Re not getting focus during slide cr.lk xx hp.elec: Brush your index finger along the left of lk then the top edge of the punches in an arcing motion, a nice set of sanwa buttons helps. Getting fa’s means your finger is too flat or you’re going too close to the middle surface of the punches and possibly going too quick from lk to punches. Use only the last hingy section of your index finger at around 45degrees tilted from vertical.
if you slide on the inside of lk, it’s actually pretty reasonable. as your hand moves it’s easy to have the lower part of your finger tag mk.
This is why I arc my hand and stay on the outside edge of the buttons.
uh no… i’ve been practicing t.hawk. GTFO STAY AWAY FROM MY CHARACTER.
I like Zangief and THawk is appealing to me as well, more mobility and heck we dont have to worry about the Blanka matchup!
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Hawk is a grappler who’s not a grappler. He’s very spacing/normal based. If you can play blanka it’s not hard to play hawk i think.
Throw-Hawk skrub. 
3100 pp playing hawk. I have sustained that!!! ok back to blanka now. LOL i played against a guile with hawk and i’m like ARE YOU SERIOUS??? give me the green monster…
But then again i played a makoto with hawk and i’m like EAT IT SUCKER
Guile vs. Hawk is aggravating for sure. I couldn’t play Hawk full time because blanka+projectile characters are bullshit.
i can now double tap, god bless sagat and his fake kick.
Anyone else notice the the guy on ‘Crowded Downtown’ Stage asleep and blowing a snot-bubble out of his nose? Made me lose a match today. Obvious reasons.
I tried playing hawk for awhile… then gave up… aside from probably being the only character with a 3 frame safe-jump setup… there’s really nothing that hawk has over gief… they should really make U2 even better… with it being able to hit on the ground not just AA… and probably making his dash or his focus attack better
-LAU
his dash is really hard to see coming even though it’s slow. So making it better would really turn him beastly. To me i think the best way to make him better is to make LP condor spire like -3 and then EX like -1 on block. Oh and make his DP not the worst DP in the entire game =\
I’ve been playing ‘Makoto’ of late, not sure why… maybe the challnge? Her ‘guess wrong’ mixup game is fun though. Hard to learn character though. So different, keeps me interested I suppose. Little angry dyke is beastly too.
been seeing more makato players lately but against blanka abel is by far much more difficult compared to makato…
been playing more rose again lately… especially after seeing how louffy beat ryan hart to the point where he needs to switch out his Yun… it made me feel like there’s so much about rose that i haven’t considered abusing before.
-LAU
I ment I was learning to play using Mak, not sure if you got that? Anyway… Such an interesting character; kara-karakusas after hayate combos, fukiage after corner ex.hayate… Kara everything. Hehe. Deceptive bitch. The lack of a reversal game ties nicely into coming from Blanka too.
Are you using a lot strong ~ U1 ?
Easy to hit confirm from a jump but not much useful ? Crouch forward better ?
News to me, checking WAMO (http://www.fgapr.com/WAMO/SSF4/onhit.html) Mak has a three frame link to U1 from standing medium punch?!?!
Haha, time to bring out that weapon I think. I usually use U2 for shotos, so easy, and U1 for close combat… after focus attacks. I’m still VERY noob with her.
Btw, U1 from crouching medium kick is a 1frame link. No thanks.
Close strong is the superior option, but you can only land it after a jump in.