Originally posted by Branlor Swift
I think he swung as far back as was natural. Look at the way he swung. He pretty much just extended his elbow. Doing that, you don't get very far before you stop.
Which was smarter than giving it a full swing since there's less recovery needed and less tell involved, and it obviously... worked.
So do you think he stopped intentionally, or because he was just reaching his limit?
Originally posted by Blair Wind
Here is where I think the disconnect, between you and I at least, exists.We both agree that he stopped his punch on purpose. However, we disagree as to why. I feel that he would have clearly missed - and he would have had to twist his body to go through the full range of motion of the punch. In my scenario he stopped because he realized he wouldn't be able to hit him via punching him - so he "extended" his reach with the finger flick.
You think he would have hit the Flash's face and that is why he stopped. In my opinion, they were moving in a circular motion with the Flash getting closer (for hitting) and farther away (for dodging). I think the flash was in the middle of a dodging sequence when Superman flicked him - there was just enough space for Flash to dodge the punch (which is what he was expecting) but not enough to dodge the flick (which he was not expecting).
And I know you're not accusing me PR. We can have a disagreement without name calling or insulting.
I don't like or dislike Flash. And not really.
I disagree, tbh, purely because there's a delay: Superman swings his arm, then stops. Flash reacts, stopping himself. and then there's that moment of shock from Barry, before Superman clocks him with the flick.
That delay to me, signals that Superman used the shock to his advantage, rather than reached the limit of his reach.
Originally posted by -Pr-Just swing your forearm out like Superman did. See where you stop naturally.
So do you think he stopped intentionally, or because he was just reaching his limit?
I'm just looking at it with how he did it, and using real world logic (I know, I know comics) in a way that makes the most sense to me. Had Superman just threw a massive swinging backfist then he would have stopped intentionally, but with the way he threw it, meh.
I don't know what the real intention of that scene was, like people pretend to, but it's open to debate. And that's my angle I guess.
Originally posted by Branlor Swift
Just swing your forearm out like Superman did. See where you stop naturally.I'm just looking at it with how he did it, and using real world logic (I know, I know comics) in a way that makes the most sense to me. Had Superman just threw a massive swinging backfist then he would have stopped intentionally, but with the way he threw it, meh.
I don't know what the real intention of that scene was, like people pretend to, but it's open to debate. And that's my angle I guess.
I actually did that before starting to post in this thread. When I swing, I have to physically stop myself, or I swivel (even a little) and my fist keeps going due to the momentum.
And your angle is fine; I understand why you see it that way. Just, to me, logically, he physically stops himself. The angle of his fist makes me wonder too.
Originally posted by -Pr-If you don't stop yourself, do you just keep spinning around? 😛
I actually did that before starting to post in this thread. When I swing, I have to physically stop myself, or I swivel (even a little) and my fist keeps going due to the momentum.And your angle is fine; I understand why you see it that way. Just, to me, logically, he physically stops himself. The angle of his fist makes me wonder too.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.