Chainthrow help (not character specific)

[TheMarthRunner]

I have found that whenever I try to chain throw (Especial as Marth, Ice Climbers and CF) I will often shield instead of grab... what am I doing wrong??

 

[ShadowzVoid]

You're pressing Z too early

 

[TheMarthRunner]

I feel like if I wait any longer i will drop the grab... Just work on timing it?

 

[ShadowzVoid]

I feel like if I wait any longer i will drop the grab... Just work on timing it?

Practice makes perfect :D

 

[EPsilon933]

This might be me, but keeping my eyes focused on my character's animation during a chain throw helps me time inputs better. My target I'm chain throwing is easy enough to see outside of the small area of focus I have

 

[AirFair]

Yeah, it's all about timing. I just watch my opponent and chaingrab to a certain rhythm. It takes practice.

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

Just work on your timing as others have said.

 

[Dolla Pills]

If you don't have a CRT that will mess up your timings

 

[EddyBearr]

When you hold Z down before utilized frames are over, then as soon as you are out of utilized frames, you have a.. "buffered" light-shield. In order to actually get a grab out of Z, you have to not be doing something that prevents you from grabbing at that specific moment (so you can't be in a move's lag or etc.)

 

[deviljin545]

if you are messing up just hold shield and press a till you get the timing right.

 

[Clint Jaguar]

What I tend to do when chain grabbing with Marth is: after throwing my opponent into the air, I time my next grab for when they're just above my Marth's head. If they fall too quickly or not high enough, you'll have to put some more damage into them before the chainthrow works.