Solo practice tips?

[Freky]

Hey Marthers, I'm kinda new to the competitive scene, and I'm trying to get more practice into my Marth. However, being at school, while I do have friends to play with(who are usually significantly better than I am), they aren't necessarily always around when I'm back in my dorm since they commute. Any tips for an up-and-comer on what to do to try and get better with bots?

EDIT: I've seen some threads asking the same question. Of course. Still, I'm looking for the very basic stuff.

 

[CyberZixx]

Best advice I can give any aspiring Marth is to grab a lot. it is better than slashing most of the time. Many Marth love to fair and nair around all day. Grab is better.

 

[.Ðempt]

I disagree. Grabbing a lot becomes predictable and can be punished a lot harder than aerials that create space between opponents.

Practice punishing bots. You should be able to chain grab them mixed with APPROPRIATE u-tilts to 0 to Death them without dropping them once.

 

[Quad-K]

I disagree. Grabbing a lot becomes predictable and can be punished a lot harder than aerials that create space between opponents.

Practice punishing bots. You should be able to chain grab them mixed with APPROPRIATE u-tilts to 0 to Death them without dropping them once.

Can you define appropriate u-tilts? Also is this on FD, or are you supposed to be able to juggle bots to death on every stage without letting them touch the platforms?

 

[swanized]

Can you define appropriate u-tilts? Also is this on FD, or are you supposed to be able to juggle bots to death on every stage without letting them touch the platforms?

that's only on FD, on platform stages you should let them fall to the platform and then try to punish their option from there. Watch M2K's punish on the platforms he's probably the best at platform punishes.

 

[7ANGO]

Hey Marthers, I'm kinda new to the competitive scene, and I'm trying to get more practice into my Marth. However, being at school, while I do have friends to play with(who are usually significantly better than I am), they aren't necessarily always around when I'm back in my dorm since they commute. Any tips for an up-and-comer on what to do to try and get better with bots?

EDIT: I've seen some threads asking the same question. Of course. Still, I'm looking for the very basic stuff.

I do 3v1 lvl 9 Falcos against myself until I can properly beat them for training.

 

[NTA]

99 stocks if you have the time.

 

[Mahie]

I do 3v1 lvl 9 Falcos against myself until I can properly beat them for training.

This is unnecessary for a couple reasons :

• Level 9 are useless to practice against, unless you want to practice Powershielding against Lv9 Falco.
• Multiple opponents are kinda useless to practice against unless you want to practice really specific things, like 1v2 or how to Lcancel when your moves hit multiple targets.

Try different levels instead. From 3 to 7 is usually what people would vouch for.
Practice your combos, your movement. Learn how to detonate bob-ombs with all your moves without getting blown up, just get a better sense of what your character can do.
Also, check out this post by Dr.PP : http://www.smashboards.com/threads/falco-discussion-thread.256826/page-439#post-14739329 about solo practice.

 

[.Ðempt]

Dr. PP's solo practice is amazing if you're able to really put commitment into the game. It's a very unique practice though and isn't exactly meant for everyone. What I suggested is meant for FD, sorry about not clarifying that. When I say "appropriate" u-tilts, I'm referring to u-tilts that are spaced properly so that the disjointed hitbox isn't set off. If you're too close to use a u-tilt while they are at mid percents, then just grab them. It's usually a safer option. However, it's also good to practice your u-tilt game while your opponent is on a platform, so you're able to learn follow-ups for when you're playing a human.

Level 1 and Level 9 are the two I usually practice regarding bots. Level 1 computers DI attacks away from you, while Level 9 computers DI towards you. Generally I try to get a sense of both types of DI so I can recognize it, and react to it in-game.