onehunna
Smash Cadet
Hey Falcons. I went to my first local tournament recently and I had a lot of fun, played a ton of Melee, and placed pretty decently. When reflecting on what I could have done better in my matches, one thing stuck out: my reads. In friendlies with training partners and friends, I make my reads much more consistently as well as regrabs and, as a result, I get my stuff going more often. Of course, Falcon mains know well how strong the Captain is when you're on point with the reads and tech follow-ups. However I found that in a tournament setting, I needed some time to adjust to what my (foreign) opponent was doing in terms of tech rolls, as well as reactions to my baited approaches. The sets were each best of three, so you can imagine how each stock is crucial--I felt like I wasn't catching on quick enough, and because of this, not only were my reads not as strong, but my punishes weren't as dialed in to boot. I wasn't 'flowing' as well as when I played against people whose personal styles I wasn't as comfortable with, whose habits I didn't know. In retrospect this really seems like an obvious run-in with tournaments, but for some reason it blindsided me.
Any anecdotes or tips on getting those regrabs, making those reads against people in tournament who you aren't familiar with?
Any anecdotes or tips on getting those regrabs, making those reads against people in tournament who you aren't familiar with?
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