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Down Smash

Druggedfox

Smash Champion
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May 13, 2007
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After seeing the topic for using down smash as a tech chase, i remembered something i do with marth that i dont see any1 do... forward throw to down smash. You can do this on both spacies b4 they tech out of it, as well as sheik. I havent tested on other characters, but i know that down smash comes out fast enough to hit them, even if they DI away, down, or away AND down. If you can not forward smash after the forward throw, many times u will be able to get a tippered down smash off. Against fastfaller at around 80-90% i have done forward throw to down smash while near the edge, and because they were DI'ing away, it killed them off to the side. This is also useful because many times if you upthrow of forward throw a sheik, you cant follow it up usually, but down smash is a good follow up. People may be critical of this, but if a sheik player keeps DI'ing out of your grab combos, or you want to pull something surprising off on a spacie, its always good to use and its something good to keep in mind, kind of like a surprise dolphin slash during the match. Tell me what you think, and please give a reason y or y not its a good thing to use, not just i hate it, marth's downsmash sux or its okay...
Thanks in advance. Btw im not saying this is a main strategy with marth like chainthrowing, just something useful to throw in there.

Peace
 
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