MLB 15 The Show: Directional Hitting Impressions

[Heroesandvillains]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

Of course there's a timing element, it's not an arcade element where you hold up and your guaranteed a fly ball.

This is the part that I was talking about:

Quote:

For example, if you want to hit a fly ball to try to get a runner home from third on a sacrifice fly you simply hold the left stick up as the pitch is thrown and time it up with the swing button. If you timed it correctly you should have hit a fly ball.

[RLebron12]

I like the new directional hitting and the camera move that comes along with it. I feel like it helps me stay away from outside pitches if I am trying to pull it and also helps me see the ball better if I am a leftie and going against a leftie. I have gotten some really good hits with directional hitting, both pull and push hits


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[Dolenz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

This is the part that I was talking about:

That sentence is kind of vague. what "it" is he talking about?
The Swing?
The moving of the left stick?

I think he meant timing the swing to the pitch, but who knows. There seems to be a lot of confusion about what direction hitting actually does and influences.

[DetroitStyle]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

No Ramone, that's obviously not what I meant. In the article, he mentions trying to time his directioning in accordance to his swing instead of just pressing a direction at any given time during the at-bat.

You need to think of it more from a push/pull perspective. If you have a left handed hitter, hold the left stick to the right during the pitch, AND swing early you should drive it right down the line.

If you time it wrong, and swing late (thinking changeup and get a fastball), then you may not pull that ball like you intended with directional. It may go up the middle or through the right side gap.

Directional influences, but is not be all end all. It just improves the odds of hitting a pitch in that direction depending on timing of your swing and where the ball is thrown. So you won't be popping up a pitch that's thrown too low even if your timing is perfect and your aiming up.

[nemesis04]

Everyone is making this way more complicated than it has to be.

[cactusruss]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

This is the part that I was talking about:

It doesn't even sound like the reviewer knew what he was doing with directional hitting. He seemed perplexed that holding the stick up and in yielded a weak chopper on a pitch that was down and away. He then goes on to say that he doesn't like directional hitting because he was "always taught to hit the ball where it's pitched", which is exactly what directional hitting is.

[Dolenz]

Quote: Originally Posted by nemesis04

Everyone is making this way more complicated than it has to be.

I've been thinking the same thing.

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

This is the part that I was talking about:

That sentence is kind of incomplete while this is a timing hitting mechanic, timing alone does not solely determine the outcome. Pitch location, pitch type and the hitter's attributes along with how well you timed the swing create the result.