Slice of Life - Melee Notes (3/13/15)

I'll be using this blog mostly to track my progress in Smash and keep notes on what I need to work on and am actually improving on. No idea how often I'll update it but it's for me so whatever.

What to work on

General

• Shield sometimes coming out after a WD. Release the trigger more quickly after one.
• Occassionally standing still or walking after a WD. Work on timing to dash quickly out of a WD.
• STOP DASH DANCING WITHOUT A PURPOSE. Just because it looks cool does not mean you should be always doing it when there are better options.
• Missing wavelands after half the time still, practice them more.
• Missing shieldstun L cancels a lot
• DI generally good but needs a lot of work still.
• Stop forgetting SDI is a thing
• Learn EXACT ranges of ALL attacks so you can stop doing unsafe shit
• Learn OoS options for all characters to apply/escape safe pressure more consistently
• FOLLOW UPS FOLLOW UPS FOLLOW UPS
• Practice ledge options more

Peach (General)

• FC nairs. Not coming out fast enough still.
• STOP PULLING TURNIPS WHEN IT'S UNSAFE. YOU ARE GIVING THEM FREE %.
• Work on being less predictable with FC bairs/fairs
• Work on making transition from reg to claw grip faster when going for FC aerials
• If you FF FC fair their shield, jab ASAP. YOU ARE GOING TO GET GRABBED OTHERWISE.
• Keep practicing movement don't forget Peach is slow as fuck
• Stop dash attacking on shields
• Pay attention to when players CC. Free 60% with Dsmash
• Stop dtilting so much. Why are you doing this it's weird
• DO NOT DJC WITHOUT A REASON. You are using up your DJ and not realizing it until it's too late sometimes.
• Be more aggressive with edgeguards. A lot of chars should be dead as soon as you get them off the stage. Work on Turnip drop-->edgehog and FF Float-->Nair offstage.
• Work on sharking, need to be quicker to get under platforms with float
• Stop playing scared when holding a Stitch. If it misses it misses, your opponent is more afraid of getting hit then you are of missing. Be aggressive with FC aerials.
• Practice bob-omb tech incase you ever pull one in tourney
• Work on turnip throw-->Recatch-->FC nair timing

Peach (Matchup Specific)

vs Fox

• Spaced bairs-->Dsmash seemed good last time
• If Fox is in turnaround back TOWARDS Peach in DD, dash attack or jab.
• Jab-->Upsmash seems to be popular kill option for Fox, watch for it
• Practice chaingrab
• LOOK for situations they CC in, important here
• SDI the upair you fucking retard jesus christ

Need more matchup experience. Find foxes at next local and ask to play them.

vs Falco

• Practice powershielding lasers. Not good enough until you can do it 100% of the time on reaction.
• Fullhop float above laser spam
• Bait shieldgrabs with spaced bair, can follow up with Dsmash
• Watch for dair shine combos and work on DI while in one, giving away too much % on them
• Retreat with fair if he approaches with nair
• DO NOT GIVE HIM STAGE CONTROL you've already seen what a fucking nightmare this MU is when he has all the momentum
• Tech chasing with bair was good last time, work on using nair too
• CHASE HIM OFFSTAGE his recovery is garbage all you need is a nair to end the stock. Remember FF Float-->Nair
• Practice chaingrab
• LOOK for situations they CC in, important here

vs Marth

• PULL A TURNIP WHENEVER POSSIBLE, approach with it
• When turnip is not possible, retreating bairs seem to be best option.
• DO NOT FULLHOP FLOAT YOU WILL GET TIPPER'D
• Avoid being above him, his uptilt and upair are too good
• CC good vs a lot of moves(?) Needs more research
• Edgeguard with turnip drop-->edgehog
• If Marth is turning back TOWARDS Peach in DD, dash attack/FC nair/dash grab are good options
• MARTH'S DTILT WILL ALWAYS POKE YOUR SHIELD
• Marth is stupid and if you play him you're stupid

vs Falcon

• Float camp a lot
• Falcon's upair is ridiculous but came out a lot whenever floating, try to bait them
• DON'T PULL TURNIPS UNLESS FALCON IS FAR AWAY, you got punished 100% of the time for it before
• Get up attack usually ended in getting DJ FF Knee'd. Either don't do it or delay it more
• Take him to FoD when possible, easy Dsmashes
• Space with bair, but remember Falcon's upair beats it

Need more matchup experience, ask to play Falcons at next local

That's it for now. There's a lot of MUs I need more experience in before I'll write about them (wish I had paid more attention back when I was doing netplay with a good Doc and a good Y. Link...internet here is boo boo now unfortunately.)

Will be studying this and possibly adding a few things later if I forgot anything important, but until then, see ya.