Why We Miss Easy Shots in Rocket League & How to Fix it (Sport Science Tips)

[@strongpuma7939]

Wasted almost 9 minutes of my day

[@FlowStateGG]

Watched it all the way through AND left a comment?! That helps out the channel a TON, thanks so much for your support ❤️

[@strongpuma7939]

@@FlowStateGG I watched your vid again and actually paid attention, i shouldnt have jugded so fast and now i feel bad about it lmao

[@strongpuma7939]

I miss shots because i always want to showoff instead of just scoring a goal.

[@flocky5491]

@@strongpuma7939 lamo

[@strongpuma7939]

@@flocky5491 i feel strato

[@Hecatonchir]

It's really nice seeing someone actually approach Rocket League coaching from a sports psych perspective, really good video, keep it up :)

[@FlowStateGG]

Hecatonchir glad you like it!! Thank you :)

[@weebrahim]

There's some older videos on rocket league psychology by bad boogler

[@jakeorel3406]

Applied exercise science grad here, diggin the content keep it up

[@xaron_2513]

That’s why he made it onto sledge’s show

[@strongpuma7939]

I would like to see him coach me get better because i find it hard to believe. I

[@oliverkovacs9842]

Dude you sound so professional! I thought you had like 300k until you pointed out how small your channel is! Incredible work man keep it up

[@FlowStateGG]

Ha I wish!! Thank you!!

[@ocarina82_43]

I was surprised to see how small this channel is. It's been the best place to find coaching for Rocket League so far!

[@FlowStateGG]

Wow thank you!! I hope it grows too 😀

[@Shrimped]

Great tips coming from a science perspective! Much better than other videos that say "just get better"

[@FlowStateGG]

Glad you think so!

[@TheMonkeySpark]

I really like your psychological approach to RocketLeague! Keep it going :)

[@FlowStateGG]

TheMonkeySpark I really like your taste in KZbin videos

[@willfleig6879]

can i apply these principles to shooting my shot with girls? thanks

[@gabe3656]

Only issue is every shot you shoot with girls is difficult. Try guys, much easier.

[@Voltricity435]

@@gabe3656 lol

[@FlowStateGG]

Make sure you keep your eyes on the point of contact

[@Sam-dk7zl]

@@FlowStateGG ahhh i see what you did there

[@potatowedges5402]

@@gabe3656 lol

[@Jason911_]

Great tips, love the comparisons with other sports!

[@FlowStateGG]

Glad you like them!

[@densemyth6830]

Nice one! Looking forward to the drills.

[@Dan-no5fc]

Really awesome stuff here! You deserve much more attention! The sport psychology approaches seem to apply very well to RL, the things you're saying make a lot of sense to me when I think about my gameplay. It's great that you're precise and clear in your wording and that you offer drills! I think your tips already helped me a lot :D Thanks a ton and keep it up

[@notkayo_]

I had a really good time watching this vid, and i can confirm that it helps

[@pinchy_]

This was very informative thanks man keep it up

[@BattalionMouse]

Thanks for your work!

[@FlowStateGG]

spark.c thanks for your comment 🥰

[@RuthlessMarksmanHD]

You simply just saying too always keep focus on the ball instantly helped my with my wallshots because I would focus on my car instead of the ball😂😂 crazy how something so simple helped immensely

[@FlowStateGG]

Love to hear it

[@Nickben89]

gr8 stuff mate!

[@daveofallpeople]

Perfect video! Thanks so much for this!

[@karmecide6013]

Rocket League be like: "Oh gotta' go this way- OH! Nevermind this way!"

[@Dodo-dn2dr]

Nice video! Thanks a lot

[@FlowStateGG]

Glad you liked it!

[@nx_ryan1725]

I subbed! Nice vid is the a proper way to train on Xbox? I liked as well👍🏻

[@blubird243]

Killed it

[@akaripbros3088]

Thx this helps a lot !

[@BigKarwat]

Nice video, but i am really noob, and have real issues hitting ball. Not just specific part, not just targeting specific part of gate, but just too often missing ball at all. Just not having problem to get hits more often would get me out of Bronze :D So tips for this please.

[@FlowStateGG]

Hey Vox! If you’re that new, getting to be able to hit the ball just comes down to practicing a lot in freeplay/games. You have to learn 2 things: 1) how to control your car 2) how to judge the ball. Both of those things really come down to just putting in the work at your current stage. Work on understanding how to control your car first (just driving around and jumping and stuff) then start to add the ball. Good luck :)

[@manicandroid1]

Will this help with some one who has a strong tendency of shooting the ball to the post, crossbar, and goalie but all it takes is one shot then it will be post and ect.. all night.

[@FlowStateGG]

Manic Android yes!

[@Voltricity435]

how do you not even have 1k subs?????????????

[@FlowStateGG]

Voltricity cuz my vids suck obv 😂

[@Highonlifenstuf]

Woop! You're giving me growth, so heres some back :D

[@FlowStateGG]

Happy to help!

[@timothycoakley4893]

analysis paralysis, got calluses from yanking my homies phalluses

[@csar07.]

Cold

[@lebaguette5393]

sussus amogus

[@andrewburnett5242]

You know I'm really trying to improve myself as a rocket league player and I'm actually a professional musician so I understand the rigor of practice and learning from others. Out of all of the rocket league training/tips videos I've analyzed, yours are some of the best I've seen! I love the mindset and approach you take towards progress in this skillful game and I'm happy to watch your channel grow! Best of luck man! -Andrew

[@FlowStateGG]

I really appreciate the incredibly kind and supportive feedback!! Glad you're getting some value out of the content, happy I could help!

[@FlowStateGG]

Hey, great video dude!

[@nomindz]

FlowStateGG true

[@ssds24]

thanks man means a lot

[@bloodbud8927]

Bro, your video flow is really good. Gonna recommend this video to some of my lower ranked friends.

[@FlowStateGG]

WPL_Bloodbud thank you!! Good pun too 👌👌

[@chryxz]

Focusing on a point on the ball while shooting is exactly what I force myself to do to improve shot accuracy. Really good tip. Another nice side effect of improving your timing is that you'll increase the power of your shots.

[@IAmAce2157]

I've actually what a sports psychologist would have to say about RL. Insta sub

[@FlowStateGG]

Haha now you'll get to hear it! Every week !

[@badboogl8529]

"Slow is smooth and smooth is fast" This was all really solid, I liked it a lot!

[@CBellRL]

Love the video my dude! loved the pool analogy and I know that took awhile to make. well done :)

[@FlowStateGG]

CBell it really did!!! Thank you

[@benjaminschultz6501]

6:32 just blew my mind. Subscription earned. :)

[@FlowStateGG]

Eyyyy I was pretty proud of that part :) I think it came out well!

[@gamerkidyt7820]

Same with me @Benjamin Schultz

[@davidtimm2352]

I play sports but never thought of applying the same mindset to Rocket League. Great video!

[@Dydynaud]

I love how you always say "If you're new here, I'm a professional tenis and sport psychology coach..." and , it's become your trademark. It just feels right! :) - After finishing the video, is insanely good! It's the exact kind of videos I was looking for! You're finding yourself in this youtube thing... :O Good work!

[@FlowStateGG]

Love ya man, appreciate all your support so far :)

[@RigidRL]

Lol Limburger is that guy who hits breezi flicks for insanity. Cool that he’s in this vid

[@hawkkn1220]

Really good video man!!! I found your channel from Instagram and watched this video. I'm a GC level player and I definitely would recommend all of these tips for the lower ranks that are struggling to miss shots. One extra thing is when you're focusing on a specific part of the goal especially at higher ranks you need to aim where the defense can't save the ball even if that is in a harder spot to get the ball to like the upper corners. Yes you might be more likely to miss but you almost never see high ranked players miss easy saves so you need to aim in spots that make it uncomfortable or even impossible for them to get to. Great video!!!

[@FlowStateGG]

Definitely! A lot of high MMR players also really benefiting from this too! I have a 1900 who said he felt way cleaner hitting shots after watching this. Focus and eye placement is one of those fundamentals that is easily forgotten and benefits everyone. Definitely aiming for where the defenders can not save is important for sure! Thanks for the support and share!!

[@hawkkn1220]

@@FlowStateGG Thanks for the reply man that's really cool of you!!!

[@jackiechen5114]

Seriously underrated channel, love the sport psychology take on Rocket League, keep up the awesome content!

[@FlowStateGG]

I appreciate your support on the vids! Helps me stay motivated 💪

[@quadburger]

Very informative! Great video format! Actually aiming shots is important and overlooked.

[@Rl_clips_69]

hey can you explain in your video´s why you have to put ballcam on because i got a lot of bronze friends that play without it and i don´t like it😅 your video´s are great! sorry for my English, because im Dutch😄

[@ricoco750]

100.000 views and just 3k likes.. come on folks help that brother out!

[@Hoodyhooo]

This video is incredible! Well done and can't wait to see these drills!

[@ethancreager4161]

I know I’m very late to this video but thank you I’ve watched a couple of your videos and within a couple weeks I went from plat 2 to diamond 2

[@jaromthompson]

this is a gold mine of very valuable information! thanks for all these tips FlowStateGG :)

[@ShaunOfNintendo]

Taking a moment to pause the video and just leave a comment I absolutely love videos like this. Videos that take the time to talk about the mental approach to things. Really top notch job man. I'll be keeping an eye out for the followup video.

[@FlowStateGG]

Love it, thanks man! Appreciate the support

[@sixqm2]

Im so bad my friends make fun of me cause im gold rank even though im bad so they put me in ranked and make me lose so i go down a rank i watched this video and now im way better thx

[@youyou-bz5sk]

i am gold and it helped me so much i used to miss all my shots but most importantly is because i am not playing for fun i rage every time i miss i need the mental and the mechanics your videos helped me thx

[@Cxlibxr]

wow thats kinda crazy, i messaged you today to ask about new videos and I see this video and it was exactly what I needed thanks!

[@obsidiandragon9994]

Oh my goodness I did not know this, the approach you have is incredible and incredibly beneficial. Never ever stop making these!

[@ethanmaher7979]

Nice videos! I hope this comment gets your video in recommended!

[@FlowStateGG]

Ethan Maher the comment gets in my heart, that’s good enough for me

[@shawnatogaming]

As always man your videos help me so much! Thanks again man.

[@reginald5993]

Your videos are so high quality, it’s only a matter of time before you are the next big RL youtuber

[@FlowStateGG]

Reginald we grindin!! Thank you 🙏

[@dimitrisvalogiorgis2736]

I was looking for a video like this. You organised all of my thoughts and gave the science behind them as well. I never comment on yt, you deserve it man. Thank you.

[@FlowStateGG]

Dimitris Valogiorgis dang that means a lot!! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁

[@TulipanJones]

This would make a great series. Could you do a video on trusting your teammates more? I find that I either trust my teammates too much or not enough and it gets frustrating

[@FlowStateGG]

Thank you! I do have one on teammates, check that one out! I will have more coming on that topic in the future, good idea :)

[@sammellonhead46]

tbh the way u hit the ball at 4:30 helped me most. i always shanked it or just didnt hit it right so it helped me

[@jondavidperson5573]

Ayy gotchu that 500 👍🏼 lots of great points here. You talked about a lot of things I do but didn’t even realize. I also like your term “analysis paralysis” as I do this in everyday life as well 😂

[@FlowStateGG]

Ayyyyy thank you! I liked it too until my friend made that meme about it in the comments here lmao

[@euqat]

Hey, awesome content. The psychology aspect is so interesting and important. Lately I've been reading this article which analyses the habits of top pro players, might interest you : onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tops.12251 I would love to see a video from you explaining the best approach to improve game mechanics. Cheers!

[@FlowStateGG]

That’s a future idea! But thanks so much for sharing that article, really interesting so far!!

[@xenoclops756]

Damn I thought you had hundreds of thousands of subscribers until you said “small channels like me”. Dropped a like and a sub :) you definitely deserve more subscribers

[@FlowStateGG]

Ha thank you!! Hope to get there someday! The like/comment helps a lot, so thank you!!

[@TraumaLlamaTV]

This was such a great video my man, keep up the great content!!

[@FlowStateGG]

Thanks man ❤️

[@patrickfrigault8094]

Now that's useful stuff! Thanks man! The pool analogy makes so much sense to me since I played competitive pool before :) .

[@FlowStateGG]

That's awesome! glad it helped :) I won a pool tournament in high school but nothing super competitive otherwise lol

[@ItsJessifer]

Wow great video. Such balls. Much cars.

[@RagDo77]

Came here from Reddit just to like and sub. Now to get my teammates to watch as they're the problem... not .... cough .... me..... cough cough.

[@FlowStateGG]

Lol of course!

[@DroseGamingTV]

Great videos, but... I can't sub... DK TO WIN THE RACE! Great video tho srs

[@FlowStateGG]

9Null oof RIP

[@MuncleUscles]

This is really good content, I've been fascinated with translating leanings from other sports to RL for a while now, but it's not easy to find stuff like this online. Can't wait for the next vid

[@durucosar2821]

Maybe now I’ll be able to make shots in tennis (and pool)

[@donnad9668]

Wow helpful for not just Rocket League!

[@angelofontani7058]

I wantched a lot of videos but no one talked that much about the “easy” shots, lately i started playing rocket league more and more to improve but i keep missing the easiest shots, finally i found someone who talks about this in depth, ty

[@FlowStateGG]

glad you found it helpful!! come hang out with us in discord :)

[@ScrappyJD]

At about 1,300 hours and I haven’t heard these tips. I appreciate the tips! Glad I found the video

[@FlowStateGG]

Happy they helped!!

[@BenAnderson48]

Will the upcoming trainers address ways to maneuver the car to hit the ball where we want? In Rocket League especially many players don’t have enough control to look at the ball and hit it in the exact spot it needs to be hit in.

[@FlowStateGG]

It will be drills you can do to improve those skills!

[@oxobiexo7145]

I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot from it, I always fail these shots and I feel this video will benefit anyone who watches. Thanks for making this video and making it well

[@FlowStateGG]

OX OBIE XO Happy to help!!

[@greeeeeeeen]

Comment for the boys

[@zecret5320]

My like and comment make a difference!!!!!!

[@FlowStateGG]

Zecret heck yeah!

[@-Brendon-]

Came here from reddit, great video. I’ve been waiting for a great coach to explain stuff better.

[@FlowStateGG]

Glad it helped!! Thanks for the support :)

[@bluebeemulders92]

Only watched a few of your videos but there really helpful and I’m glad I found your channel

[@FlowStateGG]

Awesome! Welcome :)

[@tony0421]

Great vid, love how you went beyond the game itself and how the player actually thinks

[@FlowStateGG]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@Lucashallberg21]

If you see this , can you tell me why I cant shoot at my right side on the car . Is it the camera thats is the problem or what ? Sometimes I try to sit diffrently in my chair or turn my screen a little to the left or right . Please help !

[@FlowStateGG]

This is a really good question which I have a lot to say about, so I’m gonna answer it on stream live tomorrow Tuesday 8pm EST!

[@xaron_2513]

Flowstate: It’s important to take a minute to take a look at these shots Me: sits there for a minute trying to figure out the best way to score the shot and the realizes that the other person has already scored.

[@FlowStateGG]

My life as a coach bro - RIP my rank

[@exoticz5471]

i feel bad for him man his vids are great and he has only 4k subs well just letting you know you gained a sub thanks man

[@FlowStateGG]

Thanks

[@rhysporter7114]

you deserve way more subs than this

[@FlowStateGG]

Rhys Porter 🤷‍♂️ hopefully they’ll come lol, I’ll keep grindin

[@ikke8269]

instead of saying I suck at easy shots from now on ill say that I tend to over think awkward high pressure situations

[@FlowStateGG]

Yes that is the way!! So much more productive... now you actually have something specific to work towards improving instead of just "sucking less" :P

[@Pennylessclub]

PEAK! PEAK ! PEAK! lol I like the vid :)

[@wesholmes1012]

This video is really helpful! Thanks

[@flocky5491]

Well said man, i like the editing and explaintion everything was clear and easy to understand now i need to train and i'm done .

[@FlowStateGG]

go practice!!

[@calculated671]

I think I’m dead cause I don’t think about anything when playing

[@FlowStateGG]

Must be dead. That's the only logical solution :)

[@Nietha]

Looking forward to the next vid

[@Sheamu5]

I'll be sure to send this to my teammates 😉

[@nickoteen5462]

Glad to see more uploads from you, I can see this channel popping off soon because your approach is so unique.

[@shawnatogaming]

/\ Agreed.

[@FlowStateGG]

If only KZbin was as easy as easy shots in RL 😂

[@33bene]

@@FlowStateGG f

[@RedHairedViking]

dope vid as always

[@scottglenn6152]

Excellent info for a chronic easy shot shanker like myself, thanks!

[@FlowStateGG]

Just for you Scott ;)

[@37beers58]

Thanks!

[@mrshoopdawhoopq3063]

This is some really good content I insta-subbed. Keep up the quality vids and you'll be a huge channel in no time

[@FlowStateGG]

Grindin!! Thanks for the support, it'll help me get there :)

[@sylvainl.8694]

There s so much to work on in e-sport so much

[@Todestuete]

Trying to get GC atm and I'll try to focus on this a bit more.

[@FlowStateGG]

Hope it helps!!! Let me know please!!

[@voltax13]

That bronze to grand champ view 7:35 was so clean and well done good work

[@FlowStateGG]

Sébastien Dion thank you I don’t want to tell you how long that took lol

[@aloosh124]

Thanks for the tips man it helped a lot

[@CartierClan]

Great video thank you!

[@rawkfistgaming]

More proof of just how cerebral this game really is. But also proof of Bruce Lee's concept of letting your mind be like water. There are things to be aware of. But the key is to get that awareness to a more subliminal level. Like in The Last Samurai, Nobutada tells Nathan Algren, "Too many mind." It's amazingly complex, yet amazingly simple. A practice in paradox: the perfect harmony of the conscious and unconscious.

[@minisulur767]

Great video!! Applies to tennis too

[@21N42Photo]

4:12 how do I do that? What is it called?