Short hop fast fall L-cancel

L-Cancel

L-Cancelling is defined as pressing L, R, or Z just before landing during an aerial animation to reduce the land-fall lag of that aerial by 50%. Put simply, press either trigger or Z just as you land with an attack, and you will able to do another attack in a significantly shorter amount of time. L-Cancelling is most noticable with high lag moves like Link's down aerial, but is useful for every A-button aerial in the game.

Short Hop Fast Fall L-Cancel

Short Hop Fast Fall L-Cancel is one of the most essential advanced techniques. It is commonly abbreviated SHFFL, pronounced "shuffle".

To begin to learn a shffl, you need to learn the basics. Pick any character you wish (a floaty character such as Luigi would help), and go into training mode. First of all, do a shorthop, and while in the air, do an air attack. Now, do the same thing, but this time, fastfall directly after you do the air attack. You should come off the ground, pop off a quick aerial, and quickly fall to the ground again. Once you get that down, you can add the L-cancel to your aerial to make the whole process even faster.

There are many uses for the SHFFL, but the main one is to attack someone who is on the ground with a quick and powerful aerial. Instead of doing a dash attack when approaching an opponent, you can pull off a quick SHFFL instead. It's a quick alternative to less fast and more laggy ground moves. It's also a good way to chain together combos and make them more "fluid".

Double Jump Fast Fall L-Cancel

Certain characters have the ability to double-jump, cancel their double-jump with an attack, and fast fall. This is faster than SHFFLing but nets no height. The correct abbreviation is DJCFFL, with the C being cancel (see below).

Double Jump Cancel Fast Fall L-Cancel

Almost always abbreviated as DJCFFL. This tactic is simply a quicker application of the double jump cancel, and is most often used by Ness, Mewtwo, Yoshi. For an example, go into training mode with Ness. Perform his double jump, and let it reach maximum height. Now, try again, but use your second jump just as you leave the ground, and press A. Your double jump will be cancelled and you will do the attack and immediately fall. You may fastfall almost immediately, and L-cancel the aerial very quickly.

External Links

Typh's Beginner's Guide