Short hop - tips?

[Allbrex]

This has gotta be on here somewhere, but I couldn't find it. I'm trying to develop real consistency with my short hop but I'm having problems doing that, especially online. Any tips to make it easier/more consistent? It seems like I too frequently high jump which totally annihalates my neutral air attacks as I just jump over em and miss completely. I use Toon Link btw, and I'm especially trying to get his short hop bair steady. Thanks for any help

 

[Liovidal007]

well, Im a toon link player myself and for me, the best way to short hop is by flicking the x button.

 

[Metal_Doc]

Short hopping is really easy, just tap the jump button.
Try to tap it as fast as possible.

 

[Cal-]

If you're new to short hopping it can sometimes take a while to get it working smoothly as a part of your game, the best way that I could recommend to learn it the fastest is to fire up a flat map such as FD on training mode and keep short hopping back and fourth across the map, once you are able to do that consistently try starting to incorporate attacks in to it.
There's no real technique in making short hopping easier besides using the button (if you're already not) - but that's a personal preference, I know of people that can easily use tap jumping to short hop and attack from them just as easily as I can with the button.

 

[Zindura]

My technique is to strike the edge of the x-button and slide my finger off the side.

You'll find something that works for you if you practice.

 

[crifer]

keep training, it isnt too hard

 

[PK Hexagon]

I have more difficulty fast falling, to be honest. The fact that every character has a different timing for it doesn't help.

 

[ytv]

Yeah it should be second nature to short jump. Just tap the x/y button as fast as you can.

 

[Unusual_Rex]

Short hops are much easier than in Melee, just tap it really quick.

 

[Micahc]

Unless your me, I'm a moron that flicks the control stick. I should probably break that habit...

 

[TheStagesmith]

If you're using a nunchuck, try switching the C and Z buttons. I find it much easier to quickly tap the Z button.

 

[Kilut]

Use fox to practice his short hop is much harder to do, or go back to melee and master his short hop there, then youll be able to short hop with everyone, brawl or melee

 

[SKnickers03]

If you're new to short hopping it can sometimes take a while to get it working smoothly as a part of your game, the best way that I could recommend to learn it the fastest is to fire up a flat map such as FD on training mode and keep short hopping back and fourth across the map, once you are able to do that consistently try starting to incorporate attacks in to it.

ditto...thats what i did

 

[Pure-???]

If you're new to short hopping it can sometimes take a while to get it working smoothly as a part of your game, the best way that I could recommend to learn it the fastest is to fire up a flat map such as FD on training mode and keep short hopping back and fourth across the map, once you are able to do that consistently try starting to incorporate attacks in to it.
There's no real technique in making short hopping easier besides using the button (if you're already not) - but that's a personal preference, I know of people that can easily use tap jumping to short hop and attack from them just as easily as I can with the button.

that's really the best post in this topic.

 

[Allbrex]

Hey thanks for all the quick responses. I'm surprised that it wasn't something simplier like assigning some auto short hop button (some players make it look like they have one considering how easily they can short hop). I guess I'll just have to practice, is it better/easier to use the control stick or to use a button? And also how do you quick land easier, any help on that, or just practice more?

 

[hizzlum]

Practice in melee where its harder to do and then see how easy it is to do in brawl, I NEVER FULL JUMP when I don't want to anymore because of how difficult it was to do in melee that I mastered and many others did that pays off in brawl

 

[Killress]

Hey thanks for all the quick responses. I'm surprised that it wasn't something simplier like assigning some auto short hop button (some players make it look like they have one considering how easily they can short hop). I guess I'll just have to practice, is it better/easier to use the control stick or to use a button? And also how do you quick land easier, any help on that, or just practice more?

Definitely use a button. I, personally like Y over X. Quick land, is actually fast fall . All you need to do it press down on the joystick at the peak of your jump.

Practice in melee where its harder to do and then see how easy it is to do in brawl, I NEVER FULL JUMP when I don't want to anymore because of how difficult it was to do in melee that I mastered and many others did that pays off in brawl

Agreed. Try it in melee. Brawl feels so easy compared to melee. SH in brawl is a breeze

 

[Crizthakidd]

LOL dude i dare u to short hop in melee. they made it tooo easy here in brawl. i do short hops now naturally.

u just press it fast and lightly

 

[Micahc]

I actually have problems NOT short hopping in Brawl with characters like Ganon.

 

[chaotic002]

sh becomes natural after a while of doing it in melee just practice.

 

[House M.D.]

use x/y. practice and you will get it (develop the muscle memory)

 

[Foxy_Marth]

If you really cant do the simple x or y. You can set it to up on the control pad. Thats what my friends does. Well down on the WiiMote + Nunchuck, whats the difference?

 

[nightSN]

just practice it o.o its not hard, got it down solid in 2 days LOL

 

[sm0keyii]

When I started playing brawl, I had sold my gamecube about 1 year prior to the release of it. I decided to rock the nun-chuk style of play since I felt like it could be a new begining for me. I used to have some difficulty adjusting to the game and performing low jumps, but I tried a GCN controller and it's way easier to control jumps with it. I'm still gonna stick with my "chucks" Weeee

 

[RazeveX]

dude, you should have played melee. It took me like a year to master fox's short hop (you can only hold the button for 4 frames; thats 1/15 of a second).

In brawl its as easy as pie; in fact it throws off my game because of it. Not to put you down or anything, but it really shouldnt be that hard. Just tap the button and let go as fast as you can.

 

[Allbrex]

Yea I know what you mean now, as a matter of fact I was getting it down pretty good yesterday. I'm seeing it just takes a little practice to get it consistent, who is the best character/most challenging in Brawl to do it with? I actually did play Melee too, used Marth, but it was much harder in that game to peform techs consistently, which is why I didn't play that game as much.