dodging positioning

[bulaxstud1]

I'm not the fastest guy in the world, so my roll dodge as a mid is pretty nice...but how far from your defender (middies) do you usually start your dodge (split/face) and same question for attack, how far from the pole do you start your dodge?

[roycegracie47]

Part of that depends on your defender's stick position. If he's set up to poke, you want to split dodge as he close the gap to get his stick on you. If he's coming with his stick up you can execute the dodge closer to his body because he isn't relying on his stick, more on his body itself, a bull dodge would be good here. I play crease attack mostly, so it's rare that I am outside with a chance to dodge, but when I do I try an see what my defender is doing with his feet and stick.