Originally posted by Benny Moore
There are few important teachable things, however, such as the proper use of yo-yos and best climb angles and speeds.
Yea, on that note, just generally speaking, if I had to offer some teachable advice it would be the following.
In E fighting you want to concentrate on E conservation first and foremost, E is Gold you should be reluctant to spend. So, in general you want your manuevers to be as low G and graceful as possible, you very rarely want to heave on the stick. G forces burns E, plain and simple. So, think of it like this. If all of your manuvers are 1 G and all of your opponents moves are 3 G and you started out in equal E state, you are very quickly going to have the E advantage. Therefore, unless you're pulling for the killing blow be as graceful and fluid as possible, think of yourself as a soaring eagle.
This is the almost exact opposite to Angles/TnB fighting where you are almost always pulling max G's riding either the black tunnel or the edge of a stall, sacraficing all E necessary to get an immediate angle. The philosophy behind E fighting is, if you get your opponent wallowing without E the angle will be forthcoming almost at your liesure...
This is why E fighting is alot more subtle and a less direct form of fighter combat than angles/TnB fighting. TnB/Angles fighting is as straight forward as it gets;never lose sight of the enemy, match his move with a logical counter-move, do whatever you have to do to get angles for a shot as quickly as possible even if it means giving up all of your accumulated E. E fighting requires a much less direct approach often requiring you to "seduce' the E from your opponent and play "lame'duck" , hiding your E to get him to overcommit his E..Not things I could likely teach to someone...as immaculate timing, flawless E state estimation and the subtle nuances of each aircraft plays a HUGE factor...
Zazen