BEST TIPS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN ROCKET LEAGUE (2023)

[@ApparentlyJackRL]

Let me know if you like this style of content and what you'd want to see in the future!

[@PLAT-INUM-STAR]

Enjoying your content alot ❤

[@Capncrunch.101]

second!!!!

[@xxfranksniperxxbroz4359]

yes please

[@EL2007_7]

I like your ranked gameplay more

[@houssamgamer1473]

I would Realy Love it if You Could include 3v3 game plays🥰❤️‍🔥

[@I2000ZA]

I'm 41 years old, married with many kids. However, I make the time to watch your content on a regular basis... You've helped this old gamer improve a great deal. Much respect Jack - from a fellow Brit.

[@DSmicklas]

Old person unity! (35) This channel is the catalyst of most of my mechanics and game sense.

[@hectord27]

Hello fellow 41 year old

[@crazyblaster8195]

No age for gaming big bro. My life I'd up nd down rn. But if I am still gaming at 41... I'd say I won

[@CassidyHansen]

43 bay-BEE, u feel me? i can feel my knees, that's for sure; ggs; glhf

[@dnbmania]

​@@DSmicklaswhat level are your mechanics? I'm late 20s and don't seem to have the patience to learn them

[@SelfishGamer_]

Great video Jack. Most people that create this style of video ramble on for way too long or either lean into gimmicks or click bait or don't have solid ideas to contribute. These all felt short concise thoughtful and poignant. Reinforcing the basics and giving ppl a general direction when it comes to improving.

[@CodeHiiro]

yeah most people do make those kinda things, but pros like app jack are the ones who should be making these if people want the best kind

[@koreyezell3328]

I am a 32 year old dad. I’ve played competitive sports most of my life between golf and hockey. I miss the competitive play. This game fills my competitive itch. And I feel like I’m playing a competitive sport. It makes me want to practice and play better every time I get on. I will never try to go pro obviously as this is a young man’s game. But I want to be good enough to atleast play gc3 level at some point. Since it came out free I’ve put almost 2k hours in. And am so close to pushing gc1. I’ve been riding c2 c3 for a few seasons now. Now I’m in the fine tuning stages of what I know and how I play. I love this game and for whatever reason everyday I just want to get on and grind and get better. Love watching all the pro play. Gl next season jack! Hopefully FK fits your team well.

[@lickerofwindows]

Did u get gc mate?

[@zuvielzufall8005]

I would absolutely love to see how you got pro... like a video "that's my story".

[@yurilopes420]

dude was absolutely fucking insanely nuts cracked at 1s i think he actually perpetuated the wavedash kickoff back then. his series VS joreuz was the OG rw9 vs zen, with their playstyles dude is just insane at the game

[@Jinmenken515]

You’ve taught me an insane amount about this game just from watching your tendencies and decision-making, so this is definitely some more good info 👍

[@austinsilversmith8014]

5:05 as bruce lee said “i am not scared of the person who knows 10,000 kicks. But i am afraid of the person who knows one kick but has practices it for 10,000 times” in rocket league terms, be the person who is insanely good at 1 thing to the point you know what to do and how to do it in every situation because you will be a lot more unstoppable than if you know everything but have nothing as refined as that person that knows that one thing

[@voidlzplayz4793]

I really liked when you talked about having that one aspect of your playstyle that is just REALLY spot on that puts you above the rest of your lobby. Perfecting one thing is better than knowing a few things halfway.

[@ElStolen]

as a former rlcs coach, i can tell you that the 7th tip it's the best one if u are willing to go pro

[@Quell__]

man you know that this is a professional when someone is holding a 20 min presentation while casually doing the sickest goals I could only dream of

[@haydosplays5624]

That is crazy that you got high champ even GC after a few months of playing. I genuinely think you're one of the fastest improving players in the game which lead to your Major win.

[@sunzy6629]

12:23 I can actually understand that. I'm not too good at the game (Champ 1) but I remember when if first got the game I was stuck around silver/gold and I was not consistent at all. Watching pro play I remember redirects being something that really stood out to me. I would then practice it relentlessly. It took a few months to get consistent with, but I was spending maybe 1-2 hours just in custom training packs doing redirects. And it wasn't the redirects that got me better, but it was the better ball control, car control, aerial control, and power that I gained from trying to learn redirects that really launched my rank up. I started in 2020, and by the end of 2021 to early 2022, I was D2

[@andrewthompson2474]

Love the video jack! I’m a 40 yr old diamond and I always love hearing your tips. I’d love to see a video with mechanical tips that are high return. Like air roll power shots, flipping onto walls, recovery tips, in and out saves. It’s usually expected ppl know how to do these things, but I’ve yet to learn a lot of secrets.

[@stew2860]

This was a fantastic video, thank you so much. I'm a big fan of educational videos like these, and I would really like to see a video specifically tailored on the subject of going from bubble to pro, but I understand if the target audience for that video is just a bit too small. Thank you regardless!

[@mk8miimaker872]

I'll second that. I don't believe the audience is too small for that kind of video - everyone who listens carefully to it will learn something whether they're actually at the rank you're targeting or not.

[@Ecronik_rl]

Thank you so much Jack, I've been playing Rocket League foe the last two years and have been working and am still working to go pro ever since, at one point after hitting GC I hit a wall and felt very discouraged. I found you on KZbin and helped me get past that wall. Every day I work hard towards achieving that goal of going pro one day. Thank you so much for everything you do for all of us!

[@AISBERGgg]

if u hit wall in gc and u 12+ y old forget about pro

[@TheFormerTeam]

8:12 A good example of slowmo outside of rocket league is when you're learning music. You can't play through the fire and the flames first try at full speed. You have to play it note-by-note to understand what's going on and this is true for any song you will ever learn on any instrument.

[@timbelcijan9858]

It's pretty ironic that as a musician it took me way too long to try slow mo for practise, because I'd been playing the game for so long before the option was there I felt like I had to prove to myself I don't need any 'crutches' to improve, I just gotta put more hours in but actually getting a decent look at what's happening between my car and the ball and having enough time for my brain to figure it out has helped me understand a lot of intricacies of the game's behaviour.

[@Gage-eg8bl]

I’m 15 I’m gc2 and I know for fact without trying them yet I know that this will make me better and I love how you are so informative like squishy and I praise you for that❤

[@a.maricely]

Jack you actually inspired me to get better at the game. I remember watching you over two years ago and I was hard stuck D2 at the time and now I’m constantly getting C2. Just wanted to thank you

[@The-Archive13]

YES LOVE WHEN JACK IS JUST JACK

[@_XRMissie]

For me, my "reach out" is fakes, simple drift cuts (and fluid/aggressive ground control), and mental "sync"ing the 2nd defender in 2s. When I "lock on" to the player, I watch and mirror them until I'm in their rotation path and use very slight bumps or miniboost control to deny pressure and de-fang a play. Once I have control then, I like to literally hop, skip, and jump my way to the goal, playing keep away lol. Also hairline defence, saving the impossible, actual godsend content in any game, especially Rocket League.

[@wokkyslush]

this is exactly the kind of video i’ve been wanting to see from you, absolutely loved it, keep it up!!

[@dumbee.3671]

What a great attitude Jack has. I really hope toxic and negative players can learn something from him.

[@No-we4ux]

I cannot express how much I appreciate this type of content from you

[@ProfessorThock]

Love it Jack. I hope you realize how much people respect and value your thoughts/opinions. I’d love to see more of these videos on any topic that you feel you’ve got some valuable insight into. Also remember how much of a role model you are for so many since everyone points to you for your thoughts. Encouraging healthy habits like drinking water and going to the gym and getting good sleep would be impactful. I love seeing that kind of stuff from creators, squishy and arsenal have done that a bit

[@throwaway9805]

It's actually interesting how most of these tips can also be applied to other subjects. You and I actually do a lot of the same (even #7) but I'm more focused in training my science vs my rocket league. Very nice tips man.

[@Zfullz]

Almost 30 w/ full time job and school here. Play time is limited, but I can absolutely vouch for the warm up and slo mo tips. My warm up routine solidified a few months ago with freeplay at 85-90% for 15 ish minutes before I play a single game. Before the hard reset I was scraping C1, never hit it but always right there. After the hard reset I'm like 1 div below where I was. At first I was discouraged because I didn't see my rank reflecting my improvement. Then I played some cas with a guy that was C2-C3 and I was keeping up with no problem. Before my routine I would have been left in the dust, and then it hit me how valuable those were to improving. Long reply but TL;DR slow mo and warming up are HUGE tips! Thanks for posting Jack!

[@AlexHernandez-np7iq]

Love the maturity of your craft brother. This has the feel of a man with calloused hands (mind in this case) talking to young hands/apprentices and teaching them the ropes. Not for views necessarily…a video you want to get out there, for sure, but it’s not for clout. It’s for forging a hammer and saying “this is a better tool for this craft.” “My experience is a better iron.”

[@yotambronsky9990]

This video realy showcases your sportsmanship, your dedication and everything else there is to appreciate about you as a player. Thank you for inspiring and educating :)

[@vanicurocuro776]

Jack you are a legend, loved every second of the video! :)

[@wkayyk]

from plat 2 to gc 2 peak in a month thx to this video listen to jack if you guys want to improve

[@jonahlevy674]

I keep coming back to this one… the wisdom you shared here contains multitudes-much of it pertains to all disciplines and arts or athletic endeavors. Great stuff, Jack!

[@moonsadislam9897]

7:41 is way too satisfying wth

[@subparpt]

The last point applies to everything in life, if you want to be great at something you have to be obsessed. Obsession isn't necessarily a negative thing. Slowmo is extremely underrated. It's been such a valuable but underused tool since it was introduced and we grinded solo private matches with it. 12:55 remember Jack coming up in 1s his flicks did HARD carry his game, he's absolutely right about grinding out something to fit you.

[@amitolahalona4261]

I've spent almost 30 yrs on this planet trying to gain this much wisdom

[@spongeboblover7052]

I love this format

[@rkmusicandlife]

Great mindset tips here. Nice to have videos like this once in a while, especially since you could easily decide to gatekeep stuff like this for your paying students lol. Much luhh

[@tamo1110]

no one is talking about the first 90 seconds where he enters flow state in freeplay

[@B4B0-SoundCloud]

this video was exactly what I needed to hear! this game has always seemed special to me and this helped remind me of my true passion for it. thank you Jack. Ill be rooting for you FK and Chronic in next season 😄

[@djmax01]

Great video. Honestly loved your last tip about having that insane passion for the game. I haven't heard many RL youtubers or pros talk about how much they love the game, or at least not in the way you talked about it. I definitely relate to that though. Utterly love this game.

[@amlenk]

hadn't played 1's properly since season 1, I did my placement matches this season and immediately noticed so many flaws in my gameplay. That tip is VERY useful.

[@Dashii-]

Really great video, was waiting for a video like this for some time and im happy that you did it because i mostly watch your videos.

[@Michael-be2yv]

I’m a fan of your videos! I was actually really hoping you would dive into more analysis of pro games and talk about your perspective on the game more often, if anything!

[@ilyarise]

I love how accurate the tip 'do what sticks out to you' is, I'd always watch first killers double taps in shock and disbelief, practiced the hell out of them, and now I get smurf accusations in ranked from the angles I hit in c1 😭. I love it though, double taps have always been satisfying to me, I may have horrible game sense and a wobbly speed kickoff, but I'm gonna hit my doubles 🙏🏾

[@smurk_2x]

the preflip catch at 12:49! was sooo smooth

[@Phantom_Legend]

I never would've known how much I could relate to my favorite pro player until he started talking about how he started his mornings before school, and how he played tennis and just too many other things he mentioned in this video. If epic doesn't kill rocket league soon enough I'm going fast in this game and a lot of it would be due to AppJack 🙏❤️

[@dyllanusher1379]

I really needed to hear that remark about forming your own identity at 3:00! thanks for the tips jack.

[@penguins.227]

The point about practicing what reaches out to you is a really important thing to mention and something I think some guides may fail to state. The reality is this is a video game. For all but the very very top, this is not a sustainable career path, this is something we do for fun. If you are going to carve out time to improve at something with so little life impact as a video game talent, then please, just focus on what you enjoy, don't force yourself to practice things you don't like and burn yourself out on the game you're investing so many hours practicing.

[@jontotterstrom2512]

The passion for rl that you have definitely shines through the screen and makes your vids real. Would love to see you branch out with your content.

[@zexton8487]

Great video jack, honestly a great and helpful vid. I've done nothing but grind this game the last year and a bit while in college on the side, and im around c2 almost c3. My passion for this game is beyond anything else i have ever done, i would like nothing more than to go pro and be apart of the community fully, or just at least hit SSL. watching these vids and many RL streamers has been some thing that some how relaxes me, but also pushes me to get better at this game, and i truly believe i have the passion to become pro. at least some day. (:

[@DMac1234ist]

Good video dude! I truly respect that you included the concept of not letting the game take over your life - some pros / streamers are toxic and convey a message that "in order to get good at this game, you need to make sacrifices in your life", and I'm just sad for all the kids that literally take that advice. It's all about balance, and if there's something you want in life, rocket league is the thing you should sacrifice

[@timbelcijan9858]

Doesn't help that RLCS now lowered the min age to 13...

[@phoenxi_]

This video reinforced a lot of how I view the game, and gave me confidence that I am playing how I need to in order to improve, I’ve been absolutely obsessed with this game for 3 years now (2k hours) and am comfortably hitting gc, it’s just such a good feeling to succeed in this game and I haven’t felt that same feeling in any other game or real world sport, I played baseball and basketball in high school and rocket league is what I looked forward to, I enjoyed sports but I love rocket league and I hope I never stop

[@Alter-b3j]

That slowmo thing worked wonders to me. Been doing it for a few months. I can feel that i've been playing faster and my mechanics are getting a lot better quickly

[@HaischkaEST]

Jack, can I add one thing to your expert advice that I believe you agree with? Intention in freeplay! It's powerful because the brain gets immediate feedback on what's wrong when you visualize what you want specifically in the first place. Ex. If you see a clean front flip in your mind but execute a flip too high, you'll figure out how to fix it whereas without the intention, you won't care much in the first place. LMK if this is bs. Without intention player: "Bang, bang, bang, bang" with intention: "Bang at wall, catch, flick score. Bang at specific part of wall, rebound shot.... missed... try again fixing error with corner of car" using the brain.

[@diedforurwins]

A lot of this advice goes for getting really good at anything in life. Getting absurdly good at one thing is better than being a JACK of all trades (no pun intended)

[@mk8miimaker872]

Fantastic video! More like this would be welcome, and you should absolutely not apologize for repeating things. No matter how annoyed some people may get, hearing important points multiple times in different contexts is a great way to improve retention and understanding of those ideas.

[@BurningEffigy47]

one of the best rocket league videos i have seen

[@jayjay1drum1skate]

GC in 3 months is crazy. Funny that my first intro to Jack was one of scrubkillas first 1s videos and he goes “ohh apparently Jack, thus guy jus spams flecks!”

[@FredMo]

Haha ok that's funny. Would love to see this vid, should be years old, right? Yeah 3 months... thought the same, and if i got it correctly it was even in 1s😮

[@xTheKingOfTheSea]

Great video! I love these types of videos to relax in free play and listen to!

[@saud12a70]

this video was so refreshing. So different from the usual HOW TO RANK UP IN ROCKET LEAGUE IN (insert short amount of time to do the task)!. Loved it.

[@Austin-ql9kc]

This is a phenomenal video. Ive taught all my friends to use slowmo in order to allow your brain to figure out the mwchanics step by step. I absolutely love that you explained that in this.

[@killerschep4478]

really like the variety content recently. Keep it up!

[@WhrsTheMoneyLabowski]

I'm old and suck but love the game and appreciate your videos. No chance at ever becoming pro, or even GC, but at 600 hours I'm finding my groove and enjoy the grind. Keep up the videos, they help a lot.

[@cmp3639]

Maybe the best video I watched from you! Holyyy so much value🔥

[@jaydyllan]

its so satisfying when your explaining the video in the intro, every time u end the phrase you score an insane goal literally not even trying 😂 🐐

[@Myrht781]

It's a good thing you talk about the mindset to improve and have fun rather than making a tutorial about some mechanic or a tier list of the best mechanics to train. It's much more relatable and helpful that way.

[@Tall-dust]

Jack how to play faster and smarter?

[@matsplaysow7247]

I love these types of videos please make more

[@leadingmuscle485]

If you don’t love it you will get burnt out doing it too often. This applies to all things in life

[@iam.buhle_g]

and that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Jack Benton is my favorite Rocket League player.

[@gpkool1]

Tip number 4, I truly believe I play better without a warm up, but I think the reason for it is an even bigger issue. When I first start the game, I join and I think I have a clean slate, and I will go for balls with full confidence and no hesitation. The momment I start whiffing or don't hit the ball the way I want to, I'll start hesitating and my play with become slower which leads down a spiral of not getting to the ball first thinking the opponets are just at a higher level so on and so forth. Atleast that is how my expierce has been, and I think even in just training, when I'm trying to practice a specific shot and I miss, even that gets to me. I also started fairly strangely when playing rocket league, I would play on and off never really sinking any time into the game, but recently when I've started to play more frequently, it was because I have two friends who were already low-mid diamond level, and I just started joining them, so I had to learn how to be of use to them, so I feel like I ended up skipping the basics, and trying to learn a little more advance stuff. I can somewhat Arieal and either hit it on target, or arieal pass to one of my teamates, but I cant dribble to save my life. All of this combined I think Leads to my extremely inconsistent play. On a good day, I'd say I'm around Platnium 2, and on a bad day I think I'm around as low as a Gold 2.

[@zacharyedwards2849]

Absolutely mental you got GC in 1s in 3 months with flicks and kick offs. I’m plat 2 in 1s and roughly half my opponents are already air-rolling and flip resetting. Crazy how things have changed since 2016.

[@sekanuel]

CLEARLY the best videos I've seen for improving in rocket league.

[@iEternalnite]

Captain England with the quality video on how to land on Gen.G with Chronic & Firstkilller as teammates. You don't become an NA superteam if you don't hold up your end of the bargain. Looking forward to how the team performs come the start of the new season!

[@falk9417]

For the last point yeah it's mostly natural. I play another game and sometimes get annoyed etc., but I just love it too much that I can't help but keeo playing or return the very next day, watch videos etc. And such a passion you can't really force onto you and it will be near impossible to go pro without it.

[@jacobnelson1362]

Been stuck at Gc1 and Gc2 for over a year. I appreciate the tips cause i need something to change in my routine so i can climb again. Your insight is very helpful.

[@ikilluboy]

i love these styles of videos thanks jack

[@jaxsongreen4144]

Jack I have less then 250 hours in this game and have just hit champ 1 div 3 absolutely love watching your videos and love the grind I will be using all of these tips to their fullest and love seeing my results and improvement because I inspire to be as good as you 1 day

[@matthewmccaffry1949]

Love hearing a video like this from you

[@Zen_1g]

Also, something that has been powerful for me for ranking up is playing Bo5s in matchmaking. This works for any game. If you lose the Bo5, you have to get off and do something else. I got to Champion 25 (25th in the world) on Halo 5 in 2018 by applying this discipline and playing 8 hours a day.

[@CassidyHansen]

For me, speeding up the game is more beneficial. It forces me to analyze more quickly. Then the game at normal speed feels like it's on easy mode. It's hard to describe but it's like I can see a few inputs ahead and I'm more ready for it and have more time to react. Anyway, Jack, great presentation, as always. I always appreciate your insight. I find it so helpful. Also, it's so funny you mention nailing one skill. I've been kinda goofing around with flicks more often than usual, and something told me to try harder, but now that idea is solidified. Thank you!

[@dyedie1]

Great tips. I’ve already made it as far as I care to get in this game, but knowing this beforehand would’ve helped a lot.

[@tachi6824]

Bruh, love you for this appJ, this is the best tips vid i’ve seen for RL, really wish I had the cash to go through coaching with you luke and the homies.

[@theshadowmaster560]

Coincidentally i got fed up of my flicks being non existent and i was in the middle of practicing them as this video popped up. Thats my main focus to improve right now and how to pop the ball on the roof of my car more smoothly and quickly while dribbling.

[@Schoofsrl]

On tip 4: I always warm up quite a bit before playing. One of the things I'm currently working on is pacing myself correctly, because I often go too fast so I have to kill my momentum or I'm out of position etc. (1900 player). I noticed not warming up helps me play slower and forces me to pace myself correctly coz I can't rely on mechanics as much to get myself out of the awkward situations I put myself in. I still believe warming up will do more good than bad for most players, but I wanted to make a point that there are positives to not warming up, or warming up less.

[@jimkahnert8976]

Thank you so much for this video. This is just what I needed to hear.

[@ethancampbell245]

I’ve been meaning to subscribe for a while This is the first video I’ve been recommended I guess it must’ve helped a lot of people since the algorithm fed it to me 🙂

[@EthxnRL]

Hey Jack, this video actually made me understand my kcikoff more, it helped me see my flaws and has given me a way to improve, keep up the good content and smash it next season

[@spartangoat9337]

i fully agree with all these tips especially the last, ive experienced the most growth in this game when I was and loving and breathing this game naturally

[@YoKeyzs]

Exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@MrChaluliss]

1. flicks 2. warm up for like a little bit 3. flicks 4. flicks are magical

[@milkdudtv4380]

Most realistic video I’ve seen on improvements in rl ever thanks allot

[@anthonyhicks2964]

The last one about breathing the game is so true. As of typing this, I'm listening to it while walking to school. And everytime I'm in school, I just watch high level pro gameplay or champ gameplay. And as soon as I get home I work on my dribbles and try to learn how to fetelix jump. So while "breathing the game" sounds cringey, it is super true.

[@drewmania6034]

Well done. Thanks for passing along the knowledge

[@erichartshorn949]

Yeah id have to 100% agree with warm up but i get lazy. After this video i will make it a point to warm up. I usually warm up by going in to training and hitting the champ pack and even if i get a shot i try to aim the shot and try to be precise and try to get power on it and things like that. Then when i go into a game i actually hit open nets but without the warmup ill generally miss the most open nets. Id also like to point out that air dribble speak to me the most. The ability to take it across field under your control with the guarenteed 50, is insane. I think its extremely important.

[@IXSolo]

how do i lose the 1s jitters? my heart doesnt stop pounding even when im winning, i have to take breaks in between matches.

[@krispyklean6412]

Idk how much you play, but I would personally say you just have to play it more consistently. Some people have to play more then others to get to that point of comfort. Everyone’s different

[@ApparentlyJackRL]

Taking breaks is more than fine! You’ll probably never lose that, it still happens to me so just own it and understand that you’d rather have it than not because it means you care about the result and about what you are doing.

[@takezero8161]

Extremely well explained

[@randomname8352]

on tip two there's a good quote from Bruce Lee to describe what you metion, "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times" at least it reminded me of this quote. nice video

[@FredMo]

Aah a man of culture. So i guess you know what the vegan brother of Bruce Lee is called?

[@jordanstrickland9597]

Very insightful! Loved this video

[@mifffen]

THANK YOU, great video I wish there were more people like u who gives advice to the higher ish players too like gc2-low ssl

[@RabbitRayy]

great video! watched it until the end :) awesome tips man thank you!