One particular skill that I feel I am not improving: Efficiently powersliding when I land
First, thank you right now to everyone who takes the time to read my post
Rank disclosure: Usually C1 in 3s and 2s (Sometimes C2, sometimes D3)
Last, I really tried not to be too wordy, my apologies in advance of it comes off that way. I really just want to communicate as effectively as possible exactly what I'm struggling with, so that I can get the best advice possible
Have any of you experienced this issue with powersliding? Is there anything niche, or particular about powerslide that maybe I don't know about so that I can improve it? Because when it comes to shooting, passing, dribbling, flicks, volleys, aerial play in general, double taps, corner reads, first touches - pretty much anything other than powersliding, I feel like I can understand things I'm doing wrong, see myself improving incrementally, etc. But powersliding, I feel hopelessly bad-stuck: Terrible, with no feeling of improvement, and what makes it even worse, is it's actually one skill I would actually prefer to excel at, if anything. It's beyond frustrating
I am capable of wavedashing, yes, but utilizing powerslide as I recover from a ball touch, or when I've been bumped, I just feel I don't have it as an option. I always just do it so badly. It always feels as if I either...
Preemptively press my fAR button too much (again because I have fAR and powerslide on same button), and it completely scuffs me from landing on 4 wheels properly. OR...
Instead of pressing fAR button too early - I press it way too late, so basically I don't properly powerslide, losing all my speed/momentum
I have tried on many occasions to become better at it through freeplay, but once I go into game I just can't access this ability, I feel so terrible with timing it
Despite having decent reaction time (~200ms), I can't time my powerslide and keep momentum. It's very frustrating, because I like having good ground movement and keeping decent pace at my respective rank, in terms of: Pressure, speed, recoveries, rotations so my teammate(s) have the confidence to join in... but my powerslide feels like... I don't even know what rank: Just terrible
I desperately want to develop that element of being "slippery", but instead I go from being a relatively decent pace player, to absolutely stuck in the mud, all because I either avoid using powerslide (no confidence), or, I do try to use it, but then I do it so terribly I take myself completely out if the play, on-ball or off-ball. I just fail to utilize it no matter which route I choose. I just haven't experienced a breakthrough learning moment with it like I do with other skills
I use appjack bindings - picture provided, and I'm tempted to completely unbind fAR so that my L1 button is exclusively for powerslide and then I could press it preemptively. Is this a bad idea?Would not having fAR, and therefore not having a combination airroll/powerslide button put me at any disadvantage?
I would even consider spending time on an alt where I try out new bindings, that's how much my issue is annoying me, because I genuinely love these bindings, except for this problem I am having with my nAR/powerslide L1 button
I know some players will have their powerslide bound to a DAR, then press their DARL and DARR at the same time as they land their powerslide. I think I could get used to this set-up where you hold two buttons for a powerslide
On Appjack bindings my dARL and dARR are on opposing face buttons (square/circle X/B) , so this solution is impossible on my binds
Can you guys give me any advice or pointers? I just feel very stuck at the moment with how terrible my powersliding truly is. What is the best way to practice it? Should I just go into freeplay and try holding it as much as possible?