Batting View

[funkybudda]

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I watched that video 3 times and I didn't see anything.
Anyway, I switched to wide view yesterday and it's made my hitting much better.
As I posted in another thread I went 2 games with 0 runs and 14 hits total, all singles. I switched to wide and my next game I hit 3 homers, 2 or 3 doubles and walked 4 times.
Wide seems to give just a split second longer to read the pitch.

hmm, I guess I have to try wide view later. I have been not hitting very well, perhaps this would help me.

[abcabc]

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the freggin relief pitches w/ the sweeping curvebal, when they throw that thing curving away from your bat, uh, can't track it well.

[brrmikey]

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I have always used outfield view for pitching and hitting, i just love the same view that you see when you watch a real ball game on tv.. makes it more of a challenge hitting that way as well.. but been doing it that way so long i just can't go with any other view.

This.

[chuckm1961]

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Used Catcher view for years.

But I think I might be falling in love with High view ... it seems to give a better feel for pitch movement.

The downside is getting used to reading low pitches in the zone.

[Scrapps]

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Can someone explain to me the difference in the catchers view and wide view? And yes, I'm aware the latter is wider.

Also, regardless what view I use, I consistently get absolutely abused by the changeup down in the zone or below. Anyone have any tips in regards to reading and recognizing this pitch? I've become a tad insecure due to how often the booth implies that I might be swinging blindfolded.

[Phoenixmgs]

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Can someone explain to me the difference in the catchers view and wide view? And yes, I'm aware the latter is wider.

Also, regardless what view I use, I consistently get absolutely abused by the changeup down in the zone or below. Anyone have any tips in regards to reading and recognizing this pitch? I've become a tad insecure due to how often the booth implies that I might be swinging blindfolded.

The catcher's view and the wide view just give you a different camera angle or perspective on the pitch being thrown. The only thing I can say is try out all the batting cams to find the cam you like most. For the low changeup problem, you can just layoff all pitches that you feel are at the very bottom of the zone. If you think it's a very low fastball that is still a strike, just don't swing. I realize when you get to 2 strikes, you don't have that luxury. If you just can't layoff those changeups at least try to get better at fouling them off so you get another pitch to hit.

[abcabc]

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The catcher's view and the wide view just give you a different camera angle or perspective on the pitch being thrown. The only thing I can say is try out all the batting cams to find the cam you like most. For the low changeup problem, you can just layoff all pitches that you feel are at the very bottom of the zone. If you think it's a very low fastball that is still a strike, just don't swing. I realize when you get to 2 strikes, you don't have that luxury. If you just can't layoff those changeups at least try to get better at fouling them off so you get another pitch to hit.

recalling from memory here... i think the catcher view is a low to the ground view to the pitcher's mound. (batter's thigh level) it looks most like the view at the catcher's head level squating behind the catcher. the wide view is wide angle so you see more of the field, and further back from the catcher, and higher level of sight.

the offset view is slightly offset, and the offset changes for a left batter and right batter, and the view is not wide angle, and seems to be waist level view, (batter's waist level).

[StriderNo9]

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I tend to go back and forth. I use offset most. Its easier to pick up the ball and also see the stadiums. I tend to get pull happy sometimes though.

[abcabc]

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yep i do like offset still. i feel the offset view makes righty to righty and lefty to lefty matchups at the plate have more 'bite'... you can't pick up the ball as well for a split second because you batter's body, hands, bat is covering up some of the pitch arc sometimes even as the pitcher releases to you.

conversely the offset makes the righty/lefty and lefty/righty pitcher batter duels more advantageous as you see the whole flight of the ball.

so to me, offset creates a sort of handicap when you face a same handed pitcher, and a advantage when you bat against a nonlike handed pitcher.

kinda feels real life in a clever way.