Having difficulty...

[Foxman15]

Well, i am a Fox player and can't consistently perform all the wavedashes i would like, cutting down on lots of comboing possibilities. I was wondering if having a controller with worn out buttons would cause some interference with the timing. I have used the same controller since the release of the gamecube. I have sort of recently started trying to use the more advance techniques, most of those which include wavedashing as a part. I was also wondering if some people do something to their L or R buttons so they don't have to be pushed all the way down to activate because are the slowest buttons on the controller to do so. I can consistently wavedash with almost all the characters but Fox among a few others.

Any feedback whatsoever would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

[CluelessBTD]

Actually, I have modded my control to make wavedashing easier, and it worked wonders. All I did was take the spring out of the right trigger, then push the slidebar above the notch in which it fits, that way the trigger turns into a regular button. I wouldn't recommend doing it though, because that isn't allowed in tournaments, and it is just playin' wrong to deceive your opponents with this.

worn out buttons are a problem. If your analog is wiggly, you might wanna get a new control

 

[SCOTU]

I'm not sure. I find it easiest to wavedash w/ a brand new controller, but i'm used to worn out ones (the style that my fox uses wears out a new controller in under a week). One of the guys in our crew (MeanSpam) will only use really worn in controllers (he uses my old one that i deemed to worn out to be used, and i'm used to worn out controllers)

 

[Randizzle]

Fox's wavedash feels a bit faster in timing than most other wavedashes. You'll probably have to airdodge a little earlier than what you're used to since you're saying that you can WD with almost all the characters.

I remember a few years back that fox and yoshi and bowser gave me the hardest time. Yoshi and bowser because the timing is so slow (even though bowser's WD is stupid) and fox's because it's fast.

Personally, I don't think having a new or a worn out controller should affect you ability to simply perform a wavedash, but the condition of your controller might affect how well you can control the length of your WD depending on what you're used to. Don't mod your controller to make it easier to WD. Real men WD with unmodded controllers (plus, tournaments sometimes ban them)

 

[SCOTU]

Real men WD with unmodded controllers

True and real men play captain falcon, so if anyone here doesn't play falcon, you might want to think about starting.

Oh. and i totally agree that modding your controller is just like taking roids, it helps you get "good" really fast, but hurts you in the long run. Sounds a lot like the dark side...

 

[Tundravalco]

hes right real men play captain falcon.....or ganondorf. but back to the topic yeah its all about practice which you will soon find is every answer you could ever seek in smash. i bet in about a week or two of practice your going to wonder how you could ever screw up those wavedashes. and a little tip from me this is personel preference but i like to wavedash with R i think its faster so give it a chance it made my fox faster.