Originally Posted by
GoggleHead
I spent months in SF4 grinding out time in the lab trying to nail down a single bnb combo. I never once landed it in an actual match. Spending time in matches against opponents led to me becoming better at reading opponents, improving my ability to control character movement and punish things more consistently. Time in the lab is important, but it will only teach you part of the game and I remain unconvinced that it's worth devoting all your time to it when you don't yet have the basics down.