Hey guys. I think I might have found a situational way to make Zelda's recovery less predictable, but knowing me it'll probably already be well known.
Anyway, here's the deal. You know how when you're travelling through the air, if you use Din's then you can use the move while keeping your forward inertia? Now, the problem with that is that you don't actually gain any distance. Rather you cover the same distance, but you have an exploding fireball to protect you.
Now, there's actually a way to use Din's to GAIN horizontal distance. Interested, yet? Well, here's what you do. When you let go of Din's, Zelda swings her hand and she becomes helpless. With the correct conditions, Zelda can 'spurt' forward during this detonation lag. To do this, start moving towards the stage. Approximately 3/4 of a second after that, start Din's. Once it's travelled a tiny bit in front of you, release it. With luck, you should have timed it right and you slide forward slightly during the detonation. When I tested this on a custom stage, it increased the distance Zelda covered from 6 blocks to 7.5 blocks.
Of course, this is a situational trick, and should only be used if you have some vertical height already, but it can be useful. Think of it as using an airdodge to recover in Melee, except that rather than being invincible you protect yourself with a giant fireball.
