Ezmar
Smash Rookie
The answer is obviously to practice as much as possible against other people, but that's not a feasible option for me most of the time. I can't get out to events often, as they don't happen very close to me, and I don't have any friends who play Melee at all.
So I'm stuck practicing by myself, which doesn't teach me a whole lot. I know that Shadowboxing is supposed to be a good way to practice on your own, but that's not really an option either, since I don't even have enough experience to craft any plausible imaginary scenarios.
So the question is this: I play Puff mostly, but I'm considering picking up Sheik as well. What would be the best way to practice, either on vanilla or 20XX to make best use of my practice time? I've done a little mucking around with Shino Stalls, but not much of anything else, mostly just practicing movement and L cancels in a very disorganized way. My biggest weakness at the moment is doing stupid stuff and getting punished for it, which seems to be hard to work on alone, since CPUs don't punish mistakes well.
Again, nothing is a substitute for actually playing against other folks, but since that's not an option, what's the best way to work on things? Since this is in the sheik boards, I'm mostly looking at what things specific to Sheik I should keep in mind, along with any character specific tech or movement options, particularly how to train up the Dthrow tech chase. Any general pointers are also appreciated, but mostly I want to work on acclimating myself to the new character properly, and feeling comfortable with her.
Thanks,
-Ezmar
So I'm stuck practicing by myself, which doesn't teach me a whole lot. I know that Shadowboxing is supposed to be a good way to practice on your own, but that's not really an option either, since I don't even have enough experience to craft any plausible imaginary scenarios.
So the question is this: I play Puff mostly, but I'm considering picking up Sheik as well. What would be the best way to practice, either on vanilla or 20XX to make best use of my practice time? I've done a little mucking around with Shino Stalls, but not much of anything else, mostly just practicing movement and L cancels in a very disorganized way. My biggest weakness at the moment is doing stupid stuff and getting punished for it, which seems to be hard to work on alone, since CPUs don't punish mistakes well.
Again, nothing is a substitute for actually playing against other folks, but since that's not an option, what's the best way to work on things? Since this is in the sheik boards, I'm mostly looking at what things specific to Sheik I should keep in mind, along with any character specific tech or movement options, particularly how to train up the Dthrow tech chase. Any general pointers are also appreciated, but mostly I want to work on acclimating myself to the new character properly, and feeling comfortable with her.
Thanks,
-Ezmar
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