Do THIS to Start Hitting the Opponent More - Smash Ultimate

Are you having trouble just hitting the opponent and you find that you miss a lot of the attacks you go for? Watch this video to find out why and how to fix it.
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[@thomaslecomte1570]

Bold to assume that noobs remember that the grab button exists

[@meserochanel3770]

you’re godam right

[@ashtoncooper5478]

So true

[@petery6432]

Seriously. I never used grab when first playing Smash. It always seemed like slow attack that wasn't very big. I never used it and then wondered what to do when my friend shielded.

[@justinjagt7633]

Thomas Lecomte and once they find out they are going to spam it every time

[@moodle6500]

I don't play anywhere near competitive level so it doesn't really matter but I have a stupid habit of not grabbing for the whole beginning of a match, remembering that grabbing exists, and do nothing but try to get a grab for the next 5 minutes

[@enrikoda]

imagine being a gamer and going to college

[@HomieJared]

Oh☹️

[@Jako3334074]

very sad moment

[@sebastianswan7975]

Could never be me

[@justiceiria869]

I already finished collage before covid started and i play games.

[@noiseflow4306]

And wtf are you talking about??

[@dazedigital]

I was literally about turn off my phone but this showed up in recommended, it’s 2 am

[@diego7873]

Dang it I missed the premiere by 1 hour

[@mr.noodle6931]

Mood

[@OaklyIsADog]

I’m still at school

[@FichesBH]

Well since this says 23 hours ago and it’s 2 am for me that’s pretty nice

[@ShadowBlade140]

7 am for me my friend

[@joshuaworthington847]

Welcome back Banana Boy, I wish you well!🦖

[@GoTE_DocShock]

To add on, this is why watching VODs speed up your skill level. You can watch how players can punish each other for their habits. So when you go to play an opponent and recognize the same situation, you can do the same thing as the player you watched.

What is vod?

[@NeckluvSD619]

Yeah man some of them are stupid

[@noahklahn1545]

@ replays, like watching a stream or similar things like that.

[@cristianiniguez7915]

The thing is, you can not overdo it, if you whatch smash 4 hours in a row or so, there will be a point were you begin to feel to tired to analyze and may become detrimental

[@jacobs5546]

This applies to Many things.

[@petery6432]

He stayed true to his word about the Carpet Yoshi profile pic. Respect👏👏

[@the_r4ts]

When did he say he was going to do that?

[@petery6432]

@@the_r4ts At the end of his "how to tech chase " video, he said if he didn't upload in the next two weeks, he would change his profile pic to Carpet Yoshi for a month.

[@valkoln8436]

It’s soo narsty man.... that skin, is soo nasty (in my opinion). I respect whoever probably put that much effort in the texture, but it’s my least favorite yoshi skin

[@nonsmarts660]

ngl I really like carpet yoshi

[@PrestoJacobson]

@@nonsmarts660 not gonna lie I really like you too, piggy. I mean mr. Mew!

[@opticalorange2316]

You stated the obvious.... and I think it’s going to help me a lot

[@amogusfan-mp9iw]

To every Roy main swinging at their ghosts.

[@verdas1667]

lol das me

[@Zekken_The_Lodestar]

I am precise and only aim for the opponents, man, beast, or ghost as Roy.

[@Oz1455]

I once he played a Corrin that spammed Fair 10 times when I was literally across the stage.

[@Mikman360]

I got to top 8 at EVO by floating to the top of the screen with Kirby and using rock. You're invincible while you're doing it.

[@nesswednesday2976]

7:14 As a Boy Scout, I gotta admit that was a lovely reference on the bottom right corner of the video.

[@bowisdom4925]

I honestly didnt even notice him saying be prepared lol, I just saw the scout logo in the corner and got confused as to y that was there.

[@food8063]

Hey I forgot you existed. Welcome back!

[@xzenoho]

Same

[@luansomething380]

I've already predicted where that SUBSCRIBE BUTTON was going to be and was ready to click it!

[@rjhypers_2256]

That's not that hard the subscribe button never mixes up it's DI smh my head

[@sanssnas6252]

@@rjhypers_2256 ya take dat final stock

[@billross4040]

Did you charge your click before you smashed the like button, too?

[@consortgaming1121]

That "stupid analogy" about the fistbump actually helped me internalize this way better than anything else I've heard

[@sevven777]

I was just thinking about how you haven’t uploaded in while.

[@rendyyy2094]

same

[@jamesoakes4842]

As a fighting game veteran, I'd say this is pretty solid advice. The biggest step up in skill level in almost any fighting game is when performing any particular move is no longer an issue, and instead it becomes a chess match of predicting how to outsmart your opponent's arsenal with yours.

[@benjaminshields9421]

I would argue that this chess match is the core of all fighting games.

[@tyrenace6597]

@@benjaminshields9421 Yeah but on different fighting games it takes a little longer to reach the chess match portion. To reach the chess match portion, you have to actually know most of the opponent's character's options. But then you have games where it takes a little longer just to learn one character let alone 40+ characters with over 60 moves each (Tekken).Usually, when you reach the chess match portion, fighting games become less frustrating, and more fun to a player that wants to be competitive. Just takes a lot longer to leave that frustrating period in some fighting games compared to others.

[@benjaminshields9421]

@@tyrenace6597 While I agree, I still feel that, until you reach that point of knowledge, you havent been playing the core "game" of the fighting game.

[@tyrenace6597]

@@benjaminshields9421 Exactly, and that's why there is a frustrating period. Because you know your missing out. 9/10 Watching the chess matches is what got you into that fighting game in the first place. Only to realize that some fighting games require you to gain so much knowledge to even gain access to that part of the game. That's why fighting games are such a niche part of the gaming world.

[@dxrkness4802]

"just like scissors beats rock" um... you good?

[@eddiefernandez5052]

no

[@TheStellarJay]

Glad you’re back! I follow you on twitter and I know you’ve been having some struggles recently. I’ll always watch and always support whatever you choose to do

[@Moss_Dude]

Even though I quit competitive smash due to inability to practice, I still love these videos!

[@joshwagner7263]

Long have we awaited. Thanks for the upload BB

[@bees3707]

This video really helped me a lot. I've been struggling with some of these things for a while and I've been playing this game competitively since it came out. Thanks for the great info!

[@TheCradioz]

Nice to have you back, loved your vids

[@benjaminshields9421]

I love how you explain "Bro, just mix up" so effortlessly. I feel like watching your videos is a refresher on everything I have learned playing fighting games for years, 500x faster than I took to learn it.

[@TrapzPlayz]

Nice video bananaboy! This will surely help me a lot

[@antwan9947]

Welcome back! Glad to have new smash tutorials!

[@xaow3814]

I love you for uploading this, know you have people who will support you through all things, KZbin or not

[@ExtraBoneless]

Glad to have you back bananaboy! You are a pretty cool smash bros youtuber!

[@najeesweatygamer709]

Wow Banana Boy this video is helping since I noticed when I fighting someone I fought for awhile I get reads/punishes since I'm getting used to how they play 👍🏾 (Also I usually do try to hit my opponent where there's are instead of where there going. (Thanks Banana Boy for the video and stay Yoshi😎) More videos whenever u get time🤗

[@diamond3936]

welcome back hope you enjoyed your break and are doing alright given the world

[@burnedlungz1064]

I was about to sleep until you upload another smash bro video which I could never miss. Cause I need to Get Better.

[@vainbrawler7582]

You helped me get better at smash bro, lots of love fam. Been playing for like two years now

[@DashKappei690]

Welcome back BBoy i missed you so much!

[@kn6361]

Even though I've been playing smash for a long time, I think this video really opened my eyes on some things, thanks bro

[@twuttle1373]

He doesn't miss. I missed you so much, happy that ur back and hope ur break was nice.

[@benjaminjameskreger]

2:25 you're absolutely right, that's why you should follow the elbow to see where to pound it, and why boxers look at elbows and shoulders to predict incoming punches.

[@near5236]

Banana Boy with the new release! Amazing vid!!!

[@smackastan5697]

One of the most helpful videos on smash i've watched

[@Domiii_mit_drei_iii]

Thank you! You're videos have profen to be really helpful

[@WaltenFlores]

Okay I see you! Mixing up the timing for your upload. But that mang0 - hbox tho

[@aresthevagrant7761]

Welcome Back BannanaBoy! Hope you're feeling better.

[@the_guy_with_orange_glasses]

I really appreciate the advice you give us after noticing the mistakes made by the beginners you fought. It helps me a lot and shows that you are a humble person ;) Also, after your great "How to approach in Smash" video, I'd like to see a "how to flee" video. I explain : I noticed that when I loose the advantage in a fight and my opponent start chasing me, I usually try to survive by fighting back, but that only give my opponent more opportunities to punish me. It might be interesting to talk about it, don't you think?

[@frogturtle]

I've been trying to figure out how to articulate this to my less experienced friends forever and you've said it best, nice work

[@jasonli1787]

Amazing tips. Been playing for a year and I learned a ton from this

[@kyx5631]

Happy to have you back. Also "Don't commit too hard and react to what the opponent is doing" [cries in ultimate online]

[@pearshapedbrain]

Hey bananaboy, welcome back from your hiatus! I've missed your vids a lot, and rewatched most of them. I didnt even realize your return until now, 2 days later, because I didn't get a notification for this :/ I think this might be the reason this video didnt get that many views yet compared to other vids of yours... dont be disgouraged though, I'm sure they will return eventually because this video, along with most of your other vids were of good quality and I- a beginner smash player learnt a lot from it. Thanks!

[@rixel4111]

I love this channel because it explains so good everything

[@brandonev]

Thank you for not getting cancelled. All my other favorite smash content creators left the platform for some reason O.o

[@aaronh4030]

Thanks for keeping your word on the carpet yoshi pfp

[@SovietPizzaHut]

Dang I hope this guy uploads again,I really like this fella

[@ymellow.]

Best guide I’ve ever seen thank you

[@Special_SSB]

This was super helpful. Would love to scrap with you some time to get some Yoshi experience :)

[@ATizzle08]

Great video but Damn why'd you have to slip Chris Benoit in there? Lol that shit was sad

[@mrkraffbs9583]

it be like that xD hoping next it's Gilbert Gottfried

[@GoTE_DocShock]

1:06 Say wha? Scissor beats rock?

[@_zealos_8213]

I've been struggling with SmashU for awhile now, and I never knew why. More like, I had a feeling but was never sure and had no one to tell me. This very well might be my problem. It just not clicking for me and having no tutor was really frustrating, and we all know how much getting angry helps in Smash. Thanks, I'll try to do this more consciously!

[@69metersbelow25]

Wow your finally back

[@Cerialos]

good to see you bro

[@swausenterprises8824]

My mans finally came back

[@sullivans2004]

*return of the king*

[@bdhjzbcdhz971]

Moving on from beginner to more intermediate concepts? Awesome! This is something I’ve seen a lot of people I help struggle with. You’ve moved on from the, “Do this specifically and win more.” To, “Retaining information from your opponent plays a big part to winning, but not everything will work 100% of the time.” Excited to see if you will move on to more advanced topics like conditioning!

[@vilovesmusic]

Thank you banana boy for making September a pog month now

[@Orbitz2x]

Banana: Do not commit too hard Me when i play against my bad friends: HOLD SIDE SMASH FOREVER CAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS RUN INTO IT.

[@ehzekit4556]

This actually really helped me

[@captainmoostache5578]

Wow this is very useful, I'll use that knowledge for my future games *Proceeds to spam counter by habit*

[@mrkraffbs9583]

I definitely commit way too hard every time xD I can't tell you how many times I have tried to 2 frame with Yoshi back air. It NEVER works lmao. Although I try to play reactive I still make a lot of mistakes It's super important to use your mind to stay focused on your enemy and what he MIGHT be thinking. The meta in this game is tramendous

[@anthonyfernandez7553]

Return of the KING

[@zabimaru1000]

This concept also applies to Melee and many other fighting games as well, this is a skill that's very valuable to any one that's been drawing in pools

[@gabebarmerii]

Goated BB 🙏🏽

[@Cycl0neZair]

Yay! Bananaboy is back!

[@anders2920]

Welcome back

[@say_sae_right_now]

He's back.

[@StarkMaximum]

I missed you, dude.

[@palpiblade1586]

The return of the king

[@xzenoho]

Welcome Back bro😁

[@michelemichienzi934]

That, ehm, "punch" line was actually hella good at explaining the point. In basic life stuff we already act accordingly to what we expect, it's matter of time and playing consciously to develop this also in gameplay.

[@mrmilko]

OMG you're back

[@saracarrasquillo4205]

1:01 I dont know what to say about this... its, too clever

[@ribles6509]

Banana boy came in clutch my tourney is this Saturday and I just needed one of his tutorials

[@VibePrince1]

Amazing video

[@Dom-Snow]

it is so much easier to just show my friends your videos than it is to try to explain things like this myself.

[@stodd3936]

ive never felt so depressed and motivated at the same time thanks?

[@Jackern465]

He's back

[@Tunakoyo]

BB Welcome Back!

[@c4sualsam]

YOURE BACK 😭

[@navataru]

To save everyone 10 minutes. - get good at reading your opponent - don't commit hard

[@rThorStone]

thats what i said lol

[@hbleblanc205]

The Return of the King! Also BB, how's college?

[@vixxenonelife]

THE LEGEND IS BACK!!!

[@supercroc8172]

Oh hi

[@truepotatoking7486]

Smash players _HATE_ him! Figure out how he was able to start hitting opponents with this ONE simple trick!

That yoshi at the end convinced me

[@HoshiArt]

SMH, that tip for post match fist collision is outdated. Social Distancing Guidelines require you to use the projectile version from 6ft away instead.

[@douglasarchibald1427]

ey he's back now I have a reason to play smash bros again

[@personbuthespeeson710]

He's bacc.

[@meruhako]

thank you Banana Boy. Always been wondering why I am always in the Disadvantage and always get hit. Looks like I always try to punish what they are doing

[@destroylonelylover911]

I’m not a “new” player but this actually helped a lot

[@christianpage2990]

This video needs more views

[@skunkooo]

he's back holy shittttt

[@volt7447]

Bro bad player’s never mix up there options. For example I fought a mewtwo yesterday and all he did normal getup roll. All that stock was is me getting 12 down smashes.

[@mrkraffbs9583]

word. takes some a while to learn not to just instinctively press buttons like a robot all the time

[@mrkraffbs9583]

@@Clipstostudy-rj8rg Double word. lmao. Don't stoop to a bad players level gotta flex dem muscles keep em fresh.

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

"bad players never mix up their options" "i used 12 down smashes" uhh

[@KingCuba]

@volt their*

[@sanssnas6252]

@@yourehereforthatarentyou hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@Perciprius_91]

Well said

[@technotenor0487]

Ayy absolutely loved that video, but if I could suggest you not use that gif of Chris Benoit at the end? The wrestler with the belt. Theres a lot of context there Besides that this video was preposterously helpful in improving my game. Thank you!

[@nd710]

This is going to be usefull :0

[@KyoWantsCute]

Whoa...I really do grab quite a bit I realized. Guess I'll try mixing it up. Apply pressure to the shield instead of going for a grab that'll just be jumped, spot dodged, or attacked.

[@jimhenson7952]

i’ve got multiple characters in elite and still found this useful