I've been playing melee competitively since 2005. I have most tech skills down pretty well. I can wave dash, dash dance, edgeguard well, everything. But for some reason I can't--and never have been able to--short hop. This is a crucial part of the competitive game, and while i've managed my way around it and developed a style that works for me, I need that short hop to take me to the next level.
Every time I try to short hop, it just does a full jump, no matter if i tap jump or use X or Y. I seriously don't get it. I've watched tutorial videos on it, etc, but unfortunately don't have too many friends in melee or a huge melee scene where i currently live.
Any tips? How do you all do it? SHFF is one of the only tech skills i can't and don't utilize simply because i can't short hop!
btw I am a Sheik main, but also use Falco, so you can imagine the limitations of not being able to short hop, especially with those two mains.