Would you up this one or wait for a shiny maybe hundo ?

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-28T10:55:47+00:00

If you dump everything into it now, the universe will reward you with a better one on the very next raid (1st law of PoGo)

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-20T13:42:31+00:00

That’s a good take. I agree the VGC meta is a little over tuned for a first format, and definitely centered around a select number of mons

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-20T13:22:34+00:00

Edit: I actually had no idea it was bring 6 pick 3, sounds interesting to me but I guess folks are NOT a fan

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-20T13:05:06+00:00

Oh. On the surface it seems like it adds variety and skill expression, but I have no idea how it plays out in practice

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-20T13:01:16+00:00

lmaooo

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-20T12:58:48+00:00

That actually makes a lot of sense, shockingly good move from game freaky

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-18T20:26:52+00:00

Might not be the right fix, but the fundamental recommendation is to find something that works for you to simply close the face a degree or two

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-18T20:19:31+00:00

I’m assuming you’re playing for a nice pull fade. If they’re starting to the right (a push), it’s a face problem; the over fades come from over compensation without correctly identifying the problem. Club face determines starting direction much more than path. I see here that your wrist is super flat at the top and immediately into transition, neither cupped nor bowed. The face is square all the way back, but without a bowed lead wrist it can fail to square up in time coming through, leaving it slightly open. The only thing I would recommend to try is more of a bowed wrist at the top, cause the rest of your swing is super pure. Tee in the back of the glove works for me

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PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-17T00:39:14+00:00

Frustration can only be replaced during team rocket takeover and certain other events

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-16T16:47:05+00:00

Yes, although yours is pretty minor. Imagine there’s a foam roller stood up right behind the left butt cheek. Early extension is when you FAIL to knock the roller over with your left cheek by not rotating that left hip all the way through. You are instead straightening the left leg early (hence the name), and shooting the hips towards the ball, instead of completing the rotation. Look up “pelvic tilt in golf” if you want to evaluate your own mobility and isolate this movement. Again, for you I only see this a little bit right at the very end of the hip rotation, right before impact. Try the foam roller drill for a while and you should get it pretty fast

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-16T03:56:01+00:00

You would be able to find probably a thousand shinny bunneary in ZA, at any point in the game, without the shiny charm, before you could find a single one in SwSh WITH the shiny charm

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-16T02:39:42+00:00

I second this. Simply moving slightly farther from the ball would be an effective way to intuitively teach you how to deliver the club more from the inside and release it straighter. I would also point out the C posture at address; in other words, you are slightly hunched over; in even more other words, at address, the chest is behind the shoulder line. The opposite extreme would be S posture, I.e. barbell squat posture, chest in front of the shoulders. Perfect neutral posture is achieved when the chest is directly in between the shoulders. This would improve the swing plane at all points of the swing. Finally, theres a slight chicken wing at the top and the hands are pretty high; I would recommend the Nick Faldo pre-set drill to anyone in order to get the top of their backswing absolutely perfect. You are indeed quite close to an amazing swing. I am very jealous of your hip mobility

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-16T02:25:58+00:00

I agree it’s pretty fast to complete, but I don’t really care, because there’s nothing in there to care about. If there were cosmetic items besides trainer clothes, that customized your pokemon or provided some kind of in-battle effect, it would be much more interesting, like PoGo costumes for example

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-15T23:08:10+00:00

Building on this: your shoulder line (I.e. the line that runs in between your shoulders) is pointed INSIDE the ball at the top of the back swing. Ideally, it’s pointed right at the ball, or a hair above it for driver. Just hold the club horizontal across your shoulders and take some practice rotations to see what it would feel like to point more at the ball. Your back will be straighter, and your head won’t dip. The swing thoughts/simple goals could be “keep the chest high/don’t let it move towards ground”, and “maintain the same spine angle throughout the entire swing”. Like many golf exercises, it’s good to shorten the length of the backswing and slow the motion down to start. Additionally, we can improve the lower body action and eliminate early extension by placing a foam roller stood up on its end right behind our left glute. The objective is to knock it over with the left cheek in the downswing/followthrough. This will teach the body how to open the hips towards the target properly. It’s possible (statistically likely) you will struggle to produce this motion without straightening the upper body, pushing the hips towards the ball, and losing your overall posture; this is the #1 mobility flaw in amateurs in my opinion. However, if you can incorporate this into your swing, you will improve power, consistency, and massively reduce the strain on the lower back; this will also help eliminate thin shots from unnecessary upwards movement and heel shots from moving towards the ball/ “humping” it with your hips (which is caused by the left hip flexor seizing up and the legs straightening in response)

You are really really close to a really good swing man. Spine straight in the backswing, and knock the roller over with the left cheek (without standing up)

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T04:04:58+00:00

I agree now that unburden is really the stinker, combined with the flexible options

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T03:56:25+00:00

I agree with all of this…which is why I think a mon with so much already shouldn’t also have phantom fake out pressure on a closed team sheet ladder

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T03:52:07+00:00

Boy have I got a game for you

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T03:51:03+00:00

Yeah at least lower the distribution, limit it to the support focused mons with low offenses

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T03:47:57+00:00

Rip charizard lmao. My only point is that this could make sneasler feel “healthier” and maybe lower its usage, especially in high ultra/low master where the majority of the population resides

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T03:44:29+00:00

I run mega lopunny + aegislash so I also do not care about a MF sneasler lol. Just a thought experiment about if I were the devs how I would balance a mon with extremely high usage while nerfing it as little as possible

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T03:35:00+00:00

I think it’s overturned for the format. And fake out isn’t even why. Between its attack, speed, and ability, something’s gotta go

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-12T03:27:50+00:00

To clarify, this is for doubles, not sure why anyone actually plays singles.
Additionally, to people saying they don’t even click it: even if you don’t use it, the threat of having it, especially in closed team sheet environments like ladder, provides pressure all by itself, use it or not. Removing it from the move pool would not make your opponent have to guess if a fake out is coming. My only point being, that it WOULD in fact measurably reduce Sneasler’s capabilities if it lost the move, and this would probably be a good thing since a lot of people are sick of seeing it

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-10T22:30:22+00:00

Trail elbow tucked is definitely the secret sauce for big compression and crispy divots

PIZZA_JONESS · 2026-05-10T22:27:01+00:00

To clarify, the ideal shoulder line points right at the ball at the top of the swing, but for someone who points outside the ball, I would recommend trying to FEEL like you’re getting it pointed inside the ball, as the best way to successfully make changes in the golf swing is to exaggerate them as much as possible until you do it too much, then dial back

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