Buffer Float Out of Shield?

[CAPOEI]

Hi guys,

Brand new peach here. I've been having an...interesting time getting used to shieldstun, and as a result, miss a lot of my FC nairs out of shield, especially against moves like Fox's up-smash.

So I got to thinking about buffering float somehow. It turns out, you can! While in shield stun:
-Release shield. (optional)
-C-stick up.
-Control-stick down (or diagonally downward).
-Hold Y or X.

This is less useful for punishing say, Shiek's dash attack or other quick hits, but a lot more useful for reliably punishing Fox's up-smash. That said, I don't actually use it yet.

So was this known before I found out about it? Do you use it? Why or why not? If so, do you have any tips about where to put your fingers to make it easier?

Thanks!

 

[Jethrotex]

It's pretty good if you don't know the timing for getting out of your shield vs certain moves. But yeah, if you know the timing then you can fc a lot of stuff out of shield to punish even the quick moves.

Although you can do it with the buffer, I just find it tough to reposition your hands after that.

 

[Magnawolf]

Woah, I've never thought about buffering jumps out of shield on shield stun, this seems like it could be useful. I'm gonna toy around with it sometime. But like the above poster said, it's probably easier to just know the timings for shield stun.

 

[Vestboy_Myst]

helps to use claw grip

 

[Composeur]

Buffering the jump with the C-stick is nice for when you're on a platform above an utilting Marth but otherwise I'm inclined to agree with others that it's pretty physically awkward unless you're using the claw grip (I don't--that **** can't be good for your hands long-term).

 

[tauKhan]

How are you using float without clawing ? I always claw when floating, how else can you retain aerial control while aerialing in float? Also clawing position is actually quite natural for hand.

 

[A.Hills.Finest]

this has been discovered, talked about and posted about less than a month ago, go about 10 posts down...