hey guys I'm 86 hours into Rocket League and my peak rank is D3 in 3v3

my strength is game sense and rotation. I generally know where the team needs me to be and I have good intuition on what my teammates strengths/weaknesses are

in 1v1 I can't break out of Platinum. I tend to play defensively and shadow my opponent. I keep getting burned by players who have super solid flicks and aerials

anyone else experience this? is it common for people to struggle in 1s?

I guess I need to spend time in training to work on my ball control, recoveries, aerials and flicks

Yes it’s a very common thing. Try to focus on gaining the advantage immediately after kick offs. If you punch the ball into their home boost and make a play 90 percent of the time you’ll score. My highest rank is d3 div 4 in 2s and have about 200+ hours. However 80 hours and at d3 is really good.

841.5 hours. Best was P2 in 3v3. D3 in Snow Day.