Tips on getting hammer full big bang combo?

[Koldr]

The 4th hit of the combo misses for some reason even when I'm on top of a monster, happens when aiming at head and chest (for all monsters). Is there a certain angle/spot I can aim for to make sure it hits?

[TuckingFypo]

That's strange, should hit just fine. Big Bang tends to have pretty generous hitboxes

[deno]

Test it on training field and see if you can land it. It might be you just not aiming correctly (which I doubt), or maybe a bug .

[ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣]

if the monsters' heads are flipping about too much, you can generally aim for the neck area instead (it still counts as a head hitbox). for example, on odoggo
I wouldn't hit the chest of any monster with big bang.
if you're not confident in hitting the full big bang combo, the full charge spin attack is probably better to use, or if you wanted to, use the full charge slam and clutch the head (iceborne)

do note that each hit of the big bang send you backwards a miniscule amount.
you can also change the direction of it very very slightly- try aiming the last hit more towards where the monster will be when it stands back up (i assume you're using the combo while it's downed or trapped still, otherwise Don't)

There are some monsters, such an anjanath, where you will find it literally impossible to pull off the big bang combo unless you have a lot of luck or it's in a literal trap. It just recovers too fast to pull off efficiently, and it flops about more than a damn plesioth
And some monsters, such as nergigante, recover fast enough that its possible to miss the head completely with the final hit (thus, 'aim where it stands up')

I used to use the big bang combo a lot but nowadays I find it much more efficient to just use the full charge spin attack.

[Enth Astrale]

make sure you get really close with the monster

[Koldr]

Originally posted by Jesuis Crust the Almighty:

if the monsters' heads are flipping about too much, you can generally aim for the neck area instead (it still counts as a head hitbox). for example, on odoggo
I wouldn't hit the chest of any monster with big bang.
if you're not confident in hitting the full big bang combo, the full charge spin attack is probably better to use, or if you wanted to, use the full charge slam and clutch the head (iceborne)

do note that each hit of the big bang send you backwards a miniscule amount.
you can also change the direction of it very very slightly- try aiming the last hit more towards where the monster will be when it stands back up (i assume you're using the combo while it's downed or trapped still, otherwise Don't)

There are some monsters, such an anjanath, where you will find it literally impossible to pull off the big bang combo unless you have a lot of luck or it's in a literal trap. It just recovers too fast to pull off efficiently, and it flops about more than a damn plesioth
And some monsters, such as nergigante, recover fast enough that its possible to miss the head completely with the final hit (thus, 'aim where it stands up')

I used to use the big bang combo a lot but nowadays I find it much more efficient to just use the full charge spin attack.

So I gave it a try in the training area and it worked fine. But for monsters it still misses... I am making sure I nestle up right near the monster (so that you can't possibly move any closer) and to test further tried out parts that were not moving at all, like back. The thing is that the 4th hit seems to go through their body? When trying it on the back or neck it clips through the body and just hits the floor...

[ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣]

Originally posted by Koldr:

Originally posted by Jesuis Crust the Almighty:

if the monsters' heads are flipping about too much, you can generally aim for the neck area instead (it still counts as a head hitbox). for example, on odoggo
I wouldn't hit the chest of any monster with big bang.
if you're not confident in hitting the full big bang combo, the full charge spin attack is probably better to use, or if you wanted to, use the full charge slam and clutch the head (iceborne)

do note that each hit of the big bang send you backwards a miniscule amount.
you can also change the direction of it very very slightly- try aiming the last hit more towards where the monster will be when it stands back up (i assume you're using the combo while it's downed or trapped still, otherwise Don't)

There are some monsters, such an anjanath, where you will find it literally impossible to pull off the big bang combo unless you have a lot of luck or it's in a literal trap. It just recovers too fast to pull off efficiently, and it flops about more than a damn plesioth
And some monsters, such as nergigante, recover fast enough that its possible to miss the head completely with the final hit (thus, 'aim where it stands up')

I used to use the big bang combo a lot but nowadays I find it much more efficient to just use the full charge spin attack.

So I gave it a try in the training area and it worked fine. But for monsters it still misses... I am making sure I nestle up right near the monster (so that you can't possibly move any closer) and to test further tried out parts that were not moving at all, like back. The thing is that the 4th hit seems to go through their body? When trying it on the back or neck it clips through the body and just hits the floor...

Yeah, it happens quite often. Just need to figure out where the hitboxes are and make sure you're hitting them :s