underpowered
Smash Cadet
I play Ike, normally, but I'm learning Lucas and my friend is learning Ryu. I think our games go about 60/40 with him ahead, currently. We're noobs (play 0-1 times a week) and only play online (we have no local smash friends.) (My brothers play online too, but even more infrequently.)
Here's some online matches I lost that were "OK" I feel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKFbDFNSbRI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-33kc0m0KjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6vGL6eCkl4
Here's my assessment, even though virtually everything I do is bad, I feel including (most importantly) spacing, timing, punishing reading, recovering, etc.
* I need to consistently deal with Hadoken better. ONCE or twice I'll get a fsmash reflect, once or twice I'll absorb, but most times I just flub and end up getting dash attacked.
* I need to stop recovering in the air towards my opponent. Stop trying to dair into his goddamn shoryuken! Keep your eyes on the opponent and air dodge better!
* I need to stop approaching without a real plan, rushing headlong into smashes.
* I need to capitalize more and safer on grab follow ups. I could have ended some games with a throw much earlier than I eventually got the kill.
* Better spot dodging! Though, I usually think of that after I whiff a grab, and then it's too much end lag to do. Argh.
* Face the right direction! Space your zairs properly! I got a few zair into ftilts, that's a good idea!
What stands out to you as bad? Am I being too offensive, defensive, or just offensive/defensive at the wrong times? Also, am I using dair appropriately and just missing spacing/timing a lot or am I just throwing out an unsafe move stupidly? Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Thanks for any help, guys!
Here's some online matches I lost that were "OK" I feel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKFbDFNSbRI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-33kc0m0KjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6vGL6eCkl4
Here's my assessment, even though virtually everything I do is bad, I feel including (most importantly) spacing, timing, punishing reading, recovering, etc.
* I need to consistently deal with Hadoken better. ONCE or twice I'll get a fsmash reflect, once or twice I'll absorb, but most times I just flub and end up getting dash attacked.
* I need to stop recovering in the air towards my opponent. Stop trying to dair into his goddamn shoryuken! Keep your eyes on the opponent and air dodge better!
* I need to stop approaching without a real plan, rushing headlong into smashes.
* I need to capitalize more and safer on grab follow ups. I could have ended some games with a throw much earlier than I eventually got the kill.
* Better spot dodging! Though, I usually think of that after I whiff a grab, and then it's too much end lag to do. Argh.
* Face the right direction! Space your zairs properly! I got a few zair into ftilts, that's a good idea!
What stands out to you as bad? Am I being too offensive, defensive, or just offensive/defensive at the wrong times? Also, am I using dair appropriately and just missing spacing/timing a lot or am I just throwing out an unsafe move stupidly? Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Thanks for any help, guys!