Short hop: Difference between revisions

A '''small jump''' (commonly '''short hop''') is the act of pressing the jump button and letting go before the character leaves the ground. This will result in a jump that is shorter than the normal [[Jumping|jump]]. This technique can be performed in all three [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]] games.

The short hop technique is essential in high level play, allowing the user to perform aerial attacks closer to the ground. This is useful for spamming aerials, especially with the [[SHFFL|SHFFLing]] technique, as the aerials can be done closer to the ground and possibly hit targets who are still on the ground. Hitting grounded targets is great for characters whose aerials play a significant part of their [[metagame|metagame]], such as [[Ness|Ness]].

Jumping speed can affect the timing of the short hop. In [[Melee]], for instance, a [[Fox McCloud (SSBM)|Fox]] player must release the jump button within 2 [[frame]]s to short hop. [[Bowser (SSBM)|Bowser]], by contrast, requires only 7 frames and his short hops are considered much easier. The height of a short hop varies from character to character as well. Also, in Brawl, it's much easier to short hop than in Melee. Short hopping is also used during wavedashing, to an extreme degree.