Avoiding ground attacks in float combos

In many float combos posted around here, it says to hold d/f to connect with a move in the middle of a float... holding d/f right after the last move will cancel the ground attack and allow you to use the real attack.... such as Lion (+, , ) to get the full cat scratch and slam, you need to hold d/f..... immediately after PK... but this is not quite the final word on avoiding ground attacks. Take a simple combo with Jeff for example... , , ..... knee to punch to sidekick. To pull this off two rules will help.
1. Holding forward during a float always help with range.... try Jeff's +,,, without holding forward and you'll just whiff. Holding forward is crucial for tricky floats.
2. You don't need to hold d/f specifically to avoid a ground attack, you just need to not let the stick return to neutral.

Hope this helps in some way.... (I know the holding forward is common knowledge but I don't think the ground attack stuff is.....)

 

Or you could just press and roll it to . It's what I do and it works.

 

Yep, that's exactly what I said. As long as you hold a direction, the move will come out right. The stick just can't return to neutral or you'll need to hold the direction too long to connect the combo (because a ground attack will come out first...)

 

pretty useful info.
helps Jacky a lot with his as well.
hope this helps people /versus/images/icons/smile.gif

 

Shouldn't it be in Character Training? /versus/images/icons/wink.gif It's pretty basic info...

 

yeah, you're right. more wasted time for the moderators.

 

That's great input, like all of your other "input." Hmmm.. this is awesome it helps me with a Jacky combo, hmmm it's wasted time for the moderators.... This is a general gameplay thread....