How to aerial Rocket League: Simple steps for beginners

An aerial is a technique of boosting a car into the air to hit the ball. This maneuver can come in handy to score a goal past opponents, set up a teammate for a shot, or keep the ball out of the opposing team’s control.

While the move is not hard to pull off, it requires experience and practice to anticipate where the ball will move after it bounces off the cage or ceiling.

How to Perform an Aerial

To do an aerial, players need to jump off the ground and hit boost while in the air. Players should ensure they are moving in the direction of the ball while steering carefully. They need to ensure to hold down the jump instead of just tapping it lightly to make sure players are jumping higher.

• Players should move towards the ball in the direction of their opponent’s goalpost.
• They need to hold down boost, jump and lean their car back to get the right angle to touch the ball.
• Players need to adjust their car’s angle to tap the ball at different points to change its path.

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Once players start getting comfortable with a slow aerial, players can practice more and speed up their jumps with boosts to perform a fast aerial. Here are some tips for perfecting the aerial:

• While performing an aerial, players will have to keep their boost on during most of the jump, so they should ensure they have enough boost stored up.
• Depending on how high the aerial is, players will require a certain amount of boost. Drive over active boost pads to fill before aerials to ensure players don’t run out.
• Players need to visualize the shot and practice hitting the ball from different angles to get the feel of the skill.
• It’s optimal to hit the ball while it is at the top of its arc to ensure that another player will not hit the ball before they do.
• The faster players are going when players leave the ground for an aerial, the further players can hit the ball.
• Boosting into the ball will make it go higher and at a faster velocity than usual.
• Players need to do a front-flip before players hit the ball to deliver the most impact.

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