Cannot Hit for my life

[Aggies7]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I just started a nee Road to the Show as a closing pitcher because I am so bad at batting.

[Zumi]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

For those of you in this thread that have trouble hitting - have you tried lowering the pitch speed? Everyone is different when it comes to seeing the ball.

[Gagnon39]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

For those of you in this thread that have trouble hitting - have you tried lowering the pitch speed? Everyone is different when it comes to seeing the ball.

I refuse to. Ha. I'm stubborn.

[Zumi]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I refuse to. Ha. I'm stubborn.

Can't help you out anymore then.

Are you using default sliders or someone elses?

[nemesis04]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

Hitting bp in the game helps tremendously.

[Gagnon39]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

Can't help you out anymore then.

Are you using default sliders or someone elses?

Default All-Star.

[laxdomination]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I have been shutout in each of my last 3 games. Still trying to get used to this. So should i just use contact swing...because i have been using mostly the power swing.

[d-c_138]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I have been shutout in each of my last 3 games. Still trying to get used to this. So should i just use contact swing...because i have been using mostly the power swing.

Contact swing for the time being. You should only power swing if a powerful player is up and you are confident that you have a perfect swing because if not done correctly you will pop up frequently.

[Zumi]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I have been shutout in each of my last 3 games. Still trying to get used to this. So should i just use contact swing...because i have been using mostly the power swing.

Keep working the count!!!

Most pitchers will definitely fall into a pattern and can be torn apart once figured out.

[Blitzburgh]

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I think the bigger problem with hitting is the camera angle! This is such a great game but it is almost impossible to judge low balls in this game. I really hope they add some custom cameras for next year.

[Blzer]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I have been shutout in each of my last 3 games. Still trying to get used to this. So should i just use contact swing...because i have been using mostly the power swing.

Whoever recommended power swing to you should be disregarded. Not as a poster, but for the post. The power swing has an "all or nothing" feel to it as you sacrifice good contact probability for extra effort on your swing. This doesn't mean you'll hit more home runs (unless you put solid contact on it, there's a chance), and in fact it may reduce your overall production numbers.

Stick with the contact swing, forever and for always. If for whatever reason you feel compelled to use the power swing, go ahead. But remember that you can't check your swing using power.

Would you mind ever posting screencaps of your post-game batting analysis? Basically, find that pitching analysis screen and set it for all pitchers from the opposing team, and take a screencap of that. I want to see what kinds of pitches you're getting and what you're swinging at versus what you're laying off, and how many pitches in a game you're seeing.

[laxdomination]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

Whoever recommended power swing to you should be disregarded. Not as a poster, but for the post. The power swing has an "all or nothing" feel to it as you sacrifice good contact probability for extra effort on your swing. This doesn't mean you'll hit more home runs (unless you put solid contact on it, there's a chance), and in fact it may reduce your overall production numbers.

Stick with the contact swing, forever and for always. If for whatever reason you feel compelled to use the power swing, go ahead. But remember that you can't check your swing using power.

Would you mind ever posting screencaps of your post-game batting analysis? Basically, find that pitching analysis screen and set it for all pitchers from the opposing team, and take a screencap of that. I want to see what kinds of pitches you're getting and what you're swinging at versus what you're laying off, and how many pitches in a game you're seeing.

I will do that after I play a game tonight.

[laxdomination]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I played a game tonight and i got some hits, still cannot get any runs scored but most of my hits have either been line drives that are caught or they are ground balls up the middle. I am not using the L-stick...i am simply just using contact swing. Should i be using the L-stick because i just cannot seem to get good hits.

[abcabc]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

Whoever recommended power swing to you should be disregarded. Not as a poster, but for the post. The power swing has an "all or nothing" feel to it as you sacrifice good contact probability for extra effort on your swing. This doesn't mean you'll hit more home runs (unless you put solid contact on it, there's a chance), and in fact it may reduce your overall production numbers.

Stick with the contact swing, forever and for always. If for whatever reason you feel compelled to use the power swing, go ahead. But remember that you can't check your swing using power.

Would you mind ever posting screencaps of your post-game batting analysis? Basically, find that pitching analysis screen and set it for all pitchers from the opposing team, and take a screencap of that. I want to see what kinds of pitches you're getting and what you're swinging at versus what you're laying off, and how many pitches in a game you're seeing.

yeah the 'contact' swing should be considered the 'default' everyday/normal swing and the power is that bit of extra... i think it's less than even 10% more power... it so by far does not guarantee a HR or warning track shot just by using it. you must still accurately time your swing to the ball. i've hit balls solidly w/ the power swing and still make an out. Only one time I was behind in a game and was in a hitter's count w/ AROD and I chose the power hit and it was a shot to left center for a HR. I use the power swing from 0 to 3 swings in an entire game.

[CUTigers2324]

Re: Cannot Hit for my life

I played a game tonight and i got some hits, still cannot get any runs scored but most of my hits have either been line drives that are caught or they are ground balls up the middle. I am not using the L-stick...i am simply just using contact swing. Should i be using the L-stick because i just cannot seem to get good hits.

Unless you are hitting on rookie, you kind of have to use the L stick. Timing is great, but without using the L stick you won't have gotten solid contact on anything but pitches right down the middle on any difficulty higher than Rookie.