Smash Ultimate: HOW TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE MOVEMENT (w controller cam) 

So for the record: Short Hop - 30 times Short Hop -> Fast Fall - 30 times Short Hop -> Falling attack - 30 times Short Hop -> Rising Attack - 30 times. Short Hop -> Fast Falling -> Falling attack - 30 times. Short Hop -> Fast Fall whilst moving - 30 times. Short Hop -> Rising Attack whilst moving - 30 times. Short Hop - Fast Fall -> Falling attack while moving - 30 times. Anything i missed?

Thank god an actually tutorial where they tell you how to practice 🙏

This hands down better than both Zero's & Leffen's movement guides.

I wish we could default one of the jump buttons into a short hop button

This is handily one of the best videos for Ultimate available right now for players who understand what "nair" means and get some of the basic gameplay elements but don't understand the difference between their play and what they see pros doing. I feel like a lot of pro content creators get really bogged down in jargon that doesn't make any sense to casual players, but this was incredibly comprehensive while still being easy to understand. It actually made me seriously consider shelling out a few bucks for coaching. Seriously, I'd love to see more content like this. The controller cam was a great idea, too.

Controller cam was a good idea

1:01 Beginners like to roll Me: How do you roll

Finally a tutorial that actually holds your hand and doesn't last 30 mins long. As a scrub in the game you've earned yourself a sub. I hope in the future you do some tutorials on how to link this into a combo. I'm quite bad at em.

seriously helpful, so many bullshit tutorials pointing out obvious things and ignoring what we actually want to learn. thanks for taking the time and actually helping me to improve, quite a bit.

After watching this video and practicing for 3 days 4h each on the 4th day i won 6 straight matches in low gps most of them full stocked, i was really getting tired of getting bodied and i almost gave up on the game, then this video showed up and you saved me, winning deffo makes you enjoy the game, and especially close matches! Thank youtube for putting a good reccomendation for once

Jtails with that S tier teaching

Heres one of my problems tho: My grab range: brawl ganondorf Opponents grab range: melee marth

thanks for teaching

You have a real talent for teaching (not limited to smash, it's clear). Great Job, and Thank you!

You've been my favorite smash tuber man. This was extremely helpful man. I've been off and on playing for years but this has seemed to help me the most

This is an amazing video. As a vet of FPS games, where I understand every hidden mechanic and perform them like second nature. Learning these things and finding them can be so tedious. Took me thousands of hours in CSGO, Overwatch and other FPS games to learn the techniques I know. Doing it all over again for a whole different genre is quite daunting. But, you’ve made my journey less painful with this amazingly informative and helpful video. Thanks JTails! Subbed.

Jtails, this is actually so sick. Thank you so much. It's such a simple routine but progressively gets harder. I cannot thank you enough dude.

This video helped me understand why I keep losing to fast Inklings. Thanks! Gonna practice practice practice XD

Dude this is so well done. Excellent teaching. Thank you. I would really enjoy a lesson 1, 2, 3 and so on. The exercise suggestions is gold. I need that to know how to get better. Thank you

Probably the best Smash guide I've encountered so far, thanks for making this! This really was informative and helpful.

The best smash teacher for free

okay so ultimate is my first real smash game, i played on the 3ds but it really did not count, and i am getting destroyed in ultimate and the whole time i think to myself i must be missing something... in high level game-play they move so fast, and i had no clue what i was missing, then this video showed up on my feed and low and behold the missing stuff i needed... so now like one punch man... 100 short hops.... then 100 short hops quick falls, then 100 short hops quick falls aerial's

Best movement guide on RU-vid period. Really enjoy the idea of having some homework to practice and will be watching this while I train as well.

By far the most helpful tutorial on short hop fast fall aerials I've found. Thanks man.

This is quite helpful. I find it a LOT easier to do consistent short hops with a GameCube controller than the Joycons!

Nice we just played each other in elite Smash Jtails. I played ness you played Diddy and then we got matched up again Ness Vs Snake. Happy Holidays man. GGS

Thanks a lot dude, i'm doing this routine daily for like a few days now and i'm really feeling the improvement every time. There's no better training guide than this. It's quick, simple and effective, thanks again!

Okay...this video was fantastic! Even after just 30 minutes of practicing I'm already feeling better. Can't wait to see how much more natural this all feels after a couple of weeks of daily practice! Thanks a ton for this vid man!

Completely new to Smash, and was finding movement absolutely bewildering. This is exactly what I needed. Good stuff, consider me subscribed!

After a week of practising this, I've gotten so much better. Still making mistakes like full jumping instead of short hopping, or I press down too early. But against friends, I find myself doing SO MUCH BETTER. So thank you!

Seriously, one of your videos taught me more than 100 other videos. You’re a natural teacher. Nice job.

This is exactly what I was searching for! Thank You. I will practice religiously now.

Awesome video! I've been alternating lamenting and practicing, because I HAD THAT SHIT DOWN in Smash4. I went through the same training. But I didn't know about differing jump speeds and gimped myself by using my main Ganondorf for practice. Now am back to square one because 3 frames are insane...

Amazing tutorial, keep it up! If I had a suggestion, maybe a video covering out of shield options in more depth? I know this differs from character to character, but it would be really helpful to me and I'm guessing a lot of other players as well.

Probably the most helpful smash video I've seen to elevate my game to the next level

Thank you for the controller cam. I feel like all smash videos are sort of out of my grasp, using terms I don't understand yet. I was able to understand and improve significantly since you had the controller in the top left.

I can already feel the carpal tunnel kicking in haha

Finally someone with an actual how to do movement on Smash

This is a GREAT tutorial! The key is to keep practicing. Even if it takes weeks, we just got to keep at it. Looking forward to improving my skills!

i'm hella new, this is my first smash game (bought it 2 days ago) and i have been searching a video like this, THANK YOU! i have watched videos where they say "yeah you can jump, attack, tilt attack so on and so on" but they don't show you how to do it they just say it, i feel that these type of thing is important to show. Great video!

Good training video, thanks! [edit] Just did 53 consecutive short hop fast falls 🙌

No one talks about this yet it’s so important to know.

This was exactly the video I needed to up my game, instant sub after watching, thanks!

Watched this when you originally released it. Came up as a reccomendem. Clicked on it just to look back on it. Movement on this level was the one thing holding my play back. Since watching this tutorial I got my wolf into elite smash and have stayed elite with ease. Without your excellent tutorial I dont think I wouldve had and maintained my success. Thank sir👍

This guy's movement is so fluid that you can see the veins pop out from his hands.

Jtails i know I’m late but awesome tutorial

Dude holy shit with this video i actually improved! Im very grateful for you to really take time and make something so well done.

Very helpful! this is actually the best movement guide so far. Hope you do more in the future with drills!

Short hopping reliably whilst moving is kinda hard. Doing so online whilst someone's trying to stab me is even harder. Still, that's what practicing is for, I'm already a little better at non-A shorthops. Thanks for the tutorial.

Yo Jtails what's your control scheme trying to find something new and yours looks so fluid. Great tutorial by the way.

Best ultimate video for beginners (and not so beginners) that I have seen from ultimate. Will do that for 30 times in a row every day for a month for sure.

This is a really good smash movement video . Everything I wanted to know .

Jtails can you make a check list for us? i know you said 30 Short hops 30 Fast fall Short hops 30 Short hop fast fall aerials 30 Dashing Short hops 30 Dashing short hops aerials / rising aerials

I use pro controller... I don’t see a lot of guides that use the pro controller, and I’m pretty new to the game the gamecube controller isn’t something I’m familiar with, but here’s how I consistently short hop! So basically when you set two buttons to jump, and press the two buttons/trigger at the same time, you short hop! I main Cloud, so my neutral is just... ✨AERIAL✨ and I wanted to get better, so I watched a cloud main who I consider the best in the world, “Sparg0” he short hop -> bairs a LOT! So what I’m comfortable with is setting the buttons “X” and “Y” to jump and just pressing them at the same time, then back airing Hopefully this helps for my fellow Pro controller kings/queens 😎

Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I've been playing for 10 days and after 1 or two hours with the excercises you detailed here I already feel much more confident in my movement! I'll be keeping this up over ganuary and hope to take part in a small local tournament in february (just for fun)

Thanks for the heads up! My Fox was looking less than crispy since launch, now I know how to make him just a bit better.

I like the description of the video a lot

Hi Jtails, what do you think about the new 2.0 short hop mechanic. I guess it can be more consistent at all levels of play, but I'm not sure. Will you switch over to shoulder+x/y for short hop, which I guess will be 100% consistent ?

Thank you so much for this important video !! Well done. Really needed this one

out of all guides i watched to get better this is the best of all. earned a like and sub for it, thx dude

looing at what i'd need to learn in order to get better at smash..... i don't even have a pro controller, i just use the switch with joycons attached. and...uh... i guess i'll just accept my gpa will always be 100,000 for any character i play.

Wait you do lessons?! I need to try that when/if I get my Switch.

Yo this video was amazing. I'm subscribing in hopes of more smash drills

Thnx for the help my dude!! 🙂 I follow this vid to a T whenever I play and I has helped me so much all these years later 🙂

Pressing X and Y at the same time will let you shorthop without attacking for anyone struggling.

Huh, 3 frames? That seems a pretty tight window. Makes sense though, since that’s right before the jump squat ends.

Brilliant tutorial. I just recently got the game and have a lot of catching up to do, so I was lucky to stumble upon you channel. Best believe I'm Smashing that subscribe button!

I've been having trouble doing short hopping as well, so I'll def give this a try!

Man, watching his hands during this... My hands already feel tired if I play Smash for an hour or more, and this looks WAY more strenuous. It's actually kind of intimidating.

Short Hop - 30 times Short Hop -> Fast Fall - 30 times Short Hop -> Falling attack & Rising attack - 50 times each (optional, do it if your main's combos require it) Short Hop -> Fast Falling -> Falling attack & Rising attack - 50 times each Short Hop -> Fast Fall whilst moving - 30 times. Short Hop -> Falling attack & Rising attack moving - 50 times each (also optional) Short Hop - Fast Fall -> Falling attack & Rising attack while moving - 50 times each if you can't do them in a row, just do it x100 the original amount. ex 30 times in a row -> 300 times total Something I found useful is to treat this like you would any other muscle. You don't want to get stuck at short hops and call it a day. Work on trying to do all of these techniques. He never said to do one. Do them all to the best of your ability. Its like how when you can't do a pull up, you don't just try to do one pull up a day and give up. You work out other parts of your arms where you are lacking and eventually you get better not only in other parts, but in the pull ups you were trying to get stronger at. Sorry if its hard to understand, just know that you need to work on all of the exercises to get better at short hops in general.

Thanks for the help I'll be sure to keep coming back here and re-watching until I have it master

improved considerably by watching and putting in practice Jtails advises, great teacher

From what I've read, you'll be at peak recovery lag at 6 rolls, but I'm not sure how long or what refreshes your roll end-lag.

Feels really hard to short hop with the joycons

I use your 30 times perfectly in a row method for everything now it’s honestly really conducive to learning thank you

Very inspiring video. Thanks for everything, cheers from Italy!

Sometimes even when i jump out of my shield i get killed by a f smash or a fair

I keep having trouble with short hopping, i can usually get about 4-5 in a row before doing a full hop (im using a gamecube controller btw) so i dont really know how to keep it going, as it gets sorta fustrating when attempting it and constantly getting full hops

Ive been looking for this kinda tutorial for days dude thanks so much!

This helped me alot. Good on you jtails! Happy holidays man.

Just asking, but was this guide made after years of research?

You never went over why using x+a to short hop attack is bad. Im guessing that its because you cant control when the attack comes out during your jump?

My fingers hurt just from watching LMAO Thank you for this tutorial! Can't wait to get this game

Great content. Love the controller cam and your happy well spoken manner :) Amazing video and you earned yourself a new subscriber :) Merry Christmas

Spent like 30 minutes trying to do 30 shorthops in a row with my Gamecube controller. Couldn't do it. Most I got was like 12. Switched to my Pro Controller and did it within a few minutes.

I was able to short hop really easily and consistently in smash 4 but i cant in ultimate could it be because i have a different controller

I constantly used the rising aerials in ultimate diddnt in 4 but the new mechanic made me use it more so now I’m really rusty with shorthopping now I’m doing this to get out of that habit so thanks!!

Yes I love drills to run! You're seriously the best

I really struggle to short hop in this game. I had no problem in smash 4. And it seems harder with certain characters like falco.

Do you use the C-stick or the A button for aerials?

The handcams super appreciated thank you

Great video man. I really needed this.

Jtails do a video where we can get good gamecube controllers I seen some on Amazon for 300 bucks like wtf

No matter what I do, I can't seem to get the short hop consistantly. Not only that, but it seems kinda impossible for me to then input A and a direction, then press down after. If I try to use y for jump and have part of my thumb on A, then I end up hitting A so early after jump that I get the rising ariel. I'm not sure what to do. I feel as though my finger just can't excute the short hop like I'm just pressing another button. It tends to fail when I do short hops one after another. If someone could help it would be much appreciated.

Great video, can’t wait for future content! Definitely earned my subscription!

Thank you soooooooooo much for this. I always see other tell what to practice when I already know what, you're also giving a great way of how to practice the stuff! Thanks so much!

Finally a video where I can see which buttons the player is pressing. I have to say that I am new to the smash series and recently I only played vs friends local and the spirit adventure... and I didn’t you can roll XD Good vid

I'm so glad you used a cam, all the other tutorials are not making any sense if I can't visualize it first

Awesome tips my dude! I practice a lot of this already (im kinda new to smash also)but I dont give my self a set amount, its a really good idea! What I do usually is practice the short hop fast fall while im waiting for my match to que in online.

This video is fucking fantastic I’ve been looking for content like this as I’m brand new to smash.