Falco : When to Shield?

[Tainted ZGS]

So I'm a relatively new Falco coming into the game with great technical play and a year of straight skill practice under me, but roughly hardly any amount of PVP experience. 3 Tournaments (only knew what I was doing at 2) and I've noticed I'm a very agro Falco (of course I am lol). Although I did notice due to aggression-playing that I rarely shielded, and I was wondering just good times to shield as Falco. (Marth I know you need to shield a LOT when not in control)
Note: I can shield-drop very easily as well, just not sure what times are best to shield

-Tainted

 

[GenNyan]

Shield when you're about to get hit.

 

[KingDozie]

So I'm a relatively new Falco coming into the game with great technical play and a year of straight skill practice under me, but roughly hardly any amount of PVP experience. 3 Tournaments (only knew what I was doing at 2) and I've noticed I'm a very agro Falco (of course I am lol). Although I did notice due to aggression-playing that I rarely shielded, and I was wondering just good times to shield as Falco. (Marth I know you need to shield a LOT when not in control)
Note: I can shield-drop very easily as well, just not sure what times are best to shield

-Tainted

its better to just time your shield then to hold it so they cant do a empty hop grab mixup or mixups on your shield also it gives you the option to powershield. You should also really abuse CC, its dumb how good it is mostly at low percent, and you should figure eventually out the punishes after you CC which is generally CC shines for a spacies mains.

 

[Tainted ZGS]

its better to just time your shield then to hold it so they cant do a empty hop grab mixup or mixups on your shield also it gives you the option to powershield. You should also really abuse CC, its dumb how good it is mostly at low percent, and you should figure eventually out the punishes after you CC which is generally CC shines for a spacies mains.

Thanks, I do need power shielding work, I think shielding will just come naturally with more PVP experience. I do abuse CCs though, it was my main defense tbh in the matches I've played so far

 

[FE_Hector]

That cc dtilt -> aerial shine into bair for swag though