the SECRETS to being MECHANICAL they don't teach you - Rocket League

[@musicbymeridian]

Kawfee: *explaining in depth about when to use mechanics* Me not listening and watching him hit triple flip resets: 👁️👄👁️

[@kawfeeYT]

Hahahaha

[@_BDubya]

I'm 100% going to start practicing mechs with peripherals. That's such good advice and I'm upset I've never thought about it after thousands of hours. Well done!

[@kawfeeYT]

Thankyou! Goodluck

[@BROLIGMA]

Same it's actually the first time I've heard that - 8k Hours+

[@acct5910]

This idea applies even at low levels. I made it to high diamond without even be able to aerial. When I finally learned aerial reliably, I dropped a lot of MMR because I felt the need to go on the air all the time. It took me time to learn when to/when not to before I finally broke through to champ.

[@kawfeeYT]

Nice work!

[@eckleyy]

Doubt it

[@itsblaze_rl]

@@eckleyyyou’re jelly he’s smarter than u

[@eckleyy]

@@itsblaze_rl I'm higher rank than u tho

[@Flinkubus3]

Awesome vid. I always think about it like this... you have to be solid at the fundamentals and the quick pops/flicks in order to EARN the respect of your opponents, which causes them to back off more, in turn allowing you to do more slow setup mechanical plays. If you ever watch people higher level than you and think "wtf, they're giving him so much space... if it was me they would have monkey challenged me already" that is why.

[@CometWarriorYT]

I agree in a sense, but I'm not sure if respect is the right word below SSL, more you have to scare your opponent so they won't challenge you knowing you can do anything with the ball. Diamonds and Champs and even lower GCs aren't scary, your opponents won't be scared to challenge you. You have to work on your arsenal of mechanics so you're not easy to read. Past that they'll instead wait back and shadow hoping they find an inconsistency in your setup. Your breakdown is technically correct, specifically above/around 2k mmr.

[@ItsKroov]

youd think most of this stuff is common sense but solo queue teammates always there to prove you wrong.

[@kawfeeYT]

Lol true

[@colten7525]

It's me, I'm that soloq teammate. I have a habit of going up when I don't need to and I'm struggling to break it :( (it's way more fun though)

[@edgeribble]

@@colten7525 u know what else is fun? winning

[@balladin9200]

@@edgeribble nah man i was a ground main in 2v2 tryharding to win but it's boring as shit tbh, i'm trynna make most situations into a mechy one rn and I enjoy the game more

[@edgeribble]

@@balladin9200 when u use a mech in the right situation and score it is much better than forcing a mechy situation and getting dunked

[@a9yle]

the best SECRET to mechanics most people don't talk about : get a better pc and controller

[@XFuZeYT]

Fr

[@JuusyRL]

So many GC2 players that need to watch this and stop going for mechanics every possession 😂, how about apply pressure and force some awkward touches with a 50/50 so we can score a regular shot

[@kawfeeYT]

Their ego’s are too big to accept the truth 🤣

[@BigBoss78481]

100% me lmao - will work on it.. gotta get that gc3 back 😎

[@JuusyRL]

@@kawfeeYTit’s painful when they bring the ego out

[@rlcoachshazanwich]

Hitting flip resets in training: Easy 😎 Hitting flip resets on my SSL opponents: 💀💀💀

[@I-Fundamentals-I]

You wanna know how to get good mechanics? Literally play the game. The more hours you have doing a mechanic the better you’ll get, that’s why freestylers have thousands of hours

[@RailorGamesYT]

Yes and No… u got it all right , except it’s gotta be WITH Intention. If not ur wasting time trust me. I’ve been playing since RL Beta on PS4 , and last year highest rank still was diamond since 2015. I just shifted and kept doing the SAME but with Intention. Rn I’m GC2 - GC2. Intention is key

[@davidkosiba624]

I don't think there is a secret, mechs just come with time put in the game , I am almost at 1000 hour and I just recently started being much more mechy somehow , the only thing I changed is that I do freeplays now where I try to practice specific things like 20 min flicks , then 20 min double taps , 20 min air dribbles and flip resets or just simply speedflip etc , if I would compare my current self to how I played like 200 hours ago it is a totally different level , freeplay is the best practice imo

[@zentoa]

realised this semi recently. started ranking up fast by just not overcomplicating a shot. ie if you can tap it in, then do it

[@owenellison2330]

I thought you said “I got past icantfreestyle because of my arsehole reset” 😂😂

[@otreeman6644]

this video is awesome i have the right mentality every time i get dunked but i think where i go wrong is that i think i am just too slow and i am fairly inconsistent like 60% success rate through resets but the only time i go for resets is when i have way too much time and space and because it looks flashy but usual just air dribbles / double taps but i just feel like ingame i have to much pressure and kindof lose a lot of that consistency but i dont know, anyway amazing video

[@kawfeeYT]

Yeah doing mechanics ingame is a whole different beast than doing them in freeplay. Too many things going on that you have to consider.

[@Aire02]

my problem is that im trying to learn how to be mechanical not the gamesense part of mechanics... like i have quite literaly no mechs other than dribbling and shooting - im missing flicks, air dribble somehow. Yet i can preflip the balls of any surface to speed the tempo up and am gc which comes in 90% from gamesense. Grinding mechanics for more than half a year yet stuck at same level of mech. And my mechanical level can screw me up so much that im literaly able to miss the easiest ball in air u could think of (like wtf is this)

[@YHWHsam]

C3 but literally same

[@sirtymoo]

God, whenever I see a video like this it makes me want to return to this game… really well made and definitely going to make a difference for how players practice and think about mechanics

[@kawfeeYT]

Thankyou!

[@OMGILOVEBANANAS]

Nice vid! Thanks for taking the time to make it. One suggestion: might be helpful to incorporate slo-mo when showing the step by step decision making parts. It’s a little less jarring when you have to stop-start each piece.

[@kawfeeYT]

Good suggestion, thankyou! Appreciate it

[@dex.9122]

do depressions influence the gameplay? i wasted so many hours playing free play, training packs, custom maps, learn new mechanics, watching tutorials on how to get better.. i'm at 4.5K hours now and my peak is dia 3 some said my rotation is really good, but in 2s f.e. i'm so nervous, i can't even hit aerials, nothing, mostly missing the ball. idk i'm not made for this game, it's hard af for me, then i see friends who hit GC with 700 hours

[@interstellartravel]

Meow

[@lololololololol699]

meow

[@vurixn271]

meow

[@Khanismechy]

Meow

[@kawfeeYT]

Meow

[@flabbergastedTart]

2:56 😐revers that for every thing up to diamond 3.. 80% of the time I'm playing a 1v3.

[@BigBoss78481]

Very good video! Needed that to remind myself why I am getting dunked so often in GC2 - fairly recently learned how to consistently flip reset (was never a mechy player) and since then I over force the move. Great vid! Subbed!

[@kawfeeYT]

Glad it helped! Thankyou!

[@PaikRao8]

Idk aerial direction so.. fk idk learn it xD looks hard, i try ro understand where to put the joystick when i want to go X direction but idk..

[@pastorslant]

Me watching even though I can't even air dribble or flick or anything. Lol

[@xczy.]

this was a great refresh for my mental in the game. most of this is or should be considered common sense, but it’s the little things. you point out the small things that a lot of people overlook constantly and all the “small” mistakes get turned into goals by the enemy team in higher ranks. thanks for the upload, this was needed.

[@qsol0]

I'm still just learning how to drive and look at other players.

[@notreallyabackup]

This is Rocket League! This is Rocket League! This is Rocket League!

[@ethancampbell245]

I’m so happy I was one of your first 200 subscribers I feel so cool Can’t wait for more videos You break things down in an easy to understand way Even as a plat I think I can get farther with this I too often try to air dribble (which I’m pretty decent at for a plat) when I know it’s the wrong thing I’m just not consistent enough for it to be viable Now I’m going to try to avoid all air dribbling until everything else stops working and anytime I do try one (like if I know it’s the right thing) I’ll be more attentive to my opponents than I assumed I was If nothing else, I’m happy I was wrong because you being right makes me feel like I can be better

[@kawfeeYT]

ur a legend, thankyou!

[@ethancampbell245]

Right back at ya :)@@kawfeeYT

[@queasyclipsrl]

This has been a reality check for me lol 😅

[@hamzabarakat800]

honestly amazing amazing video, but i swear the end is tooo repetitive, when u were explaining the clips but idk i might js be stupid

[@kawfeeYT]

Nah that’s fair, did it first take and didn’t really think about what I was gonna say was just saying my thoughts real time, should have written it down first

[@breezyleogaming]

the just because you can doesnt mean you should is something i brought up in my video on "why you aren't hardstuck" glad you talk about this!

[@sorenliden]

here before this dude gets big

[@kawfeeYT]

Goat

[@lololololololol699]

nice vid! can see this channel havin 5000 subs in two months

[@kawfeeYT]

I wish! Thankyou

[@krilawtf6842]

What are your camera settings they are beautiful

[@yaleeeeee]

imma need those camera settings my boy

[@Ludo_On_The_Beat]

I swear This is musty voice!! Broo

[@iDewy]

Yeah, cuz Musty has British accent.

[@kawfeeYT]

@@iDewy close i guess, Australian

[@techstuff7568]

I hope more people see this. I hate when I get partnered with someone who treats a 2v2 compet as a 1v2 casual, and just practices mechanics

[@jazzfan1830]

Damn I’ve actually worked on the peripheral thing and have never heard anyone talk about it. I guess it’s worth investing more time into. It’s especially obvious in 1v1

[@theend4644]

its all about u training u limited boost...

[@OtesOtesOtes]

I agree with your opening statement

[@Chizinky]

yeah ive been learnign air dribbles recently but i havent really implimented them into my game in any shape or form

[@vfauni5764]

I had the same thoughts a few days ago, still no improvement, I really don't know what I'm doing wrong

[@thatgamerinam]

Wow lol didn’t knew I needed this but now I know why I fell 400 mmr from my peak

[@agapic445]

I did peripherals training at my mechanical peak and it helped me immensely. However, not sure if this mentioned in the video but an extra tip is look at the ball, car, scan for boosts and sometimes try to avoid the worst possible scenario by predicting it, let us say you got a flip reset you can aim to score or you could on purpose to not score cause maybe you suspect it will be saved and get punished by a counter attack so utilize the threat of shooting and go for a bump/demo, fake, steal boost, force them to react to a weird shot, 50/50.

[@AwBlanky]

dude, this is exactly what i realised too. I dont go for fancy mechanics unless i know ill get away with it. and every mechanic i practice ive done so while looking either at the ball or somewhere else. Not my car. Awesome video, you put it into words greatly

[@trxshlord]

do you use square deadzone?

[@kawfeeYT]

Yeah I switched from circle to square a few hundred hours ago.

[@namelessmug6953]

what are ur camera settings?

[@kawfeeYT]

I’m not home for a while, I’ll come back to this and reply again when I can

[@KristaTheWolf]

I'm also curious ​@@kawfeeYT

[@namelessmug6953]

still curious@@kawfeeYT

[@kawfeeYT]

@@namelessmug6953 sorry been busy thanks for waiting! FOV: 110 Distance: 290 Height: 110 Angle: -3.00 Stiffness: 0.40 Swivel speed: 3.50 Transition speed: 1.70

[@KristaTheWolf]

What are your camera settings? Nice to watch

[@joshuamegee4301]

such a good vid

[@bigjay3418]

keep on making videos. im actually loving these, especially the talking types of ones like the one about dark.

[@kawfeeYT]

Thanks, will do!

[@grimzei]

banger video well said :D

[@kawfeeYT]

Thanks :)

[@ScottMCINERNEY-p9y]

Probably a waste of time for me because I don't have mechanics 😢

[@kawfeeYT]

Awareness of opponents is a good thing regardless of mechs!

[@ScottMCINERNEY-p9y]

lol you're right and I enjoyed the upload. I'd just like to be mechanical without putting in effort

[@kawfeeYT]

@@ScottMCINERNEY-p9y don’t we all 🤣

[@oolanti]

Good video man! I was wondering if you could make a video on the fundamental mechanics you need to reach gc?

[@kawfeeYT]

It’d take some time to make, I’ll do you one better: half flip, wavedash, fast aerial, flicks. Combine these mechanics with good touches and awareness and you’ll reach GC with just those.

[@PartySharkRL]

This is genuinely one of the best videos I've ever seen addressing mechanics!! It's great to see someone finally placing the importance on mechanics as a tool for savvy plays as opposed to the other way around.

[@thetakeover11]

You got some solid tips and vids hope you hit that 1k mark fast and blow past it :)

[@kawfeeYT]

thankyou :) getting close

[@joe-meta]

Dude your move at 2:27 was wyld

[@electricz_rl]

Settings?

[@heminshaheed5103]

underrated

[@ethanpile7622]

Whats your camera settings?

[@snowio2592]

was hardstuck c2 for what feels like a year since i started really trying to improve my mechanics (i practice only in queue training mode) and once i stopped focusing all my energy to using them in game, i got straight to mid-high champ 3 comfortably. goes to show how much you hurt yourself by trying to force mechanics into your gameplay. even if you end up not doing it, when its on your mind so actively, it can slow your gameplay down a lot

[@kawfeeYT]

Yeah it’s a weird thing people like to tell themselves they’ve gotten “better” because they learnt new mechanics but they end up losing more and don’t know why.

[@notryyrl1398]

great vid, i kinda already knew these things but i hope more and more people find this vid and see what i was already doing til now, you opened a path for some people for sure, whilst giving me the answer i already knew better explained (unluckily i still suck, but i do use mechs when i can/need)

[@kawfeeYT]

Thanks

[@bl1zze]

You earned a sub, great video!

[@EdgarMartinez-c2l]

What are you settings and dead zone

[@TahaStreams]

great video!

[@TheStonedOne]

love the name man

[@kawfeeYT]

Thankyou 🫡

[@Taylor-l4w9v]

800th sub 🎇

[@kawfeeYT]

Legend!

[@Taylor-l4w9v]

tysm @@kawfeeYT

[@vincentcuibus9135]

Most important skill in this game is uninstall > install

[@Eric-zz5ij]

I was wondering why It felt like I kept getting worse the more mechanics I tried to learn, and I think this video hit the nail. Like 2 weeks ago I reached diamond and I was even able to carry my games up to at least diamond 2 in 2v2s (that's how far I got before I felt like I had to learn more mechanics since other people started doing fancier stuff) but recently I've been rage queuing my way down to platinum 3 even. This got me in a terrible mood as it felt like I just suddenly became garbage at the game, since I never even demoted from diamond after I got the rank, until now. This video explains why it suddenly felt so hard to play against plat players compared to diamond ones, since they always just challenge everything, thus when I went for these more mechanical plays that inevitably takes longer to set up, they just got repossession of the ball again. I think I need to actually learn more fundamentals instead of training fancy mechanics such as air dribbles and flicks since very often I find myself failing simple dribbles and challenges which just makes me give possession of the ball to the opposing team. Doesn't matter if I can do flip resets if I can't get the ball in the air in the first place right? Anyways, this video was very helpful in me realizing this; thank you!

[@kawfeeYT]

Yeah the learning new mechanics and getting worse thing is definitely a thing, continue practicing mechs as well as fundamentals, but only use them once you know you can consistently, or in situations where it won’t be terrible if you fail.