Rocket League Kickoffs | Good vs Bad

[@CyberVikingGaming]

played this smurf the other day. Told me im pretty good, but my kickoffs are terrible. So now I'm here lol. Good stuff, thank you.

[@JPusername]

Edward Marrano me too :(

[@MrMeasaftw]

Im champ 3/ gc in all playlists except 1v1. I never played it so the first time I did I was in plat. Whilst being in champ 3 in the other playlists 🤣. Not technically smurfing. But it was fun to see the difference.

[@Tidusjames]

@@MrMeasaftw except noting that things people do in 1s does not represent that rank on the whole. Ive come across gold and plat 1s that do shit i dont even see in c2/c3

[@williamtaylor2478]

This video was meant for the game Rocket League not real life are you StUpId

[@AllThingsFascinate]

@@williamtaylor2478 r/woooosh

[@Josse__]

Wayton: low rank players like diamond Me: *cries in gold*

[@Luke-tr7so]

Josse Seghers Lmao

[@thiagoflores371]

I cry in Bronze I

[@Josse__]

@@thiagoflores371*F*

[@imperson1785]

Cries in unranked/casual

[@alagaesia9690]

i played so much to reach diamond, and now i feel bad >.>

[@kingellz325]

I tried this but the cops didn't like it and now I'm banned from driving for 5 years

[@wint3r726]

Lmao

[@Josse__]

Underrated comment

[@rakiskaaruna6605]

lmaoooo underrated

[@tobinsquires2350]

LMFAOOOOOO

[@fnaticjace7896]

Just make a new account

[@ctvtxj8671]

Wayton: if you want to win - do flips often *Driver in the car: bro, I don't feel so good...*

[@quin.tessential]

banana

[@AidenDe1]

@Shaib Abubakar kiwi

[@WizDaPenguin]

@Shaib Abubakar tomato

[@madd4799]

its a rc car

[@sergeantsainsburys9181]

Is there tho?!

[@markush_0273]

Me: tries to flip diagonally *Sideflips and misses the ball* Me: never again

[@bigsmoke1295]

Exactly thats why i dont flip 😂😂😂

[@boston8194]

@@bigsmoke1295 speed flip bro its easy to do once u learn

[@bigsmoke1295]

@@boston8194 yes i do it now also wave dash

[@sutheysabdi9122]

Same mahn

[@bigsmoke1295]

@icedoutskynight nice but why do i need to hold r1 or l1 ?

[@leafypath7290]

1:11 - slight diagonal 1:40 - how to flip and boost 3:20 - getting around the field/ flipping instantly 4:00 - boost management in ones 4:25 - back centre 5:45 - diagonal 6:51 - what Pilkin recommends 8:18 - outro Awesome vid btw!

[@jimmyteriyaki9783]

Does anybody know if the slight diagonal flips is possible on ps4?

[@PulseReign]

@@jimmyteriyaki9783 yes, diagonals are easier with controller than keyboard anyway.

[@jimmyteriyaki9783]

@@PulseReign yeah I can do it now

[@bryan9468]

@@jimmyteriyaki9783 I like the progress report. I'm about to go practice for the first time, now.

[@Rajesh-Koothrappali]

JimmyTeriyaki why would they be different ? Rocket league is a game designed for controller

[@animatedbreak]

"Low rank players like diamond" Me: Oh I see *deletes rocket league*

[@brandonspoores5712]

Animatedbreak TV 😂😂 I laughed way too hard about this.

[@patrickharlow1098]

Dude I feel this in my soul...

[@animatedbreak]

@@brandonspoores5712 same haha

[@animatedbreak]

@@patrickharlow1098 💀

[@thomasenright4983]

Lmfao

[@tylerlammey2551]

2:11 I like that you are showing us how to use our boost but use the most invisible boost in the game 😂

[@1NCE656]

Oh yes hah he could’ve used a private match

[@tylerlammey2551]

NooBBish - I don’t like the sound it makes so I use bubbles instead but yea.

[@gaeljuan7111]

wich boost it is?

[@bufferingmp.018]

@@gaeljuan7111 ion gray

[@thehydroforce9599]

Frlfrl

[@danny26348]

I am a diamond player and this actually helps so much, I didn't know what to do on the corner kicks and usually just boosted into them as it felt like a safe option. You did a great job breaking each method down!

[@rohanupadhyay127]

Your background audio gave me nostalgia of the highest degree

[@bushcraftnc8032]

I'm Plat 2 in one's and can't do a speedflip, so on diagonal kickoffs I just drive straight(not facing the ball) and do a side flip and I win everything against someone that uses the speed flip.

[@crissakd99]

Sounds like better now by post right?

[@Kreaz369]

@@crissakd99 pretty sure it is

[@Kreaz369]

@@bushcraftnc8032 that’s why ur plat bro

[@bushcraftnc8032]

@@Kreaz369 Im diamond now

[@fabilur2604]

Wayton: I don’t recommend front flipping in the kick-off. Mertzy: I can't hear you.

[@narwhalsincorporated1181]

It’s almost like everyone has their own style and this video isn’t helpful to everyone 🤔🤔🤔

[@randomdood6997]

@@narwhalsincorporated1181 bro are u like 7 he is trying to show us the best ways to win a kickoff

[@randomdood6997]

lmfao

[@realspineRL]

@@narwhalsincorporated1181theres not styles to kickoffs.. theres good ways and bad ways

[@CentralGaming131]

"If you have room for a flip, you should always use it." I'll try to remember that tip during my road. Thank you.

[@MrMeasaftw]

Also a good tip tho, I remember this from way back in 2017. And it was "do I need to be going this fast?" Good way to conserve some boost

[@Sak-zo1ui]

I disagree. Sometimes you need time to set up for goals. Certain situations yes and others no.

[@CentralGaming131]

@@Sak-zo1ui yeah after trying this for a month-- I've noticed a huge decline in my skill. I've lost more flipping with room.

[@di3yus459]

@@CentralGaming131 Cause you aren't getting it right, train more and you will see yourself increasing in the ranks

[@teej05]

The caveat is that once at max speed, flipping does not benefit you further. But the flip action is best for quickly gaining speed when you're low on boost

[@MadZprod23]

" Recently been playing with low rank players like diamond " - I slowly cry inside because I finally reached diamond 😉.

[@mahadjawad5528]

same lmao

[@thatgreenguy244]

*meanwhile at platinum 1*

[@A7..]

Matty Lee I am champ3 and I want to be gc 🥴💔

[@mikemarks6136]

Same bro I been p3 since season 9 and just barely reached d1

[@hound6561]

I'm silver and I learnt this 2 weeks after I started playing XD

[@watlat2377]

@Wayton Pilkin thank you so much for being really helpful for rl players of every rank for years now. My hat's off to you

[@AlexHeisEngholm]

It can work against you if your opponent know how to make the perfect reflection, if your car is 10% faster to the ball it will reflect towards your field and that is good when you have a team. It’s all about strategy, how fast you get to the ball is not important. The controle of the car and reading the other players car are keys to reading the game.

[@stillnai]

This is one of the reasons I don’t believe in ‘good’ kick-offs; if I know someone will get there before me, I just wait that half a second then win the kick-off. They’re so obsessed with hitting it first, they’re not even considering how going slower could be an advantage. Also, winning the kick-off isn’t that important, anyway. It doesn’t have much of an impact on the game. Being able to defend quick shots on goal from kick-off would make more sense to practice. Last man back has the bigger part to play imo

[@jordanyoung8703]

Exactly. I dont speed flip and I read them, 9/10 if someone does a speed flip I beat them on the redirect

[@codyort9932]

@@stillnaiwhen u get into higher leagues, it will start to matter😂

[@TrapArtworkz]

best kickoff tutorial by far. even without tutorial in the title!

[@Derperfier]

Dude this tutorial said so many wrong things, watch this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKjGkmqHlLyGd7M

[@quantumrl7358]

Speed flip be like: HOLD MY F*#%@NG BEER

[@miyuxv]

Quantum BlaZe when you’re too young to say swear words

[@quantumrl7358]

Stread lol

[@Jaskushii]

Wayton: low rank players like diamond Me after 3 years playing rl: still in bronze

[@SmoothAsaGazelle]

dude what thats awful

[@sykotheclown1]

@@SmoothAsaGazelle dont do him like that lmao

[@89caprii]

@@SmoothAsaGazelle LMAO

[@jaysooz5082]

Ya know, ive learned that most people are never happy. Ive played for about 2 years now. Went from silver to champ 3 in that time. But honestly, the most geniune fun ive had in this game was around gold. Cause not only was there stuff to learn, but potato'ing was hilarious and almost every goal was exciting and in my eyes, clip worthy. Now a days the game is more like a job. Cant ever just relax and have fun. People share the same ball chasing tendencies as they did at silver but the only difference is you expect them to 50 rather than expect them to whiff. So you barely have time to set up a shot even in cas. Its just 50 after 50 after 50. And when you do get a clean setup you get blocked 90% of the time when hitting a flip reset double touch. Im not saying a hate RL now, but its definitely not as fun as it use to be. And if i could wipe my knowledge of tge game and start over at silver, i would

[@Jaskushii]

@@jaysooz5082 True, the worst thing that also often happens in Bronze - Gold is how you want to hit the ball, and predict that the opponent will hit it, he did not hit her because he missed XD

[@honesttruth986]

"low ranked players like diamond" *Stuck at SILVER*

[@sylkyart514]

SAME!!! I've been playing basically since it came out and I still suck :')

[@tjorvenblader]

@@sylkyart514 do you play a lot or just now and then

[@sylkyart514]

@@tjorvenblader at the time of commenting that I played quite a lot

[@pinapple2455]

Ahaha me lol

[@yeo-fj2oc]

Im gold 3 and I've been playing for a week

[@BlueCarrotGaming1985]

This was really helpful. I will be trying this when I’m home this evening and let you how I get on. Thank you 😊

[@dylancook7732]

I've found that the extra 12 boost that you have left after a good kickoff is really helpful for neutral kickoffs, because its easy to boost back in faster than your opponent, and then get it straight to the goal.

[@brox2153]

Certainly an aspect of my game I have been heavily neglecting. Thank you for the clear and concise wording with proper and improper visuals. Well done.

[@ChainRXN23]

When you nail both the tutorial and Sunless in one video... Nice stuff bud

[@timarend704]

I sideflip everytime when i want to hit the ball and I win about 80% of it

[@litlooees1884]

DONT ONLY SIDEFLIP PLSSSSS FONT

[@Phyota]

You probebly win them to low ranks at about plat or lower. but if u are a higher rank then that kickoff is not good.

[@timarend704]

@@Phyota im dia 2

[@ginjopiano]

@@Phyota I'm low 1s GC, I played against a top 50 player today and I won because my kickoffs were better. I also sideflip. So, I think there is no right way to do it, maybe this works for you but not for me. This seems like it doesn't make any sense, but it actually does, it's just hard to explain.

[@Phyota]

@@ginjopiano wow ok

[@XKloosyvv]

I've had quite a bit of success losing kickoffs on purpose but exposing the top of my car at the angle id like the ball to go. They hit it first but the ball goes where I'd like

[@Gabrielpro1337]

Pilkin: not everyone has a strong kick off. Me: not every one has good internet

[@tobyshimabukuro4414]

I love how he says in this situation you have room to flip for every situation

[@manudeiv]

Hey man, very good tutorial! thank you very much for this, I have a couple of suggestions, your rocket boost doest not help visually to see the precise moment when you are boosting (3:00), it's too transparent. Also when you show side to side the wrong and bad kick off, It would be better if they play one first and then another, instead of showing them at the same tame. I would rather spend a couple of mins more watching that than rewinding the video to watch it again. It just details but thank you again for this amazing tutorial.

[@WaytonPilkin]

Thank you for the feedback! :D

[@debbielee164]

Very wholesome

[@Danielandradedance]

He’s spot on.

[@R-Miles289]

Oof, that jump kickoff whilst continuously boosting really grinds my gears. You lose so much control over the ball, it's so mind boggling how many player actively use it. I still see it happening when I am playing with my c2 mates. Very helpful tips for beginners and just solid fundamentals. Good job portraying it Wayton !

[@cmdrfunk]

I like how every kickoff video by every youtuber tells us to do it right but defines right differently.

[@ktc-_-24torres74]

It’s been two years of me playing RL and I still find myself coming back to this vid

[@jvsh7]

Your videos are always such great quality man honestly the editing is just so clean and perfect you will definitely get toons of subscribers keep up the great work ❤️

[@romanmarshman8214]

Wayton: explaining Me: singing better now to the background music

[@WaytonPilkin]

its a banger i dont blame you

[@imzirz]

@@WaytonPilkinspeedflip is better i think

[@motomadman573]

@@imzirz Speedflip was discovered after he made this video idiot

[@potatolivesmatter3952]

@@imzirz haha IDOIT

[@motomadman573]

Oops typo

[@truecorruption3004]

if you make a part 2 you should show what kickoffs you should use to get the ball where you want like push it left or back right or stop it for a cheat really good vid btw

[@kaw628]

I doubt you haven't learned this by now, but just in case (and so others may have an answer attached to your comment), i use the fast flip like he explains, then jump, turn and impact the ball with the side of my car, trying to be just high enough that it doesn't leave the ground even if the opponent is low on the ball. This allows a larger range of your opponent's hit angle while still driving the ball to the side you want, since you have a wider hitbox. It's also somewhat convenient because you'll usually land facing the side, ready to collect side or corner boost depending on how the kickoff went/other players' positioning. Almost no matter what your opponent does, he's just driving the ball into your car that is now a wedge toward the wall/corner where your teammate is picking up corner boost. I'd recommend turning away from where you want the ball to go, so when you go to get side or corner boost, your teammate isn't wondering whether or not you're following the ball. That will cut down on double commits to the 2nd touch and get rotation started in the right direction.

[@JoelTGM]

That diagonal kickoff is so hard. I can't land where he's landing.

[@Paul-hw7kc]

I used to front flip on all my kickoffs cuz they were easier and I didn't want to get flamed by teammates. But, as I got to higher ranks I quickly realized how important diagonal kick offs are. You just have to grind em til you get em. Here's a tip. Practice using diagonal flips whenever you can during games don't just use them for kick offs.

[@Kecenaa]

@@Paul-hw7kc they are not important at all imo.

[@Paul-hw7kc]

@@Kecenaa Why you say that?

[@Kecenaa]

@@Paul-hw7kc because nowadays its seems better to react to what other do in the kick off, delayed kick off for exemple, or just reacting by positioning the car after you seeing what other is doing.

[@MrMiniMeister]

You're probably either turning too far or not far enough in either direction. It just takes practice, like anything else.

[@nicolasargon1436]

One of the better vids on kickoffs, I liked the side-by-side comparison, good stuff!

[@kablasm0]

I just do what I like to call, "the wall" where you just use the whole front of your car (basically like a rectangle if you use big cars), it helps a ton for me.

[@Scion15]

Lol big cars. Lookup hitboxes

[@wesleydeets5006]

@@Scion15 wait.... are u telling me the merc or roadhog isnt the best vehicle?......

[@Scion15]

@@wesleydeets5006 road hog is great

[@lmaox7811]

Such good editing man!

[@kyzer6749]

“Low rank players, like diamond” Me, a gold 1: Am I a joke to you?

[@charlieraaa6381]

Pretty much me. Stuck around gold and silver in certain modes.

[@win86wintfir33]

Am gold too 😂🥲

[@Azarilh]

TBF, Diamond is higher than average and therefore it can't be considered low rank. 😂 And Gold 3 / Platinum 1 which are average should be considered mid rank. But i guess for a GC or SSL everything below C is low rank. 😂

[@interruptor]

Your technique for the back centre kickoffs in 1s is best countered by boosting straight at the ball and front flipping before hitting it so that you hit it completely vertical. Your opponent gets the first touch but you will block his shot with a slight delay that most often results in the ball going over them. The ball will be in their half and they will have to cover a lot of ground to recover, giving you plenty of time to get boost and consider your options.

[@Potato-xn4tz]

Hi Wayton I started playing rocket league a couple months ago but this is the first ever tips video I’ve watched on rocket league and this is very helpful

[@SchuboxProductions]

I still maintain position against the other car is most important, kickoff style is mostly visual. First to ball isn't always best.

[@juca54321]

im champ 2 on 3s and 2s and i always 100% of the time delay my kickoffs, and to be honest i guess its been working. just saying like i do think there are other strategies to kickoffs

[@Tidusjames]

aye. this video is so misleading with exacts and blanket statements about right or wrong. His method may be fast, but its not controlled. It leaves no space or time to gauge the enemys kickoff and direct the ball to your back left or back right teammate. Its entirely a speed based kickoff with no control. as a c2/c3 I entirely contest this comments he makes in this video.

[@50Gameplay]

True, same i thought. In the most cases it´s better to hit the ball secondary. Also there are much more easier and safer ways to play and win kickoffs. If I watch all those videos on youtube about RL I ask myself why I ain´t doing videos....

[@cameronhillebrand758]

I delay my kick offs to but if hes getting to the ball and I clearly see him fully controlling how he flips into it a second time, wouldnt he just hit it past you regardless.... he also mentions boost management so if you do lose a kick off you can get to it for defense

[@GGMatt]

@@Tidusjames He literally said about 5 times during the video that there are other methods to kick offs that he would cover in another video, and that these tips were solely based on if you want to WIN the kickoff and get to the ball first. Listen before commenting!

[@Tidusjames]

@@GGMatt Yup and he never did another video and many people in the comments think these are the BEST way to kickoff absed on what the video says

[@wkcreasman]

"Playing with lower ranked players, some Diamonders" *laughs in Bronze*

[@ghoul2950]

Whos bronze never heard of him

[@francisconobrega4940]

Laughs in unranked, casual player

[@UT_766]

What rank are you now

[@wkcreasman]

@@UT_766 haven't played in a bit, still gold

[@UT_766]

@@wkcreasman damn in about a year i hit diamond started when rl became free to play

[@c0mplicated]

just run towards the ball with full boost, collect all the boost pads in middle and do a normal front flip like 2 secs before touching the ball and hit it with your top of your car, works everytime

[@squirel_boi715]

Except against really good players

[@Etherion195]

And then you have the "bad kickoff players" that actually win the kickoff situation 99% of the time BECAUSE they are slower and get the reflection. The flips are also super easy to read, since you can see the opponent's nametag twirling around.

[@kerlowkey]

I always use to start slow on purpose, then tap boost while driving without flips, and hit the ball a split second later in order to get that 2nd touch right after the opponent hits it, so it will bounce off me towards their goal. A solid 7/10 I would say.

[@Danielandradedance]

I do the same but I’m in Silver so I figure it just works for now.

[@kerlowkey]

@@Danielandradedance lol ye even in diamond it still works, most of the time. Sometimes your opponent waits for you too tho, what I experience

[@millite5401]

*When he says bad players like diamond don’t do these kickoffs, but you’re c3 and can only do the slight diagonal* Oh fuck that explains a lot

[@Prism_JTN]

Yea...I don't think Diamonds are low ranked players tbh😂 Unless he meant in the kickoff department.

[@agentdouble0716]

Jaime Torres if you’re lower than 1000 mmr than I think you’re pretty low

[@sticri.]

@@agentdouble0716 i dunno how u can say that diamond is low, literally the average rank is around gold 3 in both 2s and 3s even when you calculate the % diamond is literally top 18% of the playerbase, now im not saying diamond is good, id say that diamond would be above decent players but not classified as good yet, which would be champ players as they make up only the top 6.5% of the playerbase and then grand champs at 0.7% of the playerbase being classified as really good

[@agentdouble0716]

Iggy i mean yeah that makes sense I could agree with you. My logic was if you’re less than half of what the top players mmr are, you’re low. But what you said makes 100 percent sense

[@brianf5579]

@@sticri. im in c1 for 2s and that puts me at top 11%

[@bread4525]

Imagine putting more than 1k hours, and being almost at the top, just to be called bad.

[@tjorvenblader]

he is not wrong tho, right?

[@planrampager4ndy759]

I’ve been playing 4 years. Diamond 2. *sobs in liquid trash can*

[@jdc4316]

@@planrampager4ndy759 4 years too GC1 and still shit

[@adrienloiseau5145]

Ur insane bro I watch so many of your videos to learn and they are actually useful unlike other youtubers.

[@firephoenix3413]

Thanks man really needed this

[@rbm8991]

“Low rank players like diamond” *cries in under level 10*

[@hasansyed1941]

same🤣

[@fastyou-jf1vk]

🖕🏻👨🏿🖕🏽

[@rbm8991]

@@fastyou-jf1vk ok

[@blzk12]

Wayton, what about waiting a bit for the opponent to kick the ball into you?

[@WaytonPilkin]

That’s a risky strategy but sometimes it works. I only use that if I know my opponent is way better than me at kickoffs because that is a more inconsistent way of winning kickoffs. If I know I’m already going to get beat doing a normal kickoff, I might try something else like that.

[@blzk12]

@@WaytonPilkin Good to know, I've been slowly improving at mechanics and strategy, but I still always wait for the enemy to kick the ball into me. It always works for me, as I'm only at the top of gold, but I gotta learn to do the right one.

[@aos-archive]

There's a Rock-paper-scissors to everything. In this case, a delayed contact works if you can position yourself so that the ball is sent into you (2nd touch) which is then deflected off to a desirable side. Your opponent can counter this by powering through your position so that the ball deflecting off your car gets deflected off theirs (3rd touch), which then sends the ball to your half of the court. Basically, they countered your countermeasure. This is the beauty of kickoffs that naysayers don't understand. A lot happens in that one moment of contact.

[@TehAntares]

Wayton: "Don't do side flips, do corner flips." Also Wayton: *does side flips*

[@elijer_]

shhh

[@HumptyDumper]

Just found your channel for the first time, you’re a damn savior 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 hopefully this helps me be less trash in the future

[@gijs8871]

Love the posty music on the background!!!

[@Reverrb_]

Do you know what it is

[@sl4013]

Im plat and i know the speedflip. So its always so fun to just absolutely demolish my opponents. But then again there are the times where i fuck up the flip and miss completely

[@tw1224fnn]

Even they do if you watch any pro streams they fuck up alot alot. They just clip out the good shit for YT.

[@jdc4316]

@@tw1224fnn not their speed flips...

[@bigsmoke1295]

Exactly bro saaaame

[@Appelsnoes]

6:17 That looked so funny to me xD

[@MOCHAB34R]

As a firm believer in the wavedash kickoff, the person who did it for the video isn't great at them. They jump waaay to high for the wavedash.

[@patricko8698]

I use the same one and do it much quicker as well. I mostly play 3s so not as effected. I was to inconsistent with his method

[@markalvarado4450]

@@patricko8698 well you have to pratice the method to the same level as your other method before you can truly criticize it

[@David-yx5vx]

Same for the straight forward and landing into the ball mid flight... I’ve been using that forever now and it works out perfectly fine when you turn your car a little to the center, jump lower to do an air roll and right before you hit the ball, use some boost and do an air roll towards the ball. I feel like that’s stabilising the car quite a bit and I land perfect with momentum towards the middle boost at the other side of the field after almost every hit...

[@Chazgua]

I always find myself coming back to this video to understand the basics again.

[@ukuviispert9599]

if u havent already, I think u should make an updated video for this, now that the meta has somewhat changed

[@lawbringer3433]

Even though i was winning most of my kickoffs without flipping this helped

[@LePowerPig]

incredible job

[@Kettvnen]

You're probably somewhere below diamond, you'll eventually have to learn how to kickoff with flipping

[@lawbringer3433]

@@Kettvnen nope and after six months i have better controls a lot more mechanical skill, speed and awareness and im still stuck in d3

[@Kettvnen]

@@lawbringer3433 how about your 1s rank?

[@lawbringer3433]

@@Kettvnen i have decided to never play 1s again it is the worst ever

[@nathlech919]

One kick off I’ve been seeing in Plat for diagonal starting point. The player will boost with diagonal flip to the ball, the power steer so they are parallel will the goal, and then lastly side flip into the ball. I wanna say their thought process on this is to have more surface area coverage then just the tip. What are your thoughts on this?

[@cyberchef8344]

Caleb Carter This only works if the opponent is slow to the ball. That change in direction to parallel slows, even if only slightly, your hit on the ball so someone that does their kickoff perfectly will hit it first and pinch it over you. Also, if/when you do lose the kickoff you could be facing the wrong direction so you can’t recover fast enough. It might work at plat but once you get to like champ and up it’s not really useful

[@Derperfier]

do this kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKjGkmqHlLyGd7M

[@blunik664]

Bro actually a sick KZbinr wheres your damn credit!

[@cyders]

'There's no better way to do this' Musty: 'Allow me to introduce myself.'

[@NA-et7yh]

Your videos deserve you a lot more subscribers than you have so far! They’re incredibly easy to understand and well structured, it makes million subscriber channels that make tip videos look bad. Subscribed for sure, and I hope a lot more do as well.

[@FusedAirOnYT]

Who ever reads this thank you bro I hope you have a nice time during this massive global problem and do not worry this will end (hopefully lol) but yeah stay safe and have the best days you can and make sure to (make loads of good memories)

[@kg1953]

But the flip he uses which is super hard for KB/M players. We don't have the analog stick to make the transition faster

[@p3rcey]

well you know the solution to that

[@DylanNeo]

stuck wondering if my kickoff style is really so bad you didn't even mention it

[@metalheavyawesome]

I'm around silver/gold level and since I learned this I am beating everyone to the ball. Thanks for the help!

[@Jhawk_2k]

Front flip kickoff OP. I learned from leth that you can have a great front flip kickoff if you hit the ball correctly. I always do these when my speedflips aren't working out

[@razgaming5374]

"Low rank players like diamond" Me:Deletesrocket league Cries in the shower everynight

[@elisouthurst4746]

Background music sounds like 'Better Now' by Post Malone

[@embr_wolf135]

2:21 Me, a mouse and keyboard player: hOw dO fLIP?

[@Heli.Nobu.]

lol

[@brianli3493]

yea anyone?

[@Ali-zr7nm]

@@brianli3493 Press W and D at the same time and do a flip, or press W and A to do a flip to the left

[@RogueLancer]

It's my first season of ranked and I've been sitting between High gold and low plat so far. I'd say there's a lot for any rank to learn here. Will be putting some of this into training. Keep it up.

[@RogueLancer]

@Rando I haven't played seriously in awhile but, I've been sitting in high diamond recently.

[@pmm4545]

This helped me get from bronze to silver!! Thanks wayton!!

[@kreuzerkreuzer]

Im at GC rank, im going well with reacting to my oponents movements. That makes me let the ball go into the direction i want like 70-80% of the time. And i feel like beeing first on ball is getting less importent at this point, cause if my enemy does get first on the ball i just reakt to it and win the 50 with a good second touch at the ball. Still a good video to get another perspective on other kick off strategies

[@eleytherioskatsoulis6906]

when i realise diamond is considered low rank and i play in gold: deleting rocket league

[@Conraa8]

U forgot saying that these kick offs are just for controller players...

[@TROPtastic]

Do a lot of high level (champion and up) players play on keyboard? I thought the vast majority of RL players use controllers

[@Conraa8]

@@TROPtastic Of course the mayority of rl players use controller, it's way better, but there is also people that play with keyboard, it's not ilegal xd. For example me and my friend we are both gc and we have used keyboard since we started playing. Btw it's a kick offs video, there is no relation between kickoffs and ranks. If it was a ceiling ground pinch tutorial u could suppose that the people watching are at least champ more or less. But in a kick off video people from any rank could be interested. Kickoffs are a mechanic used at any rank

[@EpicFred1736]

TROPtastic Yukeo plays on keyboard

[@Conraa8]

@@EpicFred1736 and a lot others competitive players

[@nitram.9621]

Exactly what I thought, high ranked keyboard gang here. The front flip one is actually decent if you flip and boost at the right times, and you easily win the kickoff by 'predicting' which side they are trying to push the ball. (e.g what kind of kickoff they use/where their team mate is).

[@davidkeegan7929]

I love how the best in the background is "better now" lmao it's fitting

[@acrisboa]

Thank you so much! This is very helpful stuff. Now I know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks again

[@zenex1741]

Never understood the point of fast kick-offs, you have way less control on where the ball goes if you hit it first.

[@bleyzerplayz]

Fast kick offs are useless when your enemy hits the ball after your hit and the ball flies to your own goal, I always get the ball 85% to the enemy while not being always the first

[@zenex1741]

@@bleyzerplayz Fast kick-offs are fine if you're playing against brozen silver or gold players, anything past that and it's a bad idea.

[@phatan1845]

@@zenex1741 I assume you don't know how to perform them correctly then

[@zenex1741]

@@phatan1845 Like I said, they're fine for below-plat level play.

[@phatan1845]

@@zenex1741 They definitely work up to where i am, which is champ 2 and ive seen many gc players use them as well, you're probably not performing them correctly

[@Loggybears2]

Me: **learned a good kickoff** Well then. I learned that i'm trash.

[@cianc5092]

Thanks now I’m vsing golds which can fast kickoff 😂

[@FoggyMcFogFace]

I always do a variation of the second diagonal one shown where I boost, front flip and boost afterwards (mainly bc every time I've tried to train it I still came out horribly inconsistent with the diagonal flip) but I turn my roof towards the ball and depending on where the opponent is I can either block their straight hit, turn a bit to the left to take the ball with me to their back corner (especially good if no opponent has picked up that boost yet) or let it yield to a teammate, and in all those situations I keep up a lot of pace and conserve a lot of boost (over 30 after flying right onto a boostpad next to the kick off) and can immediately make a play if it goes perfectly or get to a big boost immediately if I had to take one of the other options, and in the worst situation with no teammate to pounce on a still ball I can get back to block the opponent's play. As a 3v3 main in diamond, it's pretty useful. But in 1v1 I get destroyed bc I can't do anything better yet and as opponents get better at kick-offs while climbing the ranks I'm afraid I'm gonna have to learn sometime. Might as well be now.

[@brick.jonas1]

I always just make sure to be the second one to hit the ball in the kickoff. The ball bounces towards you and then bounces off you and goes towards the opponent's goal. Works very well for me

[@rikpeeters]

sometimes in 3 vs 3 mostly, you dont want to win the kickoff, because you lose balposession.

[@cozzie2579]

Yeah I use the wavedash one he says not to use to purposefully lose for a teammate to pick up

[@MultiNudelauflauf]

Yes he mentioned that 5:50

[@danipulk]

Im a gc and slow front flip kickoffs work most consistently here, ive tried all kickoffs

[@6menke]

2:00 - Slight Diagonal 4:53 - Back Center 6:52 - Diagonal

[@biticalifi1879]

This is one of the most useful RL videos ever

[@FNFIELDS]

For the diagonal kickoff I recommend rebinding L1 for air roll left or r1 for air roll right so u can hold L1 or R1 while front flipping to get the perfect diagonal flip, and its way easier than just pointing ur joystick diagonally and flipping which is highly inaffective.

[@Fireavatar33]

What would you bind boost to in that case?

[@beanmarine1173]

“Low ranked like diamond” *looks at silver 2 rank emblem*

[@htxthewild5553]

This video in a summary: Flip

[@rapidzsnail5319]

Pls coach me I'm a player stuck in bronze I want to get to that next level in the game :)

[@d3lta1g]

RapidzSnail I can relate I’m bronze 2, I keep losing cause my kickoffs

[@geniusaitoolfinder]

@@d3lta1g um boosting to the ball and flipping is good enough to get u to plat

[@flosonasty7320]

You guys are playing to slow. Also. If you're solo queuing you can't count on coms. Lots of whiffs in bronze level play. That's gonna make you wiff and want to play slow.

[@geniusaitoolfinder]

@@flosonasty7320 after 50 hours theyll get the hang ofthe controls and start attempting aerials and flicks but early stages work on hitting the ball

[@cuttheloop]

If 3s, play sweeper until you got outta gold

[@seyedsalartaghavi3818]

Thanks mate, I saw it how much you're better with these skills and its so important when you play 1v1.

[@inviikai2694]

I actually use the diagonal flip to get around, just like you suggested, but for some reason never thought to use it in kickoffs. Thanks for the tip, I suppose, even though I now feel rather silly

[@ikickslayer5851]

“Low rank players” *Stuck at bronze*

[@speeder6288]

You know so much about Rocket League. Keep up the good work and I hope you continue it. Thanks for the good information :)

[@toddwidelitz48]

Ur my go to guy. I’ve improved so much. Thing I am doing is playing so much that I’m finding myself played out. Not to the point of giving up because I’m not a quitter and because of you I don’t care if I’m even winning (though it would be nice). But simply taking a break. Having a hard time flipping fast and landing straight though.

[@toddwidelitz48]

I take the break after the game

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Honestly, calling diamond a low rank is both honest and helpful. It tells us that the most important thing isn't holding a rank, it's having fun with the game and for most of us watching this video: it's about getting better. I don't have rank anxiety anymore because I know I'll rank up naturally.

[@christianswartz470]

This dude deserves every sun and bit of feedback he gets