Saturday, January 30, 2010

Back into it

I'm pretty comfortable with the game now. I just need to get back to my combo abilities. This means taking my time during combos and anticipating DI.
I am also trying to clean up my dash dancing. So I started to Wave dash down.It's been kinda weird to get used to but it's nice for following forward throws.

I also need to stop having anxiety for catching rolls. Dashing away/through is important for retaining spacing and avoiding hitboxes.

I forget sometimes how important it is for Marth to react..playing vs Nicks ganon reminded me.It's not enough to space but it's also being able to recognize your opponents moveset and capitalize.
Example: Dash up to Ganon , Ganon jumps back. Now here I could Sh fair, but that move will only cover one option, sh fair from gannon.Now If I dash up block or duck then I can see what gannon does (D.Jump back, Sh fair Waveland etc). Then I can react occordingly.
Reacting/anticipating you opponents move after a dash away is important too. You shouldn't dash away just to dash away. You loose alot of opportunities this way to grab and fsmash/cut through moves,which is what marth is good at. You don't need to dash away half of FD
to get a grab. DON'T BE AFRAID. Of your opponent. Don't be afraid to block/roll if you know something is coming
More Later

Monday, January 25, 2010

Chuga Chuga chuga

Smash...Sometimes you're into it..and sometimes you're just not..

Time to start practicing and getting over mental barriers.
One way to do that is...writing about them. I guess I'm the kind of person that releases alot of anxiety by writing. I start to get very ''Pent-up'' if I don't play everyday.

Lucien (Best Shiek in Norcal) has done a great job of pointing out flaws in my game.
For example Fox vs Marth.

As Marth it's very easy to respond to approaches the same way.WDB Fmash,DDGrab.

But as Lucien stated I am giving up too much stage as Marth with those answers and movement.
Which is true.

Ugh sometimes I hate thinking about smash but you have to make thought into reality by practicing the thought. Refining.