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Dumb question what are "50s?" or "50/50s?" I've those a few times and I'm not sure what it means.
That's good advice. I did watch the video and one thing he said off hand was "this ball is going to our corner but it's fine". I realized at the level I'm playing at I don't need to worry someone is gonna come in when the ball is half way up on the corner. Even if they do it's usually just lobbing it out to mid field so there's plenty of time before I have to worry they're about to take a shot. If I take a couple seconds to grab some boost or get a better position that's gonna have better results.
50s are when two players are going for the ball and make contact at the same time. It's called a 50 because it's a 50% chance you'll win the ball, but not really as you can influence the direction it'll go somewhat if you can read the opponent.
And yeah, that's good to recognize when the opponent has an actual threatening shot on your net. Like last night I watch an opponent go up for a backboard read but I could see by the way the ball was going he was never going to make contact so all I had to do was wait and clear it before the rest of their team could get a shot. I see way too much panic when really they didn't need to anything.
Ah thanks for that explanation.
Yeah I'm loving the strategic side of the game. The mechanics are important and that just takes time and practice to get right but feeling the play style of the opponents and guessing how the ball is gonna move is my favorite part. I'm also realizing that because I'm more comfortable with that than outright attacks I can make a big difference in random casual games by putting on a mic and letting people know when I think I have a chance for a clean center.
How long have you been playing?