Switch's special

[jotun?]

Ok, so the normal way to use Switch's special is to hit jump while already in the air, he'll flip his board and do a quick low-angled hit on the ball if it contacts his lower half.

BUT it can also be used in his own hit-stun, and seems to work similarly to Raptor's special, except only allows the downward angles.

BUT I can't figure out how to do it consistently. Pressing down+jump+swing seems to be the most reliable way, but it still doesn't work all the time.

Does anyone fully understand how it works? What's the actual input needed? Is it only possible under certain circumstances? Is it a bug that it's possible at all?

[DesertOfSand]

If you do an Air Smash and hit the ball at the very beginning of the animation where Switch is upside-down, you can press Jump to do a Switch Flip and the ball usually shoots off at a very shallow angle,

[YinYin]

To be more precise: hit it right above your head.
The difference between a normal swing hitbox and a smashing one is that this one has an extra hitbox above your head at the beginning, which will trigger the first hit frame of the smash (overhead, for all characters). If you hit it in front of you it will animate/skip through to a later frame, where it isn't possible.