L, R, or Z for canceling?

[omegablackmage]

at the last tournament i went to, we noticed some of the more advanced players moved very quickly, and we attributed this mostly to l-canceling (and wavedashing/dash dancing/short hopping). He said that after looking at the controller of the player he noticed (or thought he noticed) that he used the z button to cancel, i know it can but i was wondering what was prefered my most smashers. He said he didn't hear a lot of clicking, which would indicate the use of the l button. So im asking for him, as well as my self, what do most people use for canceling? i use the l myself, which im expecting to be the common answer, but we'll see.

 

[Varuna]

I use L but Z when I shuffle with Fox for some reason..

 

[TheBoot]

before i say my preference, let me explain the weird way i hold the controller, and why i hold it like this. instead of having my right pointer finger on the R button, i actually have it on the z button while my middle finger is on the R button. so, i use L for everything and i use z to catch thrown items (mainly that dumb *****e's turnips and bob-ombs, oh is that ever satisfying.) anyway, the reason i hold it that way is that, when i was trying to master XG3 racing on gamecube, i couldnt hit all the buttons with just my thumb. so i moved my pointer finger (or i guess index is a better term, i just call it the pointer finger because i point with it), down to the z button so that i could then hit the z button AND Y button with my index finger while my middle finger took care of the R button.

 

[dmac]

i use L to cancel and wd, and R to shield(so i can wd out of it easier, i can't wd out of a shield with the same button i suck at it)

 

[dan smith]

I L-Cancel with L....

>_>

 

[Loki56]

wow, i wasnt aware that you could do it with Z. I guess i never thought itd work cause it does an attack in the air. Imo it would be eaiser with Z and im gonna start using that.

 

[kmgamer]

I L cancel with L for all of my characters except for falco. For him I use R. I don't know why, but it really speeds him up and lets me shffl moves faster.

 

[Rebel581]

I use L for everything. And I have a habit of pressing buttons too hard. So by the end of a smash session my left index finger (or pointer) needs to be rehabilitated and put in a cast >_> okay so not really. It just feels like that.

 

[Aftermath]

I Lag-cancel with L, but my friend Rag-cancels with the R button. It mainly depends on what your naturally inclined to hit when you first start it.

 

[Rukazor]

Originally posted by Loki56
wow, i wasnt aware that you could do it with Z. I guess i never thought itd work cause it does an attack in the air. Imo it would be eaiser with Z and im gonna start using that.

Z is simply a shortcut for many different things. Personally, I L-Cancel with Z. I do EVERYTHING else with R. If someone were to hand me a controller with no L button, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Wave dashing, rolling, dodging, sheilding and sheild grabbing are ALL done with R.

Of course then, I jump with the stick as well, and rarely use X to take to the air. I only seem to use X if I actually want to short hop.

 

[Helix Snake]

I used to L-cancel with R, but now I use Z so I won't accedently shield.

 

[Eric the Lone]

lcancel with Z wavedash with L

 

[THE RED SPARROW]

I also L-Cancel with Z.

 

[bolaseal]

I use R for (almost) everything. I never use L except to shield wavedash, and I only use Z for jump-cancelled grabs.

 

[Yuna]

R for everything except jumpcancelled grabs (but standing grabs). I never ever use L except to "No Contest" a match.

 

[Pey]

R for everything as well. Although, I can wavedash decently with L.

 

[GameAngel64]

I do most things with R whereas I pretty much NEVER use the L button.

 

[ArcFox]

Hm

I use L for shield, R for air [i dont' use c stick] and both for cancelling and i use R to wd only

 

[DYC]

L for everything except jump cancelled grabs. I never touch R.

 

[omegablackmage]

im surprised at how many people use the z button to cancel aerials. I figured that the z button was to wierd to push in for a quick cancel, but ive tried it since then and you don't have to be all that accurate to get a good l-cancel out of it.

 

[The_Great_Demon]

i would like to aprticipate in this but i dont really undertand this concept.
i have an idea. this concept is wheere u start an attack an either press L Z or R to cancel it before
please explain thank u
If anything if u want me to make a new thread for this i will

 

[Rye]

The great Demon:

If you use any attack in the air and land before all of the downtime has finished, you can avoid it upon landing and pressing any block button. The question is: which button do you use to block or cancel ariels with?

 

[The_Great_Demon]

i use R for everything =)
ohh and tank u Rye i was somewhat confused about this

 

[TheCrimsonBlur]

I use L for everything. EVERYTHING. R might as well not be there. I use Z for grabbing though. Oh, and I use Y for ALL jumping as well .

 

[Linkrulzs]

I use Z for grabbing,R for blocking,R for air dodge,R for rolling,R for dodging,and L for wavedashing.I sometimes use L for grabbing and I use L for L-cancelling,(I sometimes forget to L-cancel though).

 

[Ragnarok503]

Originally posted by Cap'n Crunch
I Lag-cancel with L, but my friend Rag-cancels with the R button. It mainly depends on what your naturally inclined to hit when you first start it.

eh? I cancel and tech with the L button... I really don't even use the R button. First you make fun of how I hold the controller then you lie about how I cancel!! *runs off crying*

....anyway, I thought you said you used the R button for wavedashing or something?

 

[AtomICON]

I normally use R for everything, but my R button on my old controller started to stick after 7 years of abuse, so I switched to l canelling with Z and wavedashing with L (which I found really hard at first and still don't do all that well with)

 

[Marth/Falco Pro]

I l-cancel with L

btw, does anyone wavedash with R? I seem like the only one to do that in my crew

 

[I.B]

I l-cancel with L

btw, does anyone wavedash with R? I seem like the only one to do that in my crew

I think I do too.

 

[Enigmatics]

same. I WD with r so I can WD out of shields/ after I do ariels easier.

 

[Myztek]

R, and I hope you do realize that to L-cancel, you don't have to press in L or R all the way. Simply far enough to register the press.

 

[Giggidax]

i use L for everything. its just my nature to use L instead of R. it feels too strange using R. and i cant wavedash with R for shiznit.

wavedash, waveshielding, L-cancelling, and anything else that requires a trigger button, i use L for it. other than JC grabs which i use Z of course.
ive heard that waveshining with R is much easier but its definitely not for everyone.

 

[-Darc-]

Way to bump a two year old topic. IBLOCK

On Topic: Blackmage is too good.

 

[Vist]

loool yeah this is old

but yeah cancelling with z is teh uber hax

 

[pdk]

i'm all R, L can go fall in a well ; )

and that rhymed!

 

[trademark0013]

i cancel and wavedash with R. R trigger ftw!!!

 

[Sailus]

I use A to L-Cancel and wavedash. That might be why I do lots of Bairs and Fairs... ?_?

 

[Hal-Yur-Azn-Pal]

I use L to L cancel, R to wavedash and shiled but L to light sheild.