Does anybody have any tips for doing backdash cancels? I've no problem learning strings or using punishers but my movement is absolutely awful and I've been losing significantly after a few months absence as a result (although, interestingly, only on Tag 2 [I've quite a significant amount of wins compared to losses, I strongly believe, in Revolution); I assume the majority of those on Revolution are those with a minor interest in the series and that's responsible for the large difference); my inability to create any space between the opponent and myself or cause attacks to whiff causing the greatest problem. I've been watching LevelUpYourGames' movement tutorials and the Korean Backdash tutorial, in addition to any videos I can find, but I'm having little success in learning how to do it successfully. I'm not sure what exactly I should be looking for when I make attempts also.
What I've done for the EWGF (and I'm trying to do for this with little success) is to do the movement quite slowly and then gradually increase the pace. If I make a mistake I return to a slower input and then continue to increase the speed at which I perform the movement. For backdash cancelling though I just can't learn it through this method when I've no way of knowing if I've done it 'right' when I do it slowly. Trying to input it results in a really awkward movement wherein the characters steps back followed by a crouch (when the speed is increased the movement back turns into barely a step back so I presume I'm cancelling too early in such cases) and any sort of momentum/fluidity is completely removed.
So any tips or ways to spot indications that the correct movement is being inputted would be greatly appreciation (I'm using a fight stick since I presume that would be relevant).
A proper BDC would look like b, b, d/b, b, b, d/b, b, b, d/b, etc, minimizing the time spent hitting d/b (because you would be vulnerable to getting hit) and maximizing the length of your backdash (b, b) since backdash distance varies from character to character. Angel for example would need a very rapid BDC movement because her backdash covers very little distance. Of course you could just choose to do it rapidly with everyone but you would be wasting energy. Find a comfortable rhythm for yourself.
One of the things I learned from watching Mr. Naps stream was a slightly different method of b, b, d/b, n, b, d/b, n, b, d/b, n, etc. Apparently the game counts the neutral input as a back, and this would let you crank them out a lot faster and smoother.
Another thing to understand is that you don't need to BDC across the screen or anything. 2 to 3 solid reps is usually enough to generate a whiff. When I was getting started I practiced BDC a good 20 minutes a session. I still practice it now, but only when I feel I'm getting sloppy...which is all of the time on 2p side. :/