How the hell do you hit!?!?!

[mm boost]

Lord have mercy, I am having the worse ****ing time. I just played 2 full games, and I've been struck out 24 times in both games combined, I have 8 total hits, and still have yet to score a single ****ING run. What the hell? Why is batting so freaking hard in this game? I even tried rookie and all I did was ground out. I am so freaking pissed right now I can't even see straight. Someone please help.

[Whitesox]

Yeah, hitting is hard.

I strongly recommend the tutorial thread stickied at the top of the forum.

Also, my guide (which is in the tutorial thread) is in my sig.

Hope that stuff helps!

[franch1se]

You can't swing at everything, its like a real game. You have to be patient, wait for your pitch, work the count then strike when you guess right.

[FroznYogurt]

Yeah, you can't hit at everything in sight. You just gotta let some strikes pass by sometimes. Josh Beckett once threw a 3 pitch inning against me when I first started playing The Show.

[M11x]

I take the first two pitches for nearly every batter. You'd be surprised at how many first and second pitches are not in the strike zone. This wears the opposing pitcher down and also sets you up possibly for a fat strike or even.....a walk. Patience is a heck of a thing. Makes the game take longer though. If you are in a hurry or want to play a 20 minute game then you probably won't hit very well and will strike out 70-80 percent of the time.

[aga11ah]

Quote: Originally Posted by FroznYogurt

Yeah, you can't hit at everything in sight. You just gotta let some strikes pass by sometimes. Josh Beckett once threw a 3 pitch inning against me when I first started playing The Show.

Josh Beckett owns my soul in The Show.. since 08

I think I lit him up ONE time in the 20+ times I faced him.

but back on topic... ehh its hard. I'm hitting the ball fine but it's mainly fly ball outs at the warning track. lol. I guess I need to power swing more often. not sure

[mm boost]

Alright!! I turned on PCI and now I am doing a hell of alot better on my next game against the braves. I just started out the 3rd inning by getting 4 singles in a row and knocking in CC Sebathia, and then A-Rod got hit by a pitch, a 2nd run scored, then knocked in another run with Jose Posada, 3-0. This PCI makes a huge difference cause I can sort of gauge where the pitch is going by moving it with the ball. Makes it alot easier for me. Thanks for the tutorial guys, keep the tips and tricks coming, I need all the help I can get.

[Bill1]

Quote: Originally Posted by mm boost

Alright!! I turned on PCI and now I am doing a hell of alot better on my next game against the braves. I just started out the 3rd inning by getting 4 singles in a row and knocking in CC Sebathia, and then A-Rod got hit by a pitch, a 2nd run scored, then knocked in another run with Jose Posada, 3-0. This PCI makes a huge difference cause I can sort of gauge where the pitch is going by moving it with the ball. Makes it alot easier for me. Thanks for the tutorial guys, keep the tips and tricks coming, I need all the help I can get.

Where do you turn on PCI.