Jab Lock Fail

[tnt_boom]

Im currently practicing jablocks and when i do the 3 jab. It seems the opponent can either roll or grtup attack... I do it at the good timing and it happen to me rach time ? Someone can tell me why ?

 

[Dadrik]

Either you wait too long, or you're too far away.
Just keep the pressed long enough for 3 jabs to come out fast, it won't mess up the reset and you won't let the opponent get up.
But don't keep it pressed too long, or you'll jab 3+ times and put the opponent out of the jab reset situation

 

[Zoom!]

Either you wait too long, or you're too far away.
Just keep the pressed long enough for 3 jabs to come out fast, it won't mess up the reset and you won't let the opponent get up.
But don't keep it pressed too long, or you'll jab 3+ times and put the opponent out of the jab reset situation

This has actually happened to me a few times and when it happened I didn't do anything different than usual. You don't have to hold A you can do individual jabs, and when I do the forward throw set up and one dash, I end up next to my opponent so spacing isn't an issue, yet sometimes for no rhyme or reason, my opponent can roll out of the third lock

 

[Lavani]

If they're able to pick a getup option instead of being forced to stand, you aren't hitting the first jab quickly enough.

 

[Dadrik]

This has actually happened to me a few times and when it happened I didn't do anything different than usual. You don't have to hold A you can do individual jabs, and when I do the forward throw set up and one dash, I end up next to my opponent so spacing isn't an issue, yet sometimes for no rhyme or reason, my opponent can roll out of the third lock

I know, I was just pointing out that it could be an option if you usually mess up the timing.
A few frames late can be enough to let your opponent get out of the reset. So yeah, I personnally never had that issue, if always worked fine (except on Lylat, where the tilted platforms can mess you up), but the usual problem for issues like this is timing or spacing.

 

[tnt_boom]

Wow. I never tought it was because I did it too late. Because the behavior of the animation looked like I pulled it off with success. Thx guys

 

[Dadrik]

Wow. I never tought it was because I did it too late. Because the behavior of the animation looked like I pulled it off with success. Thx guys

Yeah it can be tricky.
Just do it in Training Mode and you'll see. If it's successfully done, the other character with immediately get up after the reset with an invincibility animation (looks like he's flashing).
If not, it'll look the same during the jabs, but if the other char stays on the ground, that means he could have rolled, or getup attack, etc