Vectoring is (was, prior to the patch Version 1.0.4) a new technique introduced in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Vectoring allows the player to subtract/add knockback when launched by using the Control Stick. Players can only Vector on the horizontal plane. This is done by holding the control stick towards the direction you are launched to decrease knockback, or by holding the control stick in the direction you are launched to increase the knockback. This only applies to launch angles of 63 degrees or less, otherwise no vectoring occurs. If a player can DI to get their angle less than 63, they can vector their knockback.