Help with L-Canceling

[Red Shirt KRT]

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, but when I try to L cancel then Smash them with marth I either end up just rolling left or right, putting up my shield, air dodging, or not canceling any lag at all then smashing.

I think I L-cancel the right way sometimes but its hard to tell.

 

[Shai Hulud]

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, but when I try to L cancel then Smash them with marth I either end up just rolling left or right, putting up my shield, air dodging, or not canceling any lag at all then smashing.

I think I L-cancel the right way sometimes but its hard to tell.

Make sure you're pressing L or R just before you hit the ground and that you're releasing before or as you hit the ground. You don't need to depress the trigger all the way--both the analog and digital functions of the triggers will L-cancel.

If you're rolling or shielding, then you either didn't release the trigger fast enough or you're still holding it down. It's easier if you just lightly depress the trigger so it doesn't have to spring back as far.

If you're air-dodging, then you're not in the lag of an aerial, and your L-cancel is pointless.

If you aren't cancelling any lag then you missed the timing but were still in the lag of an aerial and you did release the trigger.

Practice with high-lag moves like the DAIR so you'll know for certain when you get the timing right. L-cancelling is one of the more difficult to techs to master when you start playing competitively, but eventually it becomes second nature.

 

[metroid1117]

A common mistake that even some pros do under pressure is holding the L, R, or even Z (yes, you can l-cancel with Z) a split second too long; that will cause you to shield after your lag. To check your timing for l-canceling, try shffl'ing DAirs, Marth's laggiest move. After you get the timing down, you should be able to recognize when you're l-canceling or not.

 

[YoUnGMaRtH]

I use to have dat same problem my shield always come up and i end up doin a roll ...... so i jus practiced on da laggiest moves den i got good at it ....jus practice you'll get it

 

[Kada]

The only real key here is to practice. One thing I've noticed that happens to people, however, is that they practice L-cancelling on air. But when they actually hit someone, the lag they get from hiting their opponent messes them up. I've just gotten over this bump myself, so if at all possible, when you practice, you might want to switch up actually hitting a person, and not.

There is a very specific timing though. All it takes is practice. Some moves are easier to L-cancel than others. But eventually you'll really get a feel for all the timings that your character has. After a couple hours, you'll start to get it, and eventually you'll be able to do it without thinking. But none of this comes without setting aside a couple hours just trying to L-cancel everything.

 

[Adi]

If you're not sure if you're doing it try doing it on training mode at a slower speed, and try doing a neutral A right after the aerial. You'll be able to see the difference clearly.

 

[Razgriz]

Some players choose to do all their aerials with the z button so they can use the same button for attacking and L-canceling. Just ask Isai.

 

[Ghettoman]

Try using fox, and go to training mode. Then do the dril kick- shine thing. if you get a combo of more than one, then you got it. just take that and use it with your marth. I use them both so i hope that can help you the same way it helped me.

 

[Shai Hulud]

Some players choose to do all their aerials with the z button so they can use the same button for attacking and L-canceling. Just ask Isai.

Isai uses the z-button?

What a noob.

 

[Jay Talbayne]

You know ihad the same issue with My marth, and then some one told me i didn thave to Press the L or R all the way down. So whenever i Lcancel (Even though i use R Cancel) i just tap it, it seems easier and more effective. so try to Tap L/R when u wanna L/R cancel an aerial, it might be more comfortable for you. And Practicing L/R canceling with Fox and falco is good because of how fast they fall. if u get good at L canceling with them then ull be good with any other character

 

[tsuyukomi]

so..this will sound noobish, but the l-calcel stops the aerials in mid-air? so if i fair and hit l, he'll stop the animation..? and what about dair? the lag is real big if u miss, i should hit l after i swing? hows the timing go?

 

[tw0 side]

so..this will sound noobish, but the l-calcel stops the aerials in mid-air? so if i fair and hit l, he'll stop the animation..? and what about dair? the lag is real big if u miss, i should hit l after i swing? hows the timing go?

It doesn't stop the arial in mid-air. It just stops the lag that happens when you land.

 

[tsuyukomi]

ok so i hit l right before i land. but would that make me air dodge?

 

[A_mArIo]

No,you do it before you land while the move is still going to cancel the landing lag of the move.