Training routine

[Journal]

Something that would help myself, as well as a lot of other beginner sheiks, would be if someone could help me come up with a daily training routine. The trick is to have it be diverse enough to not get boring, but still focused enough to drill in the fundamentals. Anyone want to help me come up with a tech skill training routine for a daily half hour or hour of practice?

 

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Maybe start with some of the stuff in the 'Weird Tech Skill Challenges' thread. That's what I've been trying to do.

I'm still pretty much a beginner though, so don't take my word for it.

 

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Maybe start with some of the stuff in the 'Weird Tech Skill Challenges' thread. That's what I've been trying to do.

I'm still pretty much a beginner though, so don't take my word for it.

As a beginner doing those things is not what you want to focus on.
At least don't spend the majority of your time trying. Instead focus on the essential tool kit Sheik needs.
A little while back I created (with inspiration of course) a Sheik training schedule for about 1 hour worth of practice.

Daily Sheik Training Schedule

1. 10 minutes tech skill on a random stage. Can be SHFFLs on/off shield or movement (Basic movement, Analog SH, FJ, DJ, Drift Control, FF, RNC, WD, DD, WL,Trots, Smash Turns, Pivots, Shield Drops, Sheild Stops, OoS Options, Ledge Hogs, Edge Cancels, Moon Walks, Sticky Walks, Charlies, etc.) If you got trouble with WD OoS, or any of the other tools, then focus on practicing that. You don't want to practice it all at once before feeling comfortable doing all of the tools.
   
   
2. Have a random lvl 9 CPU chase you around a random stage in order to practice all of the above during artificial pressure. You can hit him but don't follow up. You can repeat the same option over and over if it works. Try and incorporate all of the movement tools that you feel comfortable with. The exercise ends when he takes your last stock.
   
   
3. 5 minutes tech chasing a 20XX Fast Faller on FD.
   
   
4. 5 minutes comboing a 20XX Fast Faller or Floatie on FD.
   
   
5. 5 minutes comboing a 20XX Fast Faller or Floatie on a platform stage.
   
   
6. 10 minutes of MU study. Can be watching matches. Video analysis of youself. Reading MU articles or it can be training specific stuff in practice mode. Take notes.
   
   
7. 5 minutes of Shadow Boxing. Fight vs. a CPU as if it was a real person. Mixing up movement before approaching. Then think how your approach could be punished. Take mental or real notes.
   
   
8. 5 minutes spent on what ever you want. Might be Fair setups, Gimps, Edge Guarding, Movement Drills, silly tech stuff.
   
   
9. Play Netplay or real friendlies for as long as you want. Make sure to think while you play . ZERO autopilot. +1 hr preferably.

 

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@ Journal was that what you were looking for? Or did you imagine something different like specific movement drills/ combos?
As soon as the new 20XX hits, we can talk about drilling specific combos in specific DI (he will implement fixed DI).
What you can do for now is to practice comboing on no DI by setting the CPU to Human in Training Mode.
Most people would argue that this won't help you or even hurt your combo game. I think it does the opposit.
It's so much fun coming up with creative 7-9 hit combos and drilling them over and over.
And it gives you a feel for how real comboing feels like. Just know that these combos wont carry over to actual matches - at least not beyond fighting frustrated newbs that don't know what DI is.

If you need inspiration for combos (%, position and moves) lemme know. But try and come up with some stuff on your own.
And please feel free to share what you come up with.

As far as movement drills go I am mostly thinking of platform and ledge work with short repeatable sequences of selected moves.
Again if you need inspiration feel free to ask, but it's just real fun to come up with stuff on your own.
And as always share what you come up with.