Zone Hitting

[Castellanos]

Basically, really really struggling to hit at the moment.

But my location and timing with the zone has been better than ever.

I will guess, get and time the fastball up, pop up. Wait back on a Changeup and crush it? Line out!

It's driving my crazy and I need advice, do you guys hit with zone like real baseball and pick a pitch and react with two strikes, Center swing? Just use directional, stride no stride? I'm completely lost!

[FenwayMac]

I have a zone hitting tips for those struggling ( name of the thread) somewhere on the board. Might work for you?

[BaseballJunkie24]

Zone is the most rewarding and realistic hitting system, but it's also by far the most challenging. I started using it last year and sucked for a while, but eventually got the hang of it and now I can hit over .300 with most hitters and mash tons of homers. That's not to say I don't struggle though, because I definitely do. A lot. I'll have some games where I crush everything and can't be stopped, and I'll have games where I pop everything up. I do hit a lot of liners straight at people which is frustrating, but that's baseball. Personally, I like starting the PCI high in the zone so I can hit the high fastball. It's much easier to sit fastball and adjust to offspeed stuff than vise versa. I have a vicious tendency of pulling the PCI down even when the pitch is up though, which seems to be a pretty common bad habit throughout the community. I've still found it to be the most consistent approach though. I recommend going into batting practice and trying it out. Also, this is easier said than done, but lay off curves and changeups in the dirt. A lot of players will spam them repeatedly until you prove you're disciplined enough to take them. Good luck!

[Rig]

Quote: Originally Posted by BaseballJunkie24

Zone is the most rewarding and realistic hitting system, but it's also by far the most challenging.

This is absolutely the truth. I've found more consistent success with zone hitting than I have any other hitting style in the game. I'd put up maybe 2-3 runs per game using directional and got really frustrated seeing good timing yet completely whiffing on a pitch. Now on zone hitting I'll put up 3-5 runs on average and it takes a good amount of pressure off of my pitching and I no longer feel I have to be perfect with every pitch.