A2ZOMG
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infzy's video guide to Bucket Braking
Add dis shiz to a stickied guide someone please.
Bucket Braking is a technique that will save your life one day in a serious match. This can make G&W on average live like 20-30% longer than he normally would and enable him to survive blows that would otherwise barely KO him. I have actually lived to like 180% with good DI and Bucket Braking, so yeah. Seriously. You must learn how to do this.
To do this technique, first DI properly. Then do an aerial attack. Use N-air preferably, because this is G&W's fastest aerial attack in terms of duration. After you N-air, immediately pull out the Bucket. If done correctly, you will immediately stop moving completely, and TADAA!!!! You just performed Bucket Braking!
It is VERY important that you do a N-air first, THEN Bucket. There is a phase in hitstun that can only be interrupted by an air dodge or an aerial attack, and if you simply try to mash downB against a kill move, it will just kill you before you get out of hitstun. N-airing first allows you to escape hitstun early.
To get maximum results from this technique, try to pressure your opponent into positions where you have more space to fly in case you get hit. It's possible to survive MK's D-smash at 170% on FD in the right position.
Learn to master this technique all the time and have fun. =)
infzy's video guide to Bucket Braking
Add dis shiz to a stickied guide someone please.
Bucket Braking is a technique that will save your life one day in a serious match. This can make G&W on average live like 20-30% longer than he normally would and enable him to survive blows that would otherwise barely KO him. I have actually lived to like 180% with good DI and Bucket Braking, so yeah. Seriously. You must learn how to do this.
To do this technique, first DI properly. Then do an aerial attack. Use N-air preferably, because this is G&W's fastest aerial attack in terms of duration. After you N-air, immediately pull out the Bucket. If done correctly, you will immediately stop moving completely, and TADAA!!!! You just performed Bucket Braking!
It is VERY important that you do a N-air first, THEN Bucket. There is a phase in hitstun that can only be interrupted by an air dodge or an aerial attack, and if you simply try to mash downB against a kill move, it will just kill you before you get out of hitstun. N-airing first allows you to escape hitstun early.
To get maximum results from this technique, try to pressure your opponent into positions where you have more space to fly in case you get hit. It's possible to survive MK's D-smash at 170% on FD in the right position.
Learn to master this technique all the time and have fun. =)