I've been trying to steal as much of Chu's playstyle as I can, and then when possible throw in ridiculous CGs and extreme grab punishments that he hasn't incorporated
The problem is that even though my mental game is very strong, it's not very fast; I need time to figure people out, whereas Chu seems to intuit the other guy's game really quickly. I think this is partly because he's ALWAYS been a really smart player but I spent at least two years devoting my energy to learning how to think while I play. Learning mindgames, so to speak.
I've also been trying to constantly reset positions to neutral so I can gauge and internalize the other guy's approach while avoiding disadvantageous situations. Once I've got the feel for them down, I can start "playing" more and entering RPS or heads/tails situations with confidence that I'll make the right calls.
It's funny that people call me technical, because I've always felt my tech game to be incredibly weak and inconsistent. My good stuff looks great, but maybe people don't realize how many of my actions are actually major flubs. Weird dodges and rolls are whiffed grabs or wavedashes, lots of missed L-cancels, times when I miss buttons on my controller completely... I have neurological tremors so in important matches my hands often spaz out beyond my control.
But I do have one **** fine wavedash, I'll say that much
Nintendude: Yeah. Pretty much. I spend a lot of my game jockeying for aerials and wavesmashes and trying to pressure my opponent into situations where he'll make a panicked decision that nets me a grab. For Falcons, it's almost always rolls--his roll is good and usually his best escape option so I try and bait them as much as I can. For other characters it can be a jump when you've pressured them to the edge, then I go for aerials and try to encourage them to stay on the ground. After awhile those aerials either win me the game or ground the other guy, then I start going for blind grabs (by blind I mean no combo or real setup, just approach straight into it). Once your non-grab game is solid and you can without ever touching the Z button, the grabs come in droves.
Comparatively, anyhow. Against good players you still rarely land them because they panic a lot less, but you still get way more than you do by spamming Z.
By the way, does anybody want me to write a big, giant Peach guide? I've been thinking about the matchup and I'd like to put the thoughts to paper, so if anyone wants I'll write a massive document on it.
