Can someone explain to me how strafing works?

@Daze623 It’s your own flow. You decide that in the heat of the moment. If you see that the enemy is missing most of their shots when you do irregular, unpredictable short strafes coupled with ducking for instance, then you know if you can line up your shots properly, that you got ‘em on the ropes.

If you see that enemy hits you while you do long strafes, you know (s)he already knows your pattern and to switch it up if you have the chance. Long strafes aren’t meant to confuse but more to just get away from a middle point and to either duck, run away or to start short strafing.

But as Darth says, non of that matters if you can’t strafe and line up your own shots.