u/Downtown-Fan9228

I've been trying to make pancakes for a few weeks now and finally managed one, at least I want to get it counted.

But I need help; something's still not quite right. I can't get full control of the ball. I've been trying different setups to make a pancake from the beginning. The easiest is obviously ground to air dribble, but like in one of those clips, I'm also trying more creative variations, like with the reset. Should I just focus on one thing at a time, or will it be easier later if I try it this way now? I've currently spent about two hours focusing on making pancakes, and as you can see, I'm still very much a beginner. I'm grateful for any tips.

I keep getting matched against smurfs or opponents in GC3 and SSL, and I don't understand how I'm supposed to be better than them. What mistakes can I exploit in a GC3 player to score against them?

900 wins on his account, and he claims he just doesn't play much. That doesn't make sense. Why would he be so high-ranked if he doesn't play much? It's all just smurfs or ridiculously unfair lobbies.

This GC3 player was a no-go for me after his crazy Plan B, but I was pretty sure he had to be high-ranked after he failed to score in an open net match to make me rotate and do a Breezi flick. And if that wasn't enough for him, he had to finish with a classic flick, of course.

How do I become smart enough to defend and counter everything? I play a lot of 1v1 to improve in other playlists, but what do I do to improve my 1v1 skills the most?

I have 400 games this season in 1v1; it's not because I'm not playing enough.

I lost my up rank game to C1 again, and it was against a GC3 player in 2s.

If you haven't played 1s in the last 5000 hours, then just don't.

1s matchmaking makes no sense; I've even seen RLCS Contender titles. It's no fun losing MMR in matches that are already decided before they even start.

Rocket League should sort players into ranks fairly. If someone is SSL in 2s/3s, they should automatically be placed in GC3 next season, regardless of whether they play or not, and GC3 players should be placed in GC2.

1s has 9083 players in GC1-SSL. 2s has just over 10,000 SSL players.