How to further improve my Falco

[dragtyson]

Hey, I'm JTN (John The Noob/Jeez, That's Nasty) and I've been playing Falco for quite a while.
I've got a video from my last tournament against Ambrose (a really good smasher from the Canada area) and he's a beast.

I've got another tournament coming up and I would be grateful if anyone could give me some advice. I know I mess up my SHDL now and then, and I roll a bit too much (IMO). But hey, what do you expect from a 14 year old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfuTs1x7aA
Psst, don't forget to watch in High Quality.

Anyways, tips would be appreciated and some of my other matches will be uploaded by next year on this topic. Thanks!

 

[XxBlackxX]

hmmm you have an okay falco, things i noticed:

1. perfect the SHDL and all his laser moves
2. roll less
2. sometimes you were just standing still, as if you were thinking about what to do next. this is unacceptable in a high level match.
3. you have trouble getting the kill, it seemed. it looked like you were frustrated and just started spamming smashes. this is not a good thing. i recommend silent laser->boost smash, or OoS jump canceled usmash, or OoS dsmash, or the occasional fsmash, or bairs. however, keep it unpredictable and make sure he can't punish you if you make a mistake.
4. it seemed you played more frenzied in your last stock, rolled too much, and trying to start a CG too much. you should just keep playing the way you did in your 1st stock, and take the chance to CG if he gives you an opportunity, don't force it
5. if you see him shielding, don't fsmash into it.

work on those things and you can improve your falco.

 

[Denzi]

XxBlackxX pretty much covered all of the major points. No matter the opponent's damage, just play it safe like you would normally and keep your eye open for kill moves. Silent laser -> Boost Usmash is great for kills. You did rolldodge a lot. Don't force the CG. Very important. If you want a better chance at getting a grab though, try jab -> grab. You should learn/use the Reverse Boost Pivot Grab and the Gatling combo, they help a ton.

Don't Firebird into the ground; you really shouldn't be using Firebird unless you absolutely have to anyway.

 

[8AngeL8]

Your biggest problem was that every single time you wanted to move the direction you weren't facing, you rolled. Rolling DOES have a few applications but it's generally a very poor choice. It's too easy to punish. When you're trying to change your spacing, don't roll. Just turn around and walk away. It keeps you unpredictable, gives you more options, and doesn't leave you open to getting punished.

Also, MORE TILTS. Instead of throwing out Fsmashes and Dsmashes right and left, try using Ftilt. It's faster and spaces better. It'll keep your smashes completely fresh, so you won't have as much trouble killing. That was another big problem you had. Once you got Snake over 100, you just started Smashing and hoping to finish him off. If the way you were playing before got him to 100, why would you change it up? Keep playing the same way, but watch for an opening. When he slips up, pounce on it and get the kill.

Utilt is a move people tend to forget about. Use it when he's spotdodging or right behind you. When your spacing goes to hell, Utilt can be a lifesaver.

 

[BsdKid4ever]

You play a decent Falco, nice perfect chaingrab, btw. But here's a few things that could make you better:

1. Use Dair more.
2. Use Utilt a lot more.
3. Use Nair more.
4. Perfect your lasers.
5. Use Dair more.
6.You DO roll too much.
7. Use Nair more.
8. Perfect your Gatling combo.
9. Use Dair more.
10. Don't rely completely on SHDL, SHL is a good technique, too.
11. Use Nair more.
12. Use AAA combo more.
13. Review 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11.
14. Ensure that you looked at 13.

Any questions?

 

[8AngeL8]

Lol, what moves did you NOT tell him to use more?

Dair against a grounded opponent can be good, but it can be easily shielded and punished. Don't spam it, just throw one out occasionally and make sure you land behind them if they shield. Nair is great at counter short hopped approaches. When it comes to your aerials, Bair is generally the hardest to punish, and it's very effective.

 

[Vlade]

Yeah don't roll too much, I noticed you got punished because you rolled straight into a mine.

Strengthen your laser game. It's one of the reasons why falco is top tier. And at lower percents don't punish with fsmash, because it'll get stale for when you actually do need it to kill. Instead just grab to punish because you can follow up from there to rack up more damage. You just need to play smarter and more consistently to improve.

 

[Jinha44]

space dude spacinnn!!!

 

[NotDander]

I hope this is an open discussion.

In your video at 1:31 or so falco does the forward B and lands in a slide rather than what I remember him landing like. I'm relatively new to the community but I am not new to big communities like this, as I am a pretty good 3rd strike player so I know to look lots of little things like this.

Is it just me, or is that really a different landing? Also excuse my english, I am mexican. I am native to the states, but still mexican.

 

[Daea]

@ NotDander, what you saw was a canceled phantasm. Falco's phantasm can be canceled at various lengths, and regardless of at what point you do so, you'll end up continuing to move forward if you're in the air, or you'll gain a slight slide if you hit the ground.

 

[RejK]

just play more brawl. learn the match ups in general and you'll improve your falco. you can learn all the tricks and ATS you want. but most good players just memorize what works and what doesnt in a match and works with it.

 

[Denzi]

just play more brawl. learn the match ups in general and you'll improve your falco. you can learn all the tricks and ATS you want. but most good players just memorize what works and what doesnt in a match and works with it.

But he's asking us what we saw that worked and didn't so he can get better faster without necessarily losing a lot first.

 

[Prov1]

You were way too predictable. I noticed you kept trying to bair as you got desperate near the end. Don't do that, stay calm. Switch up your playing style a bit and stay calm, cuz the snake pretty much predicted what you were gonna do and he took advantage of it.

 

[dragtyson]

Alright guys, thanks for the tips.I've been practicing for a long time (probably 3-5 hours a day) to get ready for the tournament.

Here's what I've accomplished so far:
-Spacing by just walking
-Stopped rolling so much (finally!)
-Spacing by Ftilts (this is really a lifesaver)
-When spacing fails and as a sneaky two hits Utilt
-Gotten better at lasers, even throwing in a backwards SHL from time to time
-Mixing it up a little by throwing in a IAP here and there
-Staying calm (really hard for me to do)
-Stopped trying to CG so much and just focused on punishing and racking up on damage
-Stopped spamming smashes
-Started using AAA combo more often

I already knew how to do Gatling and Reverse Boost Pivot Grab. The problem was that my Gatling wasn't perfected and Reverse Boost Pivot Grab was a bit too risky for me. As for the jab -> grab combo, I've used that in my previous matches (which aren't up yet) but I just couldn't get it down it the match.

Any further tips are appreciated cause I'm sure I have a long way ahead of me before I can even think about facing SK92 or Sethlon one day. I have another tournament coming up this Saturday and hope that this helps me in the matches. Thanks guys!

 

[B0mbe1c]

Roll less and perect the SHDL. Other than that, good Falco.

 

[XxBlackxX]

Alright guys, thanks for the tips.I've been practicing for a long time (probably 3-5 hours a day) to get ready for the tournament.

Here's what I've accomplished so far:
-Spacing by just walking
-Stopped rolling so much (finally!)
-Spacing by Ftilts (this is really a lifesaver)
-When spacing fails and as a sneaky two hits Utilt
-Gotten better at lasers, even throwing in a backwards SHL from time to time
-Mixing it up a little by throwing in a IAP here and there
-Staying calm (really hard for me to do)
-Stopped trying to CG so much and just focused on punishing and racking up on damage
-Stopped spamming smashes
-Started using AAA combo more often

I already knew how to do Gatling and Reverse Boost Pivot Grab. The problem was that my Gatling wasn't perfected and Reverse Boost Pivot Grab was a bit too risky for me. As for the jab -> grab combo, I've used that in my previous matches (which aren't up yet) but I just couldn't get it down it the match.

Any further tips are appreciated cause I'm sure I have a long way ahead of me before I can even think about facing SK92 or Sethlon one day. I have another tournament coming up this Saturday and hope that this helps me in the matches. Thanks guys!

well in seems like you fixed everything wrong in the last vid.
so hopefully you'll do better in the tourney and upload more vids. then we can help you improve again.
good luck

 

[8AngeL8]

Lol, facing Seth or SK92 shouldn't be your goal. Falco dittos are too stupid. Taking down Mew2King should be your goal

 

[dragtyson]

Lol, facing Seth or SK92 shouldn't be your goal. Falco dittos are too stupid. Taking down Mew2King should be your goal

Lmao. I've actually been practicing with Diddy as a secondary against MKs since I saw Ninjalink vs. M2K set. It was really epic. I can beat my friend's MK . Let's just hope M2K will take it down a notch for me.

 

[pokemon_legend]

.less roll use more tilts
.use abit more grabs go from down grab to up smash
.and maybe a spike once
.try to hit the other person with the double laser
if use what I told you you are pro
but I don't know everything

 

[dragtyson]

Unfortunately, I both lost the tournament and couldn't get any matches recorded. I met some of the big names in Canada like Minus, Pastaboy, Ambrose, etc. though. I'm sure I somehow got better from the experience. So I'll try to get videos from my old tournament up still.

 

[XxBlackxX]

Unfortunately, I both lost the tournament and couldn't get any matches recorded. I met some of the big names in Canada like Minus, Pastaboy, Ambrose, etc. though. I'm sure I somehow got better from the experience. So I'll try to get videos from my old tournament up still.

from what ive seen Minus had a pretty good falco, maybe you can learn from him. if you were in a tourney with those people, it's okay if you lost, because they're pretty skilled. as long as you learned something, eh?

 

[YUNq PHR3$H]

- needs moar dlx cancel && chaingrab + boost smash from the shdl -

other than that its quite ''exquisite''

 

[Fitty]

lol smart yunq good tip but i would say mix moves up mindgames are good maybe hiding a smash attack behind a laser.