How do pros do a forward jab?

All the time pros are like bird-pecking the ball without even slightly flipping. It looks like their car just bursts forward in a forward-only dodge. My only theory is perfect flip cancel + angular momentum lost when touching the ball, but it's just a guess.

Example jab after 3:01

https://youtu.be/LCLIb8yp5T8?t=181&si=V22LEdAOzX7SdtvI