Does anyone here play using "The Claw"?

[joenopride]

I hear people talk about it, but I just find it way too awkward.

 

[Kiyoru]

I hear that used around, but I don't even know what it is.

It's a way to hold the controller, right? How does it work?

 

[OmegaSephiroth]

I don't play like that.

 

[ThreeX]

Yeah, i use it. I don't play fox, but when i'm doing falco's lhdl.. i switch to claw, i don't use claw my entire time playing a match. If i'm on the ledge, and i'm gonna do a lhdl i'll move my index finger onto Y, then do a lhdl

for you who don't know what it is.. (Walshy got it really popular from halo, cause he uses it in halo2)

it's just another way to hold a controller, when i use it, i have my right index finger sort of curled, onto the y button, but like i said before... i only use it when i'm on the ledge.

 

[Shai Hulud]

I do but be careful or you'll hurt your hand.

 

[dawn001]

yeah it is true be careful cause by doing the claw it can hurt your hand or wrist...but i hear that javi the best fox in mexico plays like that using the claw. i talk to him before about it how he uses the claw and he told me that he uses only 3 fingers the thumb,pointer finger and the middle finger...

 

[SheerMadness]

Colbol uses the claw. He grips the joystick with like 3 fingers.

 

[Mew2King]

i dont think about how i play i just play

 

[iMichael]

i dont think about how i play i just play

Mindgames....he thinks about how he plays...he just isn't going to tell you lol =D good thing I'm a stalker....uuhh...

 

[Zelda_Fan_]

I only claw for games like madden, so I can hold in A (run) and press C (truck stick) at the same time. I don't think I claw for smash, though.

 

[Pritch]

Colbol uses the claw. He grips the joystick with like 3 fingers.

Not the same thing. They're talking about holding your right hand above the controller so you're able to use multiple fingers to hit A, B, etc. It's fairly common with traditional fighters (I've seen a lot of soulcaliber players do it, for example).

Though I thought about colin pretending his controller was an arcade stick too.

 

[Bob 2 Be]

lol i think claw is too hard for smash, but its rather easy to play mvc2 =]

 

[Hylian]

I double claw .

 

[TheKneeOfJustice]

I double claw .

I want vids. I thought about that grip style a lot after I watched Colbol play at Viva.

 

[abit_rusty]

Not I...tried it and it feels totally awkward. And clumsy.

 

[orintemple]

It is really strange to hold it like that. That isn't the natural way the controller is meant to be held and it just feels strange. I would think you would have to have used it like that from the beginning to do it at all, or maybe you just really wanted to hold it that way and did intensive training. I've never met anyone who does it.

Although I have met a guy who uses the control stick with 3 fingers, which is also incredibly awkward.

 

[RaynEX]

I heard M2K uses this technique.

Btw, speaking of weird ways of holding the controller; I have this friend who lost use of his left arm when he was born...

so he plays with his left foot and right hand. He mains Falco, and can waveshine and stuff. I'll post a vid of it soon, we just had a tournament and he attended.


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[Samus-T]

i dont like the way claw feels wen i play...

 

[tutata]

any vids on how to hold the claw???

 

[TheLake]

I heard M2K uses this technique.

Btw, speaking of weird ways of holding the controller; I have this friend who lost use of his left arm when he was born...

so he plays with his left foot and right hand. He mains Falco, and can waveshine and stuff. I'll post a vid of it soon, we just had a tournament and he attended.


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Thats very intriguing and i wanna see a vid of that. My one friend plays with his feet but he sucks (of course he has both of his arms...and he only does this when hes drunk...) unless hes using zelda

 

[Silent Wolf]

any vids on how to hold the claw???

 

[einthesuperdog]

LOL ten characters

 

[onegoal...heaven]

hahhahaha, yeah M2K uses the claw....I saw it in the interview of him at the MLG website. He usually plays whatever feels comfortable to him...so I think claw is one of his many forms.

 

[tutata]

Ah come on I want to see how its done, send a pic of how its done SilentWolf Fox is one of my most used chars @_@.

 

[dawn001]

here is a video on using the claw. is from 1:08 to 1:09.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=czirZVdZuCk

and here is another one.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=O7HPOfKhCBc

 

[onegoal...heaven]

Here is a pic of mew2king doing the claw
http://staging1.mlgpro.com/?q=node/144537&query=node/144537&pagenumber=2

 

[tutata]

oh thanks for the claw videos.

 

[tutata]

sorry about the 2nd post, but those pics arent that clear, like i cant get a good feel for it.

 

[Cereal Rabbit]

Ahh. That's much more clear. I just haven't been clawing correctly....

BTW, Dawn001, those're some unique ways of holding controllers... (second video)
How do they grab xD?

 

[brawlpro]

How do they grab xD?

L + A .

 

[kobefox2485]

using the claw is not necesarry, so its better not to use it

 

[xerdosx]

cant really get the feel form those vids cam some post how they use the lik mew2king or sleintwolf or any one else who claws i could really use the help thanxs

 

[Silent Wolf]

Use the side of your index finger near the top part of it to press Y, if you jump with that. It's like using 2 hands on one side of the controller, making it easier to move around with the control stick in the process. That's how I do it.

 

[StellaNova]

i only use it when edge guarding, otherwise, its not too essential or game defining.

 

[comboking]

i dont think about how i play i just play

your smart i don't think when i play either

since im starting to use fox i might start doing that the claw that is