WhiteCrow
Smash Journeyman
Recently at a tournament I struggled with adapting to an opponent I found easy to read. They had consistent counter-play to many of my approaches and my character's weaknesses, but when I tried to compensate (countering their counter) I would either whiff or fail to reach them. If I over extended, knowing they were using fade away aerials, they would retreat just as much and I'd run into hit boxes.
My mistakes were obvious to me but I couldn't seem to undo them, even in a best of 5. It was like watching someone show me my own play book. I couldn't tell if my failure to adapt was due to my own stubbornness or if I was genuinely outplayed. If I play against this opponent more I think I'll be able to figure it out, but I that isn't a proper or sustainable solution if I run into this difficulty at out of region tournaments.
Do you ever experience this frustration? How do you adapt to an opponent's adaptation when your strategy is exposed and exploited? What do you do to counter the counter?
My mistakes were obvious to me but I couldn't seem to undo them, even in a best of 5. It was like watching someone show me my own play book. I couldn't tell if my failure to adapt was due to my own stubbornness or if I was genuinely outplayed. If I play against this opponent more I think I'll be able to figure it out, but I that isn't a proper or sustainable solution if I run into this difficulty at out of region tournaments.
Do you ever experience this frustration? How do you adapt to an opponent's adaptation when your strategy is exposed and exploited? What do you do to counter the counter?