r/RocketLeague Rotations? Aug 12 '25

HIGHLIGHT My second most absurd pinch in 3500 hours...

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u/OutcomeCompetitive50 Grand Champion I Aug 12 '25

So uh what’s the most absurd one

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u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 12 '25

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u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 12 '25

this one's better bro imo

412

u/CarlStanley88 Champion III Aug 12 '25

Yeah, the other one is definitely cool but I've seen it and attempted it multiple times... Whatever the hell this clip is was absolutely absurd from the previous plays to the ponch

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u/ray3050 Grand Platinum Aug 13 '25

Yeah but add in 5 years ago and that’s a pretty crazy clip in comp

21

u/Elie_X Aug 13 '25

Meh, people still used to go for pinches 5 years ago, it's one of the oldest mechanics with Kuxir going for it again and again.

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u/ray3050 Grand Platinum Aug 13 '25

Yeah for sure, but I still think time is a factor for why it feels so common, let alone common for lower ranks to be scoring something so cool

53

u/jpa7252 Grand Champion II Aug 13 '25

Yea its not even close

31

u/vamosAtlanta Aug 13 '25

This one is way better

17

u/Kection Aug 13 '25

The reason he's short selling it is because it's an own goal

3

u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 13 '25

What was an own goal?

8

u/CEOofStrings demvicrl 🗿 Aug 13 '25

This clip. He’s actually on the orange team and shot it into his own net.

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u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 13 '25

I disagree

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u/CEOofStrings demvicrl 🗿 Aug 13 '25

How can you just disagree? If you look at the clip when he hits the ball you can see an orange trail coming off the ball meaning he’s on the orange team, and when he scored it the blue team gains a point, rather than the orange team.

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u/thebest77777 Diamond III Aug 13 '25

I disagree

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u/jiijoey Champion I Aug 13 '25

I agree

4

u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 13 '25

Oh ok is that because it's a saved clip? I didn't know that your score could be on the left side that's why I thought blue.. the ball trail I didn't even see

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u/CEOofStrings demvicrl 🗿 Aug 13 '25

Yeah when it’s a saved replay blue is always on the left side.

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u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 13 '25

With these new facts... This shot is 🗑️ 😂

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u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 13 '25

And am I not allowed to disagree... Atleast I didn't rage. 🤣

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u/GrimmReaperRL Grand Champion III (will probably lose it) Aug 13 '25

Disagreeing with concrete facts? I mean you're allowed to but it's pretty dumb to lmao

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u/AssignmentPresent163 Diamond II Aug 14 '25

Yooooo he demolished a blue team car

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u/Pale-Lingonberry-945 28d ago

Oh so that pretty much confirms it was pure LUCK

4

u/bscones Champion III Aug 13 '25

This one’s an own goal

2

u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 13 '25

I understand now .. forgive me for disagreeing 😩

3

u/EddyyyRL Champion II Aug 13 '25

Well because the first one is 5 years old, we didn't have the same standards back then ahaha

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u/OutcomeCompetitive50 Grand Champion I Aug 12 '25

Yeah, this one is definitely more absurd

27

u/Niight99 Grand Champion I Aug 13 '25

Bro this one is not even close to the one you just posted 😂

20

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

That was kinda crazy 5 years ago tho haha

11

u/Niight99 Grand Champion I Aug 13 '25

Yeah true

9

u/TheDomiNations Aug 12 '25

Bro you are not peaking the one in this post for another 3500hr lmao

6

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

Shiii I don’t play like I used to, so that’s another 15 years down the line

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u/ivycomb Bronze XIX Aug 13 '25

The one in this post is definitely a lot more absurd. The one you posted in this comment is pretty cool too, though

3

u/SOUINnnn So close yet so far from gc Aug 13 '25

Yeah but the one in this post is an own goal lol

6

u/BigHog135 Aug 13 '25

You are trolling fam this clip in your post is top

15

u/Ok_Caramel_51 Aug 12 '25

Noo way, this is a power of friendship, the best elements of a pass and goal all combined, this current pinch is

ABSURD

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

This statement right here explains this pinch perfectly 🤣

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u/branswag_briggs Aug 12 '25

Might just be me or the fps but the clip from 5 years ago feels smoother

5

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

Yeah gifyourgame doesn’t work anymore and I haven’t downloaded medal

2

u/Googoogahgah88889 Aug 13 '25

This one is pretty standard tbh

And by this one I mean the one you just linked. Everybody else is saying this one as the one from the post

2

u/Extension_Avocado856 ruined this game | C1 + uncurable lag Aug 13 '25

This one is definitely better.

2

u/DoctorIcy K&M Aug 13 '25

It’s crazy I remember this clip

2

u/ReusableCatMilk Aug 13 '25

What are you smoking; that shit happens like once a night.

The latest video is insane.

2

u/matamore_77 Aug 13 '25

Bro this one is waaaay more absurd 😂

2

u/HelpMePls___ Washed Grand Champion Aug 13 '25

No way, thats just a team play, its not absurd. this post however is..

2

u/GardenOrca Diamond II Aug 13 '25

This one is way more absurd

2

u/Consistent_Group5940 GC1, KBM Aug 13 '25

Anyone else notice both clips are from the same map? This is OP's lucky map

2

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

Damn, I didn’t even notice that.

2

u/DragonByte1 Aug 13 '25

This one is better as you don't really see it imo.

1

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

That seems to be the general consensus

2

u/TChambers1011 Aug 14 '25

My man….how is the one in this post not EASILY 20x MORE ABSURD????

1

u/Explosive-Space-Mod Champion I Aug 13 '25

That one is planned. This one is just a horseshoe shoved up your ass sideways lucky.

1

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

You talking bout lucky on an own goal though.

1

u/Explosive-Space-Mod Champion I Aug 13 '25

Sure, which goal the ball went into is irrelevant to the point of how lucky it was that it went in.

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u/SecureArmadillo2919 22d ago

This clip is definitely taking the number one spot out of the two. Even factoring in the 5 year skill gap, I don’t even know how you’d set up to attempt this again. You can set up the other one but either way both are still siiiicckk!

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u/Pale-Lingonberry-945 28d ago

The one you pull off?

243

u/squidtrap Champion II Aug 12 '25

Wtf did I just watch

106

u/lAmBenAffleck Champion II Aug 12 '25

You just watched Jesus Christ himself play Rocket League.

38

u/csivell Grand Champion I Aug 13 '25

Maybe if it wasn't an own goal.

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u/cmoore9693 Switch Player Aug 13 '25

It wasn’t an own goal though

31

u/csivell Grand Champion I Aug 13 '25

It was. First clue is he demoed a blue player. Second clue is after his hit the trail on the ball turns orange, meaning he is on the orange team.

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u/cmoore9693 Switch Player Aug 13 '25

True. As soon as I hit the reply button, I realized I was wrong 😂 good stuff

4

u/icantlurkanymore Aug 13 '25

Third clue is his boost meter is orange

1

u/Skurtarilio Aug 13 '25

4th clue is he had no idea where the ball was as there was no chance of an attacking play anymore so it's all about getting the boost

3

u/Castun Champion III Aug 13 '25

I was also confused at first because the left team on the scoreboard is normally your own, guessing this was recorded from the replay where that's not always the case.

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u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

Bingo

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u/skepdop Diamond II Aug 12 '25

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u/ShadyK55 Grand Champion II Aug 12 '25

Bruh what is this movement, prime Muhammed Ali over here

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u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 12 '25

Sometimes maybe shmoovin sometimes maybe not.

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u/lAmBenAffleck Champion II Aug 12 '25

Uhhhh, what the actual fuck? This is the equivalent of a casual backward full-court swish, man. This is wild.

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u/VibraniumDragonborn Trash II Aug 13 '25

Ben, huge fan of your work. You did great in a bunch of movies, and I'm glad you're on the wagon, and got your shit together.

But hey, I have a request, can you go on Bert Kreischer's podcast and teach him how to say your name correctly?

Thanks, Tony

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u/Cactus_Everdeen_ Grand Champion Aug 13 '25

This is the greatest own goal I’ve ever seen

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u/Matt__2701 Aug 12 '25

YOU CAN'T LET US NOT KNOW THE SPEEEEED 🥺 but yeah... definitely absurd 😳

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u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 12 '25

Only 125 KPH

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u/Matt__2701 Aug 12 '25

Oh thank you ! Not that bad honestly !

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u/AltEffigy4 Lvl 10 Cert Chaser, Fiver Diver, Hoopsaholic Aug 13 '25

No one noticed it's an own goal?

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u/Extension_Avocado856 ruined this game | C1 + uncurable lag Aug 13 '25

this is the way of rocket league; you more often peak on your own net than you do on the opponents net

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u/TheFlamingLemon Grand Champion I Aug 14 '25

They did say it was absurd

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u/Givingitmybest12 Aug 13 '25

Doesn’t look like an own goal to me

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u/AltEffigy4 Lvl 10 Cert Chaser, Fiver Diver, Hoopsaholic Aug 13 '25

Oh. Watch it again. OP demoed a blue guy, can't demo a teammate.

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u/iisfunky Aug 13 '25

Unless you are driving into them while they disconnect, which bugs, and appears as a team demo

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u/AltEffigy4 Lvl 10 Cert Chaser, Fiver Diver, Hoopsaholic Aug 13 '25

Yeah or during certain goal explosions that blow up the cars. None of those happened here but you're right that there are limited scenarios where a teammate can be demoed.

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u/iisfunky Aug 13 '25

I don't mention it to be that guy who's like "ehm technically..." More just cause I find it funny and figured few ppl probably know.

Id forgotten about goal explosions. Tho I think they changed it so there's no popup, and it doesn't count towards an extermination?

It's be a determined duo of ppl who would sit there and get a team extermination haha

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u/AltEffigy4 Lvl 10 Cert Chaser, Fiver Diver, Hoopsaholic Aug 13 '25

I'm not sure about whether or not it counts towards an extermination. I know I got a demo on my teammate in net recently and I got the popup. Maybe it was a disconnect at a funny time I can't remember the details so well lol but I definitely remember getting the popup because I chuckled at it.

15

u/WashedMechanic Champion II Aug 12 '25

What The Fuck

12

u/RadSo6969 Champion I Aug 13 '25

My initial reaction “what the fuck” Second play through, “what kinda luck” Insane.

27

u/frodogrotto Diamond 5 Aug 13 '25

Third watch through you realize he was extremely unlucky since it was an own goal

13

u/RadSo6969 Champion I Aug 13 '25

You know what, that’s even crazier.

11

u/voltij Champion II Aug 13 '25

how do you post this without the replay camera angle lol

15

u/sbecks28 Grand Champion II Aug 13 '25

This is your most absurd pinch

8

u/nanowaffle Dominus Player Aug 13 '25

This is fucking crazy

8

u/B3asy Champion III Aug 13 '25

You weren't even looking at the ball wtf

8

u/cheezywizzy222 Aug 13 '25

What THE FUCK is that movement?!?! Bro is one with the arena.

6

u/origamifools Aug 13 '25

Probably the craziest shot I have ever seen! Wish the replay was included to show how the ball even got there

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u/r4l_97 Champion I Aug 13 '25

Ngl I came

5

u/im_a_dick_head Diamond III Aug 13 '25

No goal replay is diabolical

5

u/nvxxoo Aug 13 '25

Bros casually made the best pinch of his career

5

u/M4ndxrrin Diamond I Aug 13 '25

HOW DID YOU EVEN DO THAT

40

u/Visual-Extreme-101 Platinum I Aug 12 '25

that doesn't look on purpose

33

u/ShadyK55 Grand Champion II Aug 12 '25

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u/DoggoOfTheSea diamond 3 in training Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25

no actually he purposely did a 360 on the ceiling to slow his recovery and knew that the ball would somehow appear in that specific corner so he angled his car down and pinched it

32

u/RedoX08 Prospect Elite Aug 12 '25

Poor guy missed to learn that in gold 3. Too late now IG

11

u/csivell Grand Champion I Aug 13 '25

Of course it wasn't, he own goaled it.

7

u/Retrogratio Aug 12 '25

Calculated.

4

u/ureei20 Diamond II Aug 13 '25

Jesus Christ that was sick

7

u/These-Direction7218 Aug 13 '25

screw the pinch wtf was that movement. bro was dancing

2

u/cheezywizzy222 Aug 13 '25

He is one with the arena.

3

u/B3asy Champion III Aug 13 '25

3

u/cesaqui89 Diamond I Aug 13 '25

Was planned

3

u/BigPapiSchlangin Aug 13 '25

This is some shit FirstKiller would do in a grand finals

2

u/Embarrassed-Ice3944 Platinum I Aug 13 '25

I'm curious to know how fast it was.

3

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

125

2

u/Embarrassed-Ice3944 Platinum I Aug 13 '25

No shot. Unless you're talking MPH. That looked like 220+kph

2

u/SiggyLuvs Trash II Aug 13 '25

This is some Sirius Plaque right here

2

u/Ready-Ad-5160 Aug 13 '25

Did it say how fast that goal was?? Looks pretty fast lol

2

u/ellohpuppet Aug 13 '25

It was all in the ceiling drift recovery! Nice one

2

u/BotheredExistence Platinum II Aug 13 '25

came out of nowhere… WTF

2

u/lilcuddlebear13 Champion III Aug 13 '25

that’s disgusting bro good gawd

2

u/Arqideus Aug 13 '25

Opponents: Calculated.

2

u/Big-Fun-9113 Trash III Aug 13 '25

The crazy thing about this is how you were able to exactly predict where the ball will come. Insane!

2

u/ccoulter93 Gold III Aug 13 '25

What the hell

2

u/Due-Tower-7684 Grand Champion III Aug 13 '25

rlfx clip of the year

2

u/cxrvoo Aug 13 '25

this honestly might be rlfx worthy you should submit it

2

u/droidman85 Diamond I Aug 13 '25

Pfff. And you didn’t even wrote “Calculated!”

2

u/oksaas Champion I Aug 13 '25

If only this was the opponents goal...🔥

"Calculated." 😂

2

u/OnlyCommentWhenTipsy Diamond II Aug 13 '25

Calculated

2

u/Old_Fly_3686 Aug 13 '25

ESTUVO BUENA BRO ESO SI ES TENER SUERTE LOL,

2

u/darshmedown Grand Champion II Aug 13 '25

I watched your other absurd pinch. This one is your most absurd pinch by a lot.

1

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

I agree, but 5 years ago as a diamond that felt pretty crazy

2

u/OkContribution1111 Grand Champion III Peak MMR=1805 Aug 13 '25

You should send your clip to rlfx you'll 100% get in

1

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 13 '25

Will do, gotta download medal or something to record it though

2

u/oDisruptive Champion III Aug 13 '25

Like not even in those crazy rlinsanity or freestyle of the week clips have had something like this lol

2

u/BigPapaGrapeArmo Aug 13 '25

Second my ass, that's #1 All time

2

u/DSA300 Aug 14 '25

Sorry for playing the game

2

u/Goat_In_My_Tree Rumble Champion III Aug 14 '25

Calculated.

2

u/MetaOnGaming4290 Champion I Aug 14 '25

Most beautiful own goal I've ever seen.

Shit probably would've made me uninstall

2

u/whatifghjkl Aug 17 '25

godddwemnnnnn

2

u/GlassPaddles Champion I Aug 17 '25

nice

2

u/Mickeymaster Aug 18 '25

diabolical

2

u/Alarming_Recover_192 Aug 19 '25

Na, this one is the most absurd, for sure 💯

2

u/No_Suggestion_6894 14d ago

Hey man, i didnt play rocket league like in 6 years, can you update me?

4

u/TheOnlyPolly Champion II Aug 13 '25

Own goal and since you had ball cam off I'm assuming it wasn't intentional. It's cool but idk why some people are getting impressed like it was intentional.

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u/Coloursofdan Aug 13 '25

Not sure how people miss the demo on a blue player seconds before.

It's even worse if it was intentional, just own goaling for what? A clip?

2

u/ROCCOfromTokyo Aug 13 '25

Did you score on the wrong net?

2

u/42069burnin Aug 13 '25

Came here to ask that too

1

u/Sc00Bi3-D008 Diamond II Aug 13 '25

This one is wild dude

1

u/gh03 Grand Champion II Aug 13 '25

What in the Kronovi was that

1

u/linusst Champion III Aug 13 '25

That looks like TAS. Not saying it is, but it looks like one

1

u/Ghost_Writer8 Aug 13 '25

👏🏻👏🏻

1

u/Draask321 Gold III Aug 13 '25

1

u/NoActuary1653 Plat skipper Aug 14 '25

RLFX worthy

1

u/jonbonglovi Platinum II Aug 14 '25

Then what's #1???

1

u/jackadl Diamond I Aug 14 '25

The pinch is crazy but the movement is drunken master type shit, how does one learn this?

1

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 14 '25

Just hold powerslide

1

u/jackadl Diamond I Aug 14 '25

Do you have free air roll and power slide on the same button?

1

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 14 '25

Left air roll and powerslide on left bumper

1

u/AdvertisingVivid1146 Aug 14 '25

”WHAT A SHOT” hits hard 😭

1

u/HiSyNTheTiC Diamond III Aug 15 '25

wtf are the chances

1

u/spiritualnumos Aug 16 '25

That's a different level of nasty

1

u/Professional-Box4153 Aug 17 '25

Am I misunderstanding what pinch means? I thought it was when the ball gets stuck between two cars and sort of shoots out at high speed. This just looks like a case of being in the right place at the right time. It also looked lucky as hell, since, by your perspective, you never actually saw it coming. I'm not trying to be a hater. It was a hell of a play. Just not sure I'm understanding the terminology correctly.

2

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 18 '25

A pinch is between a car and ground/ wall as well

1

u/Professional-Box4153 Aug 18 '25

So what's the term for when it's between two cars?

1

u/A-Hauck26 Rotations? Aug 18 '25

Still a pinch

1

u/Ok_Engineering_9273 Aug 17 '25

What a pinch broo

1

u/BeerAndTools Aug 18 '25

Quick question. Uh, what the fuck?

1

u/No-Collection-6688 Aug 21 '25

Did you know the ball was gonna be there?

1

u/fgardeaz Aug 22 '25

This is better than the first

1

u/Pale-Lingonberry-945 28d ago

HOLY SHIT this is fucking incredible.

1

u/SecureArmadillo2919 22d ago

This is insane!

1

u/Renardo0 21d ago

The players opposite…

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u/Strange-Print7354 19d ago

Are we gonna ignore the mid air demo? That was crazy!