What I learned after 7000 hours of Rocket League...

At this point, I have now accumulated over 7000 hours in Rocket League. This includes gameplay, training, coaching, editing videos, and anything else related. Today, I share with you some of the main things I didn't learn until I was already thousands of hours in to my journey.
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There are so many things that I learned over my 7000 hours of game time. These 5 things are concepts I didn't fully understand until I had already put thousands of hours into Rocket League. The best part is, they can be applied no matter what rank you are. Whether you are gold or grand champion, you can still apply what's being discussed here. So get out there and rank up in Rocket League. I hope this video is helpful to those of you who have been wanting to see more educational content from me.
0:00 Intro
0:59 1. The REAL Purpose of Spinning
3:18 2. Faster Does NOT Mean Faster
4:55 3. 2v1 Scenarios
7:32 4. Have Something To Focus On
9:48 5. Experiment!
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[@WaytonPilkin]

My Rocket League Course: www.gamersrdy.com/product/ultimate-guide-to-teamwork-in-rocket-league/r/paytonwilkin/

[@zZeimos]

Thanks

[@Cdlilb]

he is a legend

[@zZeimos]

@@Cdlilb ik

[@fendroun3780]

I watched this course around christmas time in 2020 and went over the topics with my brother. We improved so much since then and had so much more fun. The most helpful thing was probably the communication part which forced us to make fast decisions.

[@michael04__806]

Hi

[@AmocRL]

What i learned after 1k hours: Holy shit champ is toxic.

[@neecooee]

To add on.. champ hits the ball just to hit the ball as hard as they can in any direction they’re facing without a purpose in mind

[@cr1stal110]

As a representative in the non-toxic champ counsel of staff committee in the ignoring retarded toxic champs department, i can assure you that toxic champs are gay and that champ is the most toxic rank. But we think we came up with a solution. To handle toxic champs just say "I fakt yo mada" and mute him. It works 89.34% of the time and they end up crying in a corner. We're still working on the last 10.66% and will get back to you when we work it out. Kind regards, Me!

[@dante7430]

agreed

[@cr1stal110]

And we also use the phrase "Champ see, champ hit" just thought you'd like to know

[@EnjelMooshies]

I disabled the opponents chat since in most lobbys people spam messages after a goal or save

[@koshgam]

As someone who has joined the community recently, super appreciate your vids my man!

[@pieterconradie1673]

Same bro

[@schmebu_6928]

ATM i have 800h and when i See you on gc with 7000h im inspirated an happy that i can improve even more(gc1) btw i appreciate your Videos thx for these:>

[@brotherhoodofsteel3090]

What a save! What a save! What a save! Welcome to the community

[@michaelloves2learn]

@cheezecake gaming LMFAO

[@existence.5806]

@cheezecake gaming Calculated. Calculated. Calculated. *chat disabled for 3 seconds*

[@flare_63]

the "what have you been working on lately" really hit me, bro ive just been trying to get to C3 in 3s for the past few weeks 🗿

[@pwiizy]

relatable

[@superslowmojoe401]

Very relatable

[@swagie_]

Extremely relatable (except the rank, i'm way worse)

[@bengalinstagram]

I ran into a ssl in plat 1 :/

[@bengalinstagram]

Wasn't even that good though

[@sultiobob1628]

"What have you been working on lately?" Me: Fixing my internet

[@Nikamonacat]

agree

[@DRgolf895]

Same

[@AllTechGamer]

thats my its so sh!t

[@GrizzyTwizzy]

who isnt tryign to fix their internet lol

[@HiYannick]

*cable*

[@Pseudomuse_]

top three things I'm working on rn: > solid contact with the ball > playing close and not booming it everytime > team play and passing rather than gloryhogging hope to get these sorted out while I'm still sub 500 hours.

[@whimsiee716]

that's good. What rank are you and has it been working out for the better so far?

[@P4IL1P]

2nd tip is the most important I guess

[@Deaman1331]

Also curious where you landed.

[@floopyy_]

did it work?

[@andyolsen4517]

Same 240 hours still D2 getting down the basics

[@Bmboo_]

Wayton: you're in the 3000 hour category Me who's gc1 with 3k hours: damn he's good

[@trevorhannan6428]

this must mean ill break out of champ 2 in approximately -1000 Hours! YAY!

[@diamondwater2494]

I just hit gc today and I have 6k hours

[@TheGaara802]

@@diamondwater2494 congrats on making gc and the honesty. I'm a low champ in 2's after 1k hours :(. Fluctuate between high D3 and champ. I hate the guys that be like I made champ after 100 hours like no you did not man.

[@mrboombastic63]

@@TheGaara802 Its true many champs have gotten less then 600 hours but 1k hours and champ is good theres no reason to be disappointed

[@zyzefn6986]

i got 2k hrs and im gold

[@pgdonnelly3185]

This is the best rocket league video i’ve ever watched, it helped me understand what i was doing wrong and it made me realize why i’m stuck in c2, thank you for this masterpiece!

[@NostyRBLX]

8:25 Me: *chooses 3000 hours* "I hope you choose the 1000 hours" Yea i totally did

[@sryan66611]

R.I.P

[@maschrl159]

I chose it thinking he would say they are better XD

[@grandpahgamer3526]

Exceptional video as always Wayton. It really is the best RL content with regards to tuts, edits etc etc. Whenever someone asks me about a RL topic, I always share your videos if it’s covered. I also ask everyone I play with on stream to watch your Rotations video first. Require them to actually. Thanks again for the great content my friend.

[@jasonjackson1708]

You're truly helping this old man out. Thank you for everything you do for the community!

[@owenbousman2117]

Wow Wayton. This is the exact video I needed at the exact time I needed it. I’ve been slumping for the last week because of poor decision making and I kept having the exact problems you were mentioning in the video. Good job. Keep it up.

[@itarirl4760]

im doing a very long trip so thank you for your content

[@raiden9239]

Wayton: i have 7000 hours on rl but i didn't spend it on my mechanics i spent it on making videos or coaching so ill be covering those Also wayton: starts teaching us again Edit: 190 likes pfft my comment has more likes than waytons

[@thijnhogendoorn6598]

Thats what coaching is...?

[@DoomMage]

@@thijnhogendoorn6598 it's a joke. See wayton could've put 7000 hours into grinding to get better but instead used some of those hours to help others. This commentator illustrated comically that wayton is repeating this behavior once again.

[@raiden9239]

@@DoomMage exactly

[@DoomMage]

@@raiden9239 I couldn't help myself but make such a smart ass reply when I saw that he probably was purposefully misinterpreting what u were saying. Lmao

[@raiden9239]

@@thijnhogendoorn6598 ::wayton smh::

[@jonah-wu8tw]

This is an amazing video, Wayton! I have learnt a lot of new things from watching this video, and what I should do to fix my mistakes. Thank you so much!

[@VortexEightBasil]

LEGENDARY VIDEO BRO!!! I personally think this is one of your best videos because after I watched it I realised how much it make sense! I cannot wait to hop into comp and apply these tips! I am going to work on my boost management and stop trying to improve on my freestyling when I do not yet have the mechanics. I will work more on my freestyling when I am better at the game. Thanks again for these tips, cannot wait for your next vid!

[@LuksaTV]

That #4 is so epicc thank you so muchh

[@Kento74]

I agree

[@egblackfang]

I've spent 400+ hrs working on rotations and positioning. I wish more would focus on it, because there are way to many superhero toxic teena out there who play as plats in any rank.

[@Sleakyrl-zm1dl]

Honestly so helpful and I've taken on board every single tip! Thanks for saving me the hours of playing time!🔥

[@Oresste]

dude this video was a massive help, I really learned a lot! keep up the amazing work bro

[@flavoredliquid3380]

"You can hit consistant double taps like this one" *shows off airdribble*

[@Captain-K_MC]

I’ve been working on aerials and dribbles lately. I’ve gotten pretty good at dribbles for a platinum. Aerials I find are nearly impossible but I’ve been grinding it

[@cianshanley2072]

That’s how I felt for a long time, but if you go for them CONSTANTLY, literally anytime there’s a chance for one, go for it, if you do that you’re guaranteed to get better at them

[@Captain-K_MC]

@@cianshanley2072 I have been and I am improving, but I can’t get more then three touches, hard ever two even. But I’ll keep going for it

[@cianshanley2072]

@@Captain-K_MC you should watch waytons video on it and use his training pack, it’s the reason I can air dribble at sll

[@Captain-K_MC]

@@cianshanley2072 I have but I am just not good at it. I’ve worked on ground plays and I can still keep up with the other players, but the air is scary. I can aerial, kinda, but not air dribble

[@krystalwhispers]

Thank you so much for this video 😊 I never realised i was making so many mistakes. I'm on the grind to champ and your tip to not care about what rank you're in makes a lot of sense.

[@f.b.i2687]

This vidio was really helpful, after i started to focus more on the locations of my teammates and giving them the ball instead of trying to make the shot alone ,my teams and i preformed a lot better ,so thanks .keep doing what your doing

[@Just0quick]

Wayton before: spinning is bad Literally ten seconds after: spinning is good

[@rollitup419]

Yeah that made me not watch the rest 😂

[@hydrough]

@@Just0quick It does help if you know how to controll it. He is saying you shouldn't do it in plat, diamond or champ because if you cant even read doubletaps and the like you will not score it no matter whether you are spinning or not. You should focus on it after you have the reads down because while spinning you won't lose controll of the ball or your car.

[@Just0quick]

@@hydrough but I can read double taps consistently

[@hydrough]

@@Just0quick The word "if" is very important in my comment. IF you can read it consistently you can go for spins which will help you with control. That is the point of what he said.

[@jeevanmanu9366]

This is so informative I just started and got to your least fav rank yesterday in doubles (that's 1.5 months but yea not worth bragging or anything at all) thanks for giving nice tips so far but I guess won't use the roll stuff for looong

[@chelseajonny6771]

If I were you I’d probably still learn it on the side in training, even if you’re not gonna use it in game to help your car control

[@mufpufmof3167]

Yo those tips are good i go in freeplay a long time ago and learn much aswell great to see people showing how to upgrade there skills keep it up

[@TFraggerz]

This is the first video that actually helped me getting better. Thank you!

[@mr.banatee9110]

As a gc I don’t agree with him saying champs shouldn’t spin because building mechanics like that is how you get to gc.

[@BlazeTheYouTuber]

agreed even at Diamond me learning how to spin is a big reason why I even got to champ

[@manuelbuitenhuis7337]

As a GC i also agree

[@felixb.4455]

Im gc 2 and gc since season 11 and my airroll skills are still trash

[@TheGaara802]

Yeah I've been practicing spinning in diamond and it helps a lot. I think you should actually start praticising air still left in plat, it's useful for recovering. Tit don't have to constantly spin but a slight one does help even in the lower ranks like D3- C1 where I currently am.

[@abdulazizalsubaai9030]

9:09 everytime I get into a ranked match I keep telling myself the stuff I am working on so that I don't forget, I am working on my positioning and confidence (Not hesitating) right now :)

[@ryandonnelly8901]

not hesitating is huge, that was the main factor when I was trying to rank up from diamond to champ and then champ to GC

[@JboyJW]

Such amazing content. LOVE all of your videos and commentary. 💯

[@EldenRingSteps]

As a new player, a lot of your vids have been a great help to me. I’m only a plat right now but I know what I should be working on and how I should do so because of you. Thank you for making this a lot easier!

[@spixxy1751]

Thank u for point 2... Literally nobody in any rank even low SSl seems to know this lmao... they just gotta rotate really calm and make their decisions super fast... almost everyone gets this wrong :D

[@anthonyjones4628]

Yea it's hesitation so glad I'm fixing this right now

[@rughksu]

what i learned after 13 hours: i cant rank up beyond silver 1

[@vonthedon3]

😭

[@gamerxdking4369]

i will take like 48 hours to hit gold initislly it is hard

[@predarek]

You are definitely the best at simplifying your explanations! Thanks for the video!

[@GrimmRx]

Honestly, I think Wayton is the best RL KZbinr. Super thorough with everything. I have definitely learned the most from him compared to other people that do tutorials. Thanks, Waytoney!!!

[@photoion1]

"spin momentum" not wrong at all but got a chuckle. Physics term would be angular momentum but spin momentum will work too hahaha Great vids man, getting me back in to rl after about a year break.

[@lancepeterson7997]

On console, go to profile - stats - in the top it show days played, though not actual hours. Just divide and math to et you hours.

[@tobegredal1206]

Nice vid. This is going to help me a lot. Keep it up

[@josephsylvester1619]

You’re wise beyond your years my friend. Been subbed to your channel for a long while on my other account and just subbed on this one too. This is awesome advice and it really made me think. Thank you.

[@amantu8638]

what i learned in 150 hours: i cant rank up in diamond whitout playing every day

[@Splinter69691]

Im only gold 3 at 120-130 hours

[@diamondwater2494]

@@Splinter69691 dang I’m GRAND CHAMP 1 DIVISION 2 and I was when I first started gold 3 and I have 6k hours

[@michaelmarkovski8269]

I’m plat 3 with 40 hours lol

[@amantu8638]

im only gc 3 at 1 hour is that good???🥺

[@michaelmarkovski8269]

@@amantu8638literally impossible lmfao

[@6ix249]

Tbh i would rather be in the 3000 hours, just because i like practicing flashy mechanics, i get someone who has gc in 1k hours can have the same game sense as 3k hours, but the level of mechanics are gonna be much different from 1k to 3k, like ive recently hit champ about a month or 2 ago, and i have around 1.3k hours, i only just started consistently hitting (fairly) flashy mechanics in ranked like clean/effective ceiling shots, flip resets, etc, so even if it took me double the time ive already played the game to get to gc, i would be much happier with my level of mechanics and my overall gameplay

[@faisalalshemeili2600]

That’s not the point though. He’s saying it’s faster to learn when you have a goal in mind when queuing ranked.

[@splxs7763]

Yeah as a c3 with 3300 hours I am kinda glad I’ve learnt what I have, I’ve been working on mechanics a ridiculous amount, I knew it wasn’t good but I liked it. After I got consistent with triple resets I started thinking about my rank more and that’s what I’m working on now, hopefully I’ll make gc this season

[@6ix249]

@@faisalalshemeili2600 thats not the point of my reply, i was just giving my opinion on why i'd rather get gc in 3k hours instead of 1k

[@eaysofficiall4165]

waste 2000 hours of your life.... You aren't making a good decision. You aren't immortal and you are going to die like everyone else.

[@connor27311]

Ya i got bored of ranked and moved on to freestyling and i gotta say its way more fun than ranked for me

[@skunkinablender1335]

thanks so much for the "what have you been working on" tip! I've been stuck C3 since season 9, and I have almost 4k hours. I work on mechanics and analyze replays (choice replays), but now that you mention it, I almost always just hop into ranked and let muscle memory take over. thanks again, I really think this will help me improve! :)

[@WebHead948]

Some really good advice in here. Thanks, Waytoney!

[@neecooee]

Me: 1500 hours at c3 complaining because I can’t get gc Also me: alright new day let’s just play ranked and wing it

[@FrostyEdits007]

I am plat but I can flip reset 🙃

[@lechameleon625]

probably why ur in plat

[@alfrd9527]

Me too 🙃

[@bcm_12_]

you rarely see that in plat tbh

[@FrostyEdits007]

@@lechameleon625 due to my internet

[@lechameleon625]

even in c3 I don't see many flip resets

[@madpresso]

Awesome stuff let's goo 1000 hours SSL!

[@cristianodsouza4153]

This video motivated me so much dude like actually BIG THANKYOU❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@e.cole_16]

Thank you SO much man. This video just got me to champ. I haven’t played for two seasons and i had played for about a week and a half, so I got off of rl watched this video, and got back on because I wanted to try what you said and I used to be around D2 but got to champ because of this video. AND WE JUST WON A CHAMP TOURNAMENT!!!

[@farkadelia6776]

This was way more helpful than I thought... Good shit

[@Tobi1yt]

Really great Video, I can totally relate to most oft the the points I experienced till now

[@Tobi1yt]

This video definitely deserved you a sub

[@rehaanali8018]

Watching wayton always inspires me to try new things

[@benharris3239]

wayton, ur too underrated u need more subs, ur vids are so nice quality and everything.

[@m0ke0]

This video REALLY helped me. Thanks!

[@deadlyghoul9975]

Thanks Wayton! I learned so much now!

[@davidspeed157]

Love you're Vids keep on the great work!!

[@inst1nctx]

Why are you on my recommended list now! I needed tips. I am a platinum rank player and I find myself in these scenarios where I air roll towards the ball, this helps me shoot the ball where I want in difficult positions.

[@codenamesquad4358]

Great video mate!

[@adambennani7942]

Recently I’ve been practicing my air dribbles and it’s been pretty good so far. Thx Wayton for that air dribble btw, it helped me so much

[@Futureguitarist15]

The "just do it" (force yourself to try things in game and learn new mechanics) is something I learned recently and it's helped me SO much. I decided to try air dribbles/wall aerials just for fun knowing damn well they're way out of my skill level with less than 80 hours in game. Then after learning it I realized how much it helped me with aerial control, boost management and wall reading and I got my first air dribble goal in a game yesterday. My friends are all amazed how much I've improved in such a short amount of time. Being timid in game was definitely holding me back.

[@thomasveleba9261]

Just dropped in to give you a like out of respect for you reaching 7k hours. Truly insane

[@Tyler_Stoltz]

really like your videos Payton! going to use the technique of not just hopping into games and have a goal

[@octag8nn498]

Not hesitating, praying before I play, realizing my mistakes for each play we get scored on , ariels, boost management, passing, and dribbling set ups. Thats what Ive been working in!

[@oguinn84]

the quality of your content is some good stuff

[@Capsnuffles]

Very good video wayton!

[@E.A.B22]

THANK YOU NOW MY TM8S NOW KNOW TO NOT AIR ROLL FOR EVERYTHING 😭,and I just wanted to say how underrated & great of a KZbinr you are to the rl community , everything you say helps and it's helped me From my humble beginnings in bronze all the way to diamond 2 in under 200 hours so thank you wayton if I go pro I'll make sure to remember you😁👍🏾the 🐐 wayton

[@FUN-TAKTIK]

Bro thank you for your videos and every other creator for ROCKET League i got Champ 1 in 170 hours, i just started this season 3 when it was free to play. and i got better through playing much and training in freeplay with the ball

[@hashemabuali2362]

No cap best rl youtuber thx for ever thing ❤️

[@Gedz817]

Man thank you, good way to look at things.

[@JP-st9hn]

I’ve been working my flicks and dribbles... last week I was so inconsistent. Now I’m feeling like the ball is starting to stick to my car! Love leveling up!

[@rafaplays7418]

Wayton...... Ty so much :) I was in the 1000 GC category and didnt know why, but now im a bit stuck at the moment and now I know why! I have to concentrate on spesific things🤦 Like the vid! xD

[@felir3377]

Love your vids

[@haydarkhan4209]

BRO TYSM great vid keep the content 👍👌❤️

[@samsusnel]

Thanks a lot Wayton!

[@nsightesports9535]

I'd also say for spinning that it adds a sense of unpredictability to one's aerial possession. It gives the attacker more freedom when trying to beat those darn prejumping defenders with either a feinted hard touch/soft touch, and can be used for quick adjustments for a reset.

[@JDMricist]

great info, thx Wayton!

[@BenjaminHari]

When I was still in Gold I also thought that "being faster" means going fast and recover fast but it took me a hundred of hours before I realized that it means to react to things faster with better consistency and coupled that with "slowing down" as not every touch (ball-chasing) is a good touch is what made me jump to the high platinum in very short time. And yeah as you said you should always focus on something because without training a certain skill it's very hard to learn it in just gameplay alone, training is VITAL if you feel stuck like you're not progressing. Even going through a training pack once a day with difficult touches and shadow defense has helped me so much in the gameplay.

[@ZippyBytes]

Nice and I totally agree, having something to focus on let me practice the speed flip and I've almost got it mastered Everytime in less than 2 weeks. I think I'm going to work on flicks because I've been playing a lot of ones and need to finally add some kind of ball controlled flick shot as there are many opportunities in ones to do that. Great vid

[@gamekillerkiller544]

This was very helpful now i can proceed to get better even faster

[@xd_emil_7397]

Best RL video i have seen in a while

[@hockeytalk11]

these are great tips man

[@hbkswayeee2125]

Love ur vids

[@notaname8140]

For the spinning one - real life rockets often spin too, because it means if something knocks it off course slightly it will still stay on roughly the same trajectory, but instead of the nose pointing at the target it will now rotate around it in a small circle, but the off-axis forces cancel each other out so it keeps going towards the centre of the circle, just slightly slower than it would have

[@theboardsenpai8681]

The video we all needed

[@jjdoesstuff7050]

Thanks wayton that was so helpful

[@tjmukwevho]

Amazing video. I want more!

[@21TTG_RL]

Loved this Video!

[@Thatguyben3587]

You have no idea how much you help me

[@mecxmeijs293]

Ayo Wayton just by this i subsribed and what i learned will probably help me thx bro :D

[@sqvaddd]

Hi i just came to say thank you all your tutorials video really helped me i would lose everytime in rank but now i win i have my car control thank you btw i subbed.

[@prokodza]

2:00 Another way you can stop your car’s motion after hitting the ball is holding your regular airoll button during contact (something Fireburner said)

[@Jriyani]

So. This season i started out at gc1 div 3 but because of the way i was thinking and worrying too much about my rank i de-ranked from gc1 all the way down to c2. after realizing what i need to improve on and having the right mentality. my confidence improving the mechanics that I've been working on improved(off-wall mustys and positioning) and now i find myself back at gc1 div 2 So. Wayton Thanks for the video/reminder on what's actually right to do :D (The Climb Was Painful BTW ;-;)

[@isaacclarke7429]

I needed to hear this

[@bddragon1]

love your insight and opinions wayton, although there are some personal contradictions here. I'm totally focused like you said...but on aerial control and fine tuning how to roll my car in the air to get the opposing force and pinpoint touches, while also being high diamond. :p

[@hsnnn]

Very helpful changed my perspective by a long shot

[@VulcanMag872]

Wow that fourth point I can see SERIOUSLY helping some people. When I go into training I have a mindset of "I want to make this aspect of my game better" but going in ranked it's just playing to hopefully get better naturally, guess that's definitely not what to do.

[@dr._.g0n]

Here’s my list of what I’ve been working on from most specific to least specific 1. Ground to air dribbles/dribble to air dribble. 2. Flicks in general 3. Being a good teammate in the sense of covering for any mistakes or opportunities my teammate/opponents will do

[@neipo]

I've always just been a middling plat player, but I had never taken the game very seriously. Just jumped into games here and there and tried to play as well as I could. A few weeks ago I decided to start practicing something (in my case just hitting the ball with more purpose and power on aerials). Ran a few training packs with a focus on hitting balls in the air maybe 4-5 times a week. Also thinking about back post rotations from a different video. Went from Plat2 to Diamond1 in like 2 weeks. Feel like I have way more control in the air and even on the ball. Next up is learning basic things like speed flips and half flips. It's so obvious in retrospect but working on a skill instead of "just playing" makes such a difference.

[@codyxnz]

wow the tip you realized at 2000 hours, about playing faster, actually just changed my whole outlook. currently at 2200 hours myself and c2

[@kroyhevia]

Great video! Will use the adviceewe