Gamepad only mode allows you to pause during zombie hover

game runs at 30FPS

every time you pause you lose 1 frame of input due to A being held for 1 frame
this leaves 15 frames to mash inputs between pauses

to do puppet ganon skip you need to mash 12-15 times a second for around 1-2 mins

to do boomerang strat at the top you need to mash 13-15 times a second for around 5 seconds