 2

[@fernspaanakker1816]

I was first on PC but I switch to Xbox 😁

[@Girafen]

Shadow defence Backboard defence Dribbling Air-roll shots Learn to half-flip Wave-dashing

[@n8tesinparis]

Thx

[@JsKiri]

Thanks bih

[@Girafen]

@@ian-ug1vo atleast 4 of them are skills that can always be improved, so keep practicing :)

[@InternetTaliban]

@@ian-ug1vo maybe u have learnd em but u havent mastered em so go do it and learn when to use them

[@kingkie0980]

Oh so this vid is actually useless to gcs

[@alikhaqan3178]

Look how much he has evolved in 10 months he used to have 12 subs back then 0:56 keep up the good work helical

[@klol-ld8jr]

I doubt that, many KZbinrs do things like that where they show they have less

[@ElJoseMasReal]

@@klol-ld8jr bruh, it was a joke, people like you are the reasons people have to put /s, that and the Twitter users

[@klol-ld8jr]

@@ElJoseMasReal just cause I don't understand one thing you have to be toxic?

[@klol-ld8jr]

@@ElJoseMasReal and I don't have twitter

[@noahha4858]

i’ve been doing air roll shots since gold 2 and it helped so much

[@Yellowshirtmann]

Also reaction time to jumping for an aerial to win a 50/50 is huge to keep up with people in plat. Just be aware of where the opposition is and if they are faking or challenging. Everything is a split second decision even in plat. People just miss a little more having worse accuracy than diamond+. Its like a constant game of cat and mouse waiting to rotate and giving your team the opportunity to score without much risk of a counter attack open net. More importantly never stop moving and speed up your pace doing backflip cancels/ speed flips.

[@luukslegers2709]

You say plats faking? Bro they say they fake a ball when they just miss. There is not a single plat in my opinion that doesn't ballchase after every ball the oponent has. But ab the rotation part good job

[@swjat_hd]

@@luukslegers2709 no lol im faking in plat xD

[@swjat_hd]

@@luukslegers2709 because im stuck at plat for 3 YEARS

[@TittlesFB]

One " big " mechanic to learn in plat is how to leave match and ff and other team goes up 1 goal

[@sir1liner614]

Make sure you learn how to do it when there is still 4 minutes and 59 seconds left ;)

[@harvehd4928]

lol not even, when the other team scores twice, even if you are still ahead or tied

[@callmekor3388]

that happens all the time thats why me teammates suck they always leave

[@callmekor3388]

so im just going to main solos

[@shabaazranney1418]

I think that it's important simply to learn new skills and mechanics, instead of just refining old ones. I avoided wave-dashes, thinking that they only have limited impact on my game.... but learning to use them has allowed me to move with way more flexibility, in the trajectory of circular movements instead of typical straight movements with turns. Why? You also have to incorporate drifting to wave dash in various directions. Aside from this, it's simply FUN to learn new mechanics and keeps you fully engaged (creative) in your training. It all improves your car control, far beyond the mere mechanic (The wave dash doesn't just improve wave dash)

[@trigsz-4487]

Underrated Comment.

[@RobinBoyBlunder]

One thing I would like to add that has helped me tremendously is recognize what went wrong when you get scored on. 10% it’s a lucky bad bounce that puts you in a bad defense position and they score on you. 90% of the time it’s a mechanical error on my part (miss touches, bad read, etc.). Once I adopted this way of thinking and analyzing, I started to make minor adjustments which greatly improved my overall play. I’m not the best by any reach of the imagination. I’m solid mid plat across all my playlists and can get rallied hard by diamonds. Just hope this can help others as it’s greatly helped me!

[@yomaso1134]

0:55 12 subscribers... dang... that seems like a long time ago

[@MrMolotow97]

"Hitting the ball" is a very useful skill. You guys should also try "scoring goals" you won't believe how much your rank will improve

[@predatorgamer6443]

Gee, thanks I'm in champ I because of this godly advice.

[@LilCheesyBean]

Damn I didn’t know I was mean to score, maybe I can get out of diamond now Meant*

[@infinityggg]

@@LilCheesyBean same

[@ItsJTurnbull]

Seen your channel on fb dude, gotta say you're pumping out some quality content 👌👌

[@HelicalRL]

Joshua Turnbull thanks mate really appreciate it means a lot ❤️❤️

[@artic6829]

The fact that he was at 12 subscribers 10 months ago... props to you bro congrats

[@ghost4660]

My problem in d2 right now is protecting against the double jump to air dribble shots, I only save these shots about 20% of the time and I can’t even do them myself.

[@ogdragon241]

The first like important mechanic I learnt was the speed flip and I got it down in gold 2 and I got so many kickoff goals now I'm champ 1

[@camoplayzzz4733]

Thanks

[@intvair4846]

I'm unranked and I can flip reset to airdribble for some reason btw I don't play ranked

[@doubletrouble9923]

@@intvair4846 I haven’t played ranked in the four years I’ve played this game. I’m a freestyler

[@clueless5605]

This is a lot to think about, I’m sure I do all these except for the half flip, I need to watch my replays of solos...Thanks for the eye opener though👌

[@HelicalRL]

Noah Armijo no problem mate glad I helped

[@maxsmiter2983]

Dude I have so much backboard trouble thanks I subbed btw u legend

[@judahbarr2120]

Bro honestly this is amazing! if you keep consistently posting and work hard to produce quality content, you can count on my support! 1sub here!

[@HelicalRL]

Thanks mate appreciate the support ❤️❤️

[@liminalandrei]

Dude i am so thankful i found this video, you helped me get from g3 to p3-d1 and i just camt thank u enough of it because of me reaching plat and diamond. Seriosly thank you!

[@1Way2Fast]

Nice video!! I would recommend fast aerials aswell

[@surreal9558]

just hit plat 1 in my 3rd day playing rocket league. I'm improving really quickly, but the ball chasing seen everywhere in plat is a serious shock to me, since everyone in gold is a lot more mellow and doesnt chase as much. Its seriously annoying.

[@danieljuno810]

Explained simply and effectively well done. Last 2 i didn’t know about. Thx

[@akaAvos]

I hit plat with like 40 hours played , I hit diamond with like 80 hours. Playing smart takes you a long way and simple mechanics is enough to rank up . You don’t need to be flashy.

[@harvehd4928]

well rounded is always best, good shots arent a bad idea since they pressure the opponent, but you need to dominate the field in the first place

[@akaAvos]

@@harvehd4928 I lied I got 6k hours and I’m bronze 2

[@orionnowlan5208]

Very well made video, when season 2 started I went from a gold to plat player from videos like yours.

[@subbigang2451]

You have no idea how much this helps. Amma subscribe

[@Mini-Palmer]

Hey thanks for this video dude, I have been looking on how to progress from gold 3 to plat 1-3 and I just keep going up then straight back down, but this video has now shown me what I need to learn to improve to get the basics down to rank up the divisions

[@tpexyungz]

just binged your videos - keep it up and you’ll win the race to 1 mil

[@HelicalRL]

thanks bro I wish I could wish that race XD

[@asdffdsa9028]

as someone who went through all the ranks in 2 years I'd add proper kickoffs to your list...starting in high diamond these things are game changing

[@smotbs]

I learned the half flip in gold 1, but it was when you back flip and hold up on the joystick immediately. This option to putting air roll at square and using that is brilliant! Thanks!

[@nikoladobricic5287]

Me a Grand Champion watching this... "hmmm yes very good stuff"

[@snt_m8628]

Weird flex but okay

[@Silvio_7081]

This video really helped me, I was silver 3 when I first watch it and now I’m diamond 3 division 2. Thanks so much for the help!!!

[@unknownwolf7024]

How long did it take?

[@rafaeljohns9880]

Lol anyone reading this comment do NOT think ur gunna be able to go from silver to almost champ. That's ridiculous. It won't happen haha watching a youtube can not boost u up 30+ divisions. What a stupid thing to say.

[@bored2137]

Perfect skills video, there is not really better skills i could think of to learn in plat that benefit you as much as these, well done helical. (Maybe shot accuracy instead air roll, but they effect eachother)

[@ND_msc]

I cAn dO AlL oF tHeSe eVeRy dAy aNd iM pLat 3 wHy aM i NoT gC

[@INEDEVKA]

Ril?

[@Xx08Nico]

This helped me a lot, I didn't know that using air roll was that good. My shots are more accurate and my gameplay in general is good, thanks a lot!

[@ff.otp7]

I hit plat in tourneys, now I can watch this video

[@hershy1594]

Glad to know I already know how to do all these at champ. Only one I could really improve on is shadow defense and backboard clears, but I'm a 3s main so my mates got me haha

[@b3n3418]

That’s exactly what stops people ranking up in 3s because they get too used to their tm8s doing stuff for them.

[@hershy1594]

@@b3n3418 That's why I'm working on 1s more now, got to d3 in it but I still got room for improvement

[@Voiddy-_-]

Thanks for the tips I hope they will help me rank up, im subscribing

[@ranglister]

I peaked c3 div2 last season. Those all are solid tip and he's right, I'd def rate defence much higher than offensive skill. Even after over 1k hours I'm still like really really bad at dribbling but saves, well, they saved me a lot of times lol. Just as a sidenote: maybe sometimes try to rewatch a replay of yours in the perspective of your teammate. Then you can see where your biggest rotational weaknesses are and in which situations your m8 is surprised by your actions. Keep grinding ppl, the game just makes even more fun the further you advance in the ranks:)

[@luhflako.fn1]

One of my big mechanics I learned was a AirDribble Double tap I mastered it when I was in S3

[@penguingamer1374]

cool

[@oZqdiac]

Good for you

[@utavaku8143]

I'm a platinum 1 and shadow defense really helped my defense alot while my tm8s just over commits and bump me :((

[@TittlesFB]

One of the first mechanics to master in plat is how to properly time your " what a save!" And " nice shot!" To be toxic

[@mag9534]

most of these i learnt without even knowing they were specific skills, i just did random flips in game and refined them

[@tomgill918]

i was gold 1 three days ago now i’m plat 2 thanks bro 🙏

[@izzyplays5248]

For the wave dash make sure to hold power slide as well

[@frixy3011]

I think i am not the one tipe that practise wrong, cause I am plat 2 with 50 hours ingame and I learned airdribble and flics/floordribble in gold. But I wanna make sure, that I improve as fast further on. 🤩 Thanks for this video, I was searching for one like this.

[@codycolburn3292]

I know the vid was 10months ago but I just watched it and it is very helpful. I’m plat in everything but duel(stuck at gold3 div4) and a little practice with these skills should get me to plat in no time. Thanks for posting it 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Rockets777]

I usually hate any intros but I think a lot of people need to hear this one.

[@WhiteVipor]

Love this video and I wish I could like it a million times, but three things. I'm pretty sure it's offense and defense not offence and defence, unless I'm dumb lol. Also I wish you would have explained a little bit more when to use wave dashes, but overall it was a great video! Short and to the point with great information! I want to show this to my plat friends so I can play with them more

[@generalninja]

Who ever disliked shame on you this man gives his best and thanks man for the help

[@tinoo1290]

The biggest thing what u have to do in general is having good rotation and good positioning and trying to make less awkward space for u. And speed aerial in tough situationing wout backflipping which i see many players do.

[@c0nn0rm]

For the half flip, I found it easiest to bind the left air roll to the left thumb stick click, and the same for the right. Super easy 🤙🏽

[@ItsTrojanX]

I have it as L1 but yeah Ill check out L3

[@fed-zapp7497]

Gained a new sub! Amazing explanation throughout the video, definitely will try this hopefully it works. Also gained a like!

[@matt_cat7906]

it helped me so much ty

[@andrewsantangelo5215]

I’m in champ and I can’t wave dash, tilt in the air, or really dribble for that matter lol. The most important thing is rotations and being in the right place at the right time. Making game time quick decisions on whether or not it is smart to go for the ball or let your teammate go for it, as well as understanding when the opponent will make it to the ball first. I play and beat a bunch of high-skill offense acrobats using just basic awareness fundamentals and waiting for them to miss or make a bad touch and capitalize. Learn what the opponents want to do with the ball and stop them from doing it. Know what your teammates want to do and support them. I play 3s for context.

[@Tardy-]

What Hellical needs to realise is that on average a player by the time they reach plat 3 have spent more than 230 hours in the game, so I think by that point most people should know how or at least what a half flip and wave dash is

[@barsitsy]

The first big mechanic was the wave dash. I mastered it in bronze 2

[@CapFlipGaming]

As a Smash player... I hear wave dash and get excited.

[@Elharion2003]

Yeah ya see I'm a non mechanical god. I'm a consistent boring player who can barely air dribble and can hit nothing crazy, but I can consistently clear the ball on defense and make saves when I need to.

[@b3n3418]

What’s your rank my guy?

[@uprightbraided7397]

@@arthurjones3777 I’m diamond 1 and I’m a non mechanical god

[@teji7723]

For wave dash make sure you tap jump and not hold it down so you don’t waste time in the air

[@breezyjayzz3335]

I’m in hard stuck in plat 2 or 3 and the only two things in this video which was very helpful by the way was half flip and wave dash after I learn these I will probably get into diamond thx bro

[@adityaralhan2121]

So many vids but this one is the best explanatory with maps gg

[@lonelylama5222]

Ceiling shot and air dribbles are also very important, i learned them in gold and it is very handy

[@noobkidxd8351]

But it hard so just learn dribble ig

[@d_gt3930]

Amazing video thanks very much

[@penelopetinney]

I've been stuck in gold 3 for so long, I knew I was missing something but I think you just solved it

[@SteelyLockss]

"He has horrible defense" literal opposite of me 😂

[@TheBoWgaming]

Pretty sure the saying is. ‘The best form of defence is offence’. Maybe it is the other way round in the US though haha. Nice vid!

[@lordbruh3307]

I think the skill gap is just totally insane because I learned all of these from silver to gold

[@AllThingsFascinate]

I somehow snuck in to play 3 (div 3!) but I honestly feel like a gold 3/play 1 player (often play with a friend is a lot better than me). I so want to learn these skills but they often just seem impossible. Crazy cool game, but damn that learning curve

[@darkvertx3158]

Well I know how to do all of them. Guess I just gotta keep practicing them like I normally do.

[@troypark4995]

Me: already knows all these mechanic and uses them but still plat in doubles ....

[@pppoopoo1811]

Then u need to Rotate and learn to use ur teammates passing beats mechanics and consistency 100% of the time although consistency is key to higher ranks

[@troypark4995]

@@pppoopoo1811 I pass a lot, most of my good team mates and I do lots of passing plays and I practice rotation consistently

[@hallomeinfreundflaviosimon7930]

Bro go watch your games again. If you would do all this stuff right, you would be champs

[@ivanevtushenko9960]

Im proud of you man👑👑

[@ethanpenguini8678]

Thanks for making this video

[@5plash215]

me: *watches this video* also me: practices ceiling mustys right after

[@wwjustindo1951]

Solid pointers man

[@lemoncake8377]

2:43 so i just need to learn "blackflick flips" got it!

[@kawaiiscryz1182]

He said backflip flicks 😅

[@lemoncake8377]

@@kawaiiscryz1182 i know im just kidding ' - '

[@mgg2243]

I have 3 days worth of gameplay on rocket league and many hours of training i got plat 2 in duos ( i didnt get carried) and im having the hardest time keeping up with all these guys flying around

[@wayde_8886]

Double jumping is way more important than wave dashing

[@jiinpiix925]

I legit went from unranked straight to gold 3 so this helps me slot

[@lennylele727]

I’ve been playing for well over a month now and don’t know any of these, I just got D3 (duo 2s). (Sure I can get wave dashes and half flips in free play, but in game I rarely try and miss the vast majority, which leaves me worse off). Not to discredit any of the tips, absolutely work on them, I know I do. But get yourself a teammate and tell each other what you’re doing when you play. You don’t need any of these to get champ I reckon.

[@marekhfg]

i love how there are people saying they mastered any of these skills and are like plat or diamond, u gotta be at least gc, if not ssl to really master any of these mechanics

[@hallomeinfreundflaviosimon7930]

Dumb kids for sure. The kind who are ball chasing

[@XonoesivWasHere]

Thanks, I use it good video❤😀

[@Jaraban]

Nice video, really useful tips

[@Shelinston]

I just hit plat 1 in 1s so this is very helpful especially because I am gold in everything else

[@jayden7728]

I just hit plat 3 his is the best! Wanna 1v1? My name is Jay_007w

[@fuadrahman2783]

Anyone expecting to rank up: advice for you guys, grind tf out of the game. Took me 450 hours of gameplay (match time I think) to get to champ 3 on 2v2 and 1v1s.

[@Highinhills]

Learn to air roll off wall into the goal early plat inserts your dominance & your opponents end up harassing each other & FF 😁 works 90% of the time

[@Highinhills]

Until you gotta deal with toxic tm8s 5 games in a roll & they harass & make fun of any mistake you do.

[@literallyjustanegg4552]

This isn’t really related to the vid but I had to vent. I’m plat 3 div 4 in ones and managed to win 4 games there without ranking up, then lost one and div’d down. I have most of the listed mechanics down, and am currently learning 45, 180, and front/back flip flicks. Can you recommend any more that weren’t listed that will help me win like 700 games in a row which I apparently have to do to rank up?

[@halfexcat1822]

RL ranking system is not very well thought.

[@SnoopRL]

Great tips!

[@scoutpack1518]

I know how to do every single one of these, and well, yet still diamond 1.

[@matb-p4830]

And do none of these and be gc 🤣

[@4nd1__]

Thx, I just hit plat 1 today, I'll have to learn these!

[@mirykle4312]

what rank are you now?

[@cr4zyonYT]

when i started rl ppl didn't know how to aerial dribble etc in plat so i got to diamond really really fast now rl players can musty flick double taps ground pinches and other high rank mechanics in silver3/gold2

[@ninjamonkey4126]

Is it bad that I have all these skills just need to work on half flip but I’m still in plat

[@shadowmean1550]

Same here, cant get out of plat 2 x(

[@hell2op800]

@@shadowmean1550 same :(

[@NotTheReligionYT]

it's kinda bad that u haven't mastered the half flip yet

[@nabDoesYoutube]

You dont have all these skills there’s always more awkward backboard saves, shadow defending properly for larger flicks and booms from their side and all that no way youre still plat ‘with these skills’

[@lyynad6245]

i can't even dribble properly and i'm in diamond soooo yeeee

[@poseidon5353]

Great video! The first big mechanic I learned was Ceiling shots in gold, then air dribbles And I hit my first ceiling pinch:)

[@zenithzz_]

you really should not be learning those mechanics in gold lmao

[@abramkidane9387]

I'm in diamond and cannot wrap my head around air roll shots.

[@caseydupre5376]

Bro same they are so awkward for me

[@duceysanem]

@@caseydupre5376 i can and I’m g1 but I’m trash

[@caseydupre5376]

@@duceysanem I can sort of do it now but I’m d3

[@pinkzki6473]

I think practicing long shots are more important at any rank below Diamond. Probably the easiest way to rank up to Diamond plus is to be able to expose the bad positioning and score those cheeky goals. Priorities defense and long shots can take a low ranking player far. Prior defense is cause at lower ranks there is to many ball chasers, to risky to go up, try to dribble and then teammate decides you need help so they flip into the ball above your car and now you double committed. Can’t control your teammates, so let them flail around in offense while you are playing solid defense and putting shots on net from your half of the field. I wouldn’t master dribbling and flicking at this rank. Dribbling and flicking are very situational, plus the real positive to practice for dribbling is catching it on defense corners and keeping control. If you’re a 1s player then yes master all the dribbling and flicking. But 2s and 3s it get more and more situational.

[@itsjust_burk1194]

subbed with notifications on! hope to see you again soon!

[@jadoti8650]

Bro thanks that realy helped

[@thegamespoon108]

As a tip for @Helical in my opinion sometimes the music is too loud. Maybe you can try to put your voice in foreground und the music is just background. ^^

[@besar_132]

Im plat 1 so i will try it thank man i will like

[@justdave6207]

Just found out about this video lol. First season on plat and this gave me at least a starting point. Time for another 20 hours in free play.