Aerial Advice.

[Sin]

Hey guys I have a bunch of hours on the game and i'm ranked blue star or rising star on 1v1s and 2v2s but I have some issues with my aerial game. I can hit the ball, that's not the issue but it becomes an issue when i try to aim it towards the goal. I find myself to be very wobbly in the air and I just can't figure out how to move my car correctly using the freestyle button. It's honestly more about precision than the general skill. I have been playing around a lot with my Camera settings and i don't know if that plays a factor. If you have any tips on how to get better with aerials that are not just "just practice man", thanks for leaving those in the comments :).
Thanks to everyone for reading or responding :)

[[57th] AngryHatter]

Like I can give you advice. =)
For me camera distance helped a lot. I backed the camera to 280.

[Mirage]

I think a big difference between people who start doing aerials, and those who are experienced with it, is the way they approach the ball.

Kinda difficult to explain, but new players tend to go from the ground, directly towards the ball, so you could draw a straight line.
Experienced players tend to get the altitude faster, and then head towards the ball, so it's more of a /`` trajectory rather than just a / , if that makes sense.

This gives you some air time where you don't have to boost and can angle and adjust your car properly.

Obviously it depends on the situation and sometimes you just need that direct approach for the speed.

[Mobo]

Heya - I am only starting out trying to play rocket league properly but a Grand Champ recommended this to me - > http://www.rocketleaguetrainer.com/p/download

This is an external application you launch when in FREE MODE ONLY

You select what type of taining you want to do and can practice over and over and it is a really big help

Hope that helps

[Sin]

Thanks guys i didn't expect real answers, and yes Mirage I see what you mean.

[[57th] AngryHatter]

Originally posted by Mirage:

I think a big difference between people who start doing aerials, and those who are experienced with it, is the way they approach the ball.

Kinda difficult to explain, but new players tend to go from the ground, directly towards the ball, so you could draw a straight line.
Experienced players tend to get the altitude faster, and then head towards the ball, so it's more of a /`` trajectory rather than just a / , if that makes sense.

This gives you some air time where you don't have to boost and can angle and adjust your car properly.

Obviously it depends on the situation and sometimes you just need that direct approach for the speed.

Wow.
Thanks.
It'll take me another year to learn this in my muscle memory but I will remember who told me.

[TommyEV]

Mirage's reply is quite good but not totally true. While it is true that the approach is important, one is not necessarily better than the other. I'm quite proficient and, for better or worse, my style is that / you described, I tend to hit from below rather than above. That depends on the situation, of course.

[Mirage]

I mean it's very rudimentary and obviously the execution is going to be more complicated than just that, and there are a hundred different situations where it might and might not work.
And the trajectory of the ball comes into play, so with getting to the right altitude, I meant the altitude at which you are going to intercept the ball.

I would say this mainly applies where you have the time, and you want to make a more accurate shot at their goal like OP asked, which means the goal is going to be underneath you, so it would make sense to approach the ball from above and not underneath, taking the direct approach as mentioned before would make it very difficult to get yourself into a situation where you can can above the ball and be able to hit the ball downwards.

The aerial training with the static ball in mid-air probably work pretty well for this.

[Mirage]

Originally posted by TommyEV:

Mirage's reply is quite good but not totally true. While it is true that the approach is important, one is not necessarily better than the other. I'm quite proficient and, for better or worse, my style is that / you described, I tend to hit from below rather than above. That depends on the situation, of course.

I'm not saying it's the best way, or even a better way, it's just a way.
From below you can make different shots that might work better in some situations than hitting it from the top and vice versa, as everything in this game is almost entirely situational dependent.

But as far as making accurate shots at goals goes, I think it's beneficial to get to the altitude faster and give yourself time to orientate your car in the way you want it to go.
When you get better at this, you won't need as much time and you can make the whole proces faster and more efficient.

[[57th] AngryHatter]

It just gives you another option, right?

[Carry Me, Peasant]

Originally posted by Sadoviano:

Hey guys I have a bunch of hours on the game and i'm ranked blue star or rising star on 1v1s and 2v2s but I have some issues with my aerial game. I can hit the ball, that's not the issue but it becomes an issue when i try to aim it towards the goal. I find myself to be very wobbly in the air and I just can't figure out how to move my car correctly using the freestyle button. It's honestly more about precision than the general skill. I have been playing around a lot with my Camera settings and i don't know if that plays a factor. If you have any tips on how to get better with aerials that are not just "just practice man", thanks for leaving those in the comments :).
Thanks to everyone for reading or responding :)

Start off small...things will slow down. If I were you, lay off the air roll buttons for now...learn to move the cars direction in the air first. If you're able to do aerials then it should be easy to start directing the nose of the car to where you want the ball to go. Once you have a good hold on that, then start implementing the use of air roll to direct what part of the car you want to hit the ball with.

Once you have those two things under control, work in how fast you execute the maneuvers.

I'm done here. You're welcome.