Hitting woes

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

Hey guys this year hitting seems even more harder. Which I don’t mind but need some tips. Everyone is telling me to pick zone but I’m not good at moving the pci once the pitch is thrown. So if I want to leave the pci a certain spot where would be a good spot. Now if I use directional though I heard it’s been nerfed where do u influence.

[sixprime]

Think about the pitcher you are facing. If he is a sinker, change up type then anchor down. If he’s a fastball, cutter type anchor high. Also, think about what you are trying to hit. If you need a fly ball then anchor lower so you can get under it. If you need a ground ball then anchor high to get on top of it. Also, think along with the at bat. Do you think he’s going to try and throw a slider down and away or a fastball up and in. Anchor accordingly.

But your problem is more likely a basic one. You have to be patient and swing at strikes. If you are moving the pci a lot then you are probably chasing too much. If you focus on the middle of the strike zobe then you don’t have to move the pci much to hit it. It becomes mostly about timing. You should only be making small movements with the pci. If you are clicking the right stick all over the place then you are moving it too much. I’d the pitch is a strike then you shouldn’t have to move the pci much at all. Be patient, hit mistakes. Don’t swing at crap.

[prey2god]

I would put your hitting difficulty down a level, switch to timing hitting only and use guess pitch for now until you can get acclimated. You’re not going to become Shoehei (maybe on pitching) but after awhile you’ll start hitting dingers and adjust accordingly.

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

i use dynamic diffculty which i love cuz its adjust on your skills which more games were like that. my hitting is on rookie already for dynamic lol lol my pitching is legend lol.

[El_MaYiMbE]

This sounds dumb but...

Watch the entire delivery of the pitcher.

Sometimes I get stuck in this mode of just swinging rather than tracking the ball.
When I am going like this, I tend to just "react" to the pitch instead of following the delivery and watch the ball come out of the pitchers hand.

When I keep my eye on the ball (I know...) it really does translate to better contact (due to better timing) and leads to more walks (because you aren't just reacting last minute).

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

do you use zone or directional

Quote: Originally Posted by El_MaYiMbE

This sounds dumb but... Watch the entire delivery of the pitcher. Sometimes I get stuck in this mode of just swinging rather than tracking the ball. When I am going like this, I tend to just "react" to the pitch instead of following the delivery and watch the ball come out of the pitchers hand. When I keep my eye on the ball (I know...) it really does translate to better contact (due to better timing) and leads to more walks (because you aren't just reacting last minute).

[toodles2you90]

I use directional and the thing I think I have done more this year than years past is use a contact swing with 2 strikes. I was striking out a ton using just normal but contact at least gives you the chance to put the ball in play. It's helped me a lot so far.

[jcar0725]

I use directional, always have. I rarely influence the direction only in certain instances.

Not sure if this helps but watch the release point from the pitcher. If you get used to seeing the release point, you eventually can immediately detect where the ball will end up, and therefore you will be able to decide quickly if it will end up in the strike zone of out of the strike zone.