Pit's F-smash with a HORIZONAL knock back?

[ChokE]

I think everyone here knows that Pit’s F-smash knocks others back at a 45 degree angle (give or take). That is what usually happens, but I had few experiences where the F-smash knocked people back horizontally (10 degree angle) and I don’t think is the result of bad DI. I was wondering the cause of this alternative directional knock back besides DI down. I have few guess, but none of them are very solid, so I was wondering if any1 here have the answer.

 

[sagemoon]

I'm pretty sure the tip of the f-smash hits them horizontal. But i'd say its that and your opponent didnt DI up (not that he DI wrong, but prolly missed the DI)

 

[Corigames]

Well, not to go against what you are saying at all, but it sounds to me that they just smash DI'ed it.

 

[sagemoon]

No need to smash DI it, if someone just holds down you get that same effect.

 

[ChokE]

I know they will go horizontally while DI downward, but my opponent swear he didn't DI down. I was wondering in certain part of Pit's hitbox have horizontal knock back, like the tipper

 

[sagemoon]

Yeah i think the tipper does that. Its happend to me a couple times too especially when they are shielding and the first hit of the f-smash ruins the shield a bit so the 2nd part hits them.