Anyone like short-jump arrows??

[CQue tHe Sunn]

I was just wondering, I like them a lot. But not spammed, but I tend to use them while advancing from a distance in the air after tossing a bomb or boomering from the ground.

It usually does pretty well, they will focus on dodging the boomerang/bomb and whether it hits or not; usually the arrow ends up hitting them, even if they all miss, they could still be caught off gaurd if you L-cancel and run attack in or something

any takes on that?

[tHrilla`]

I agree with you; however, the short-hop arrow, as well as any other of his aerials performed using the "b" button, cannot be L-canceled.

[CQue tHe Sunn]

yeah i forgot about that. i remembered after i posted.... oops.

[Maikeru17]

Yeah, I started taking this up not too long ago, and I've only been able to use it on my training budy (Marth), but it works decently well, leaves him open.
There's probably a lot of different ways you can mix it in with bombs and boomerangs, probably shffl nair's, too.

[froz3ntear]

Yeah I use it quite often. My routine habbit is to pull a bomb, use the boomer rang, shoot the arrow and then use the bow, but for the short hop bow, I don't use it as approach very much... more often, I'll be running away from someone chasing me like a CF and I'll jump and click the opposite direction charge the arrow and when the cf jumps for the knee i just shoot it at him. Haha. I like to use it defensively.

[Epok]

I love arrows cause its a nice little defense that people dont expect and it helps me when i counter

[nitro-blazer]

Well, if I have the option, I prefer boomerang/bomb for my approach. Getting both of those at once is probably better than one, short range arrow.

[CQue tHe Sunn]

oh well yeah. bomb and boomerang=better than one arrow.
i know i use all 3. its just that i never see anyone using arrows, so i was just wondering.
yeah they work well defensively too :)

[Link_Rules_Chu]

i think arrows are alright but why do like 4% when you can do up to 16% and set up a massive combo with the boomer rang and i was just wondering if you can short hop backwards and shoot an arrow without turning around. i dont know what im doing wrong. can you guys help me?

[mkmelee]

I don't like it alot but on the few occasions that I do use it, it sets up some pretty cool things like an up-b cause of the stun.

[Maliceschaos]

when im just playing with friends I use it just to knock out samus missles just to be difficult, but the arrow and up sounds pretty good

[Maikeru17]

I found that if you mix it in with the boomerang, while advancing, it can really stump your opponent. Just pretend it's Falco's SHL. You won't hit them, but they'll have to do some odd jumping and shielding to get close enough without being stunned. Get 'em with the 'rang if you have it while they're close, bomb dash and start combo'ing.
Though, I only pulled that off twice earlier today. <<; Gotta practice and mix it up.
Mindgames. >:3

[Dark_Crono]

i dont use it much but it really stuns people sometimes when use boomerang, bombs and short hop arrows, i use it most of the times against shiek when i know shes going to send me the needles i stop them with the arrow or against falco.

[tobg]

i dont like shorthopping them, i only find it good for if theyre advancing towards you and you want a quick stun without getting out the boomerang, although a nice thing to do is to full jump towards the edge to get ready for edgeguard, the short arc arrow does nice to stop those prolonged recovers like links/samus and then you can focus on a nair stop or something. like they said above, b moves cant be l-canceled and it just seems like alotta of lag to me so i dont liek it alot while the opponent is still on stage.

[NJ'zFinest]

Don't use short hop arrow...full jump arrow is fine... but when you short hop it, there's no point since the arrow goes nowhere and your suffer more from the lag; you can't even advance with it. You're basically asking to be hit.

So, yea, full jump since you can double jump afterwards, the arrow covers better distance, Link himself covers better distance, you have some time to charge it, etc.

[NJzFinest]

Don't use short hop arrow...full jump arrow is fine... but when you short hop it, there's no point since the arrow goes nowhere and your suffer more from the lag; you can't even advance with it. You're basically asking to be hit.

So, yea, full jump since you can double jump afterwards, the arrow covers better distance, Link himself covers better distance, you have some time to charge it, etc.


LOL, i just go a neg rep for the post i just made above^^^

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d130/thelovebelow781/boards/link.jpg
lol, I dont get it, I've spoken to some of the best link players (including Azen). You might as well call them nubs.
IT'S FREAKIN SHORT HOP ARROW, lol @ random people on smashboards

[Dark_Crono]

haha its true short arrows are not good, you can try to use the arrow when you are falling after a hit and then try to recover.
MOST OF THE TIMES THEY DONT WORK.