What to do at close range as a Demoman ?

Hey people i've been trying demoman recently and i have a problem at close range with pyros and engies who smack me with their wrench any suggestions on how to kill at close range.

Personally, i would retreat into a narrow passage and the rest is easy from there. If you do, however, see no narrow passages, just retreat whilst firing stickys infront and try to bait the enemy into it.

Of course this is all theory, but i actually tend to fire pipebombs at my feet so if they kill me, i could still kill them.

Funny, I've been having trouble with Scouts and their speed and scattergun in close. I'm usally able to bait them, but their like shooting at flies sometimes

I try to run and shoot stickies at infront of them but it doesnt work to well

Backpedal while running stickies at the ground. For example, a pyro running towards you, backpedal and just aim straight at the ground shooting stickies in front of you. Good pyros will usually veer and go around, which ultimately gives you more time to just put more stickies.

Win-win.

or you could just bottle them! but sometimes if its a narrow corridor, i take out the nade launcher and fire four straight at them

But if they are close enough, you will kill yourself if you fire a grenade.

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As I learned from Helter, it's better to not backpedal, but actually turn around and run. Lay the stickies in front of you and walk over them. Putting them at your feet often isn't good enough.

Of course, if it's not a Pyro you're fighting, you can either go bottle or aim well with Shot 1.

true supremecy but i try not to fire nades when i have low health

If you aren't taking that much damage yet, I normally sticky jump out of the situation.  But that doesn't happen often.  I would just do as others have said and run away while sticky nading the ground.