Timing

[Scrapps]

I've basically checked out every slider set on this forum. While they all have their differences, one thing remains constant. Timing is set to 5. Why is this?

Contact is usually anywhere from 4 to 7. Power, from 3 to 6. Foul Freq, 0 to 10. Solid Hits, from 3 to 7. Yet, timing is treated like a woman with pms. It is left alone. What is so finicky about this slider, that it is always (or 19 times out of 20) left alone? Why is this slider so toxic? What exactly, does it affect?

[KBLover]

Re: Timing

Timing impacts the timing window and some other things to lesser extent (anything impacted by whether or not you get JE/JL/G timing or not). Primarily, it helps impact contact vs miss if timing is the factor (i.e. how bad can a hitter miss and still have a decent chance to hit the ball), and it helps impact hit direction. Lower timing can make it easier to hit from "line to line" but it also might create more negatives for when you're outside of JE/JL/G timing. It also seems to "strengthen" the impact of those timings outside of G. I.e. Early on 2 timing might impact the angle a LOT more than Early on 10 timing.

Personally, I think it's an "adjust to your skill" such that you get results while being able to see hits at all angles, including foul balls, in good number. Granted, all the sliders might could be considered that, but Timing seems to be the most oriented for that since it has less "side effects".

I don't think there's anything "toxic" about the slider. Perhaps they are getting impacts elsewhere. Contact probably has a bigger impact on all things hitting while Timing is governing mostly one aspect, so adjusting Contact could be a "bang for your buck" thing. Same for Solid Hits - timing doesn't do a lot for trajectory (it seems to have some impact, though) but Solid Hits...that's what it's for.

Foul Freq. is interesting because it interacts with timing and the timing window. Foul Freq helps define the Foul vs Miss and Foul vs Just in Play "regions" of the timing window (i.e. the "foul ball" portion of the window") and probably has some impacts for the "just touching" or missed completely areas of the PCI - the difference between a chopper off the plate and the batter hitting himself with the batted ball (nothing like watching Schwarber hit a foul of his face...)

[Bunselpower32]

Re: Timing

For what it’s worth, I put the slider all the way to zero, and I have liked it quite a bit. Before, that slider meant that the swing speed for late balls was way quicker than early ones, so I was subconsciously being conditioned to always let the ball get deep. I turned it off, and now I find it so much better in terms of hit variety, pulling the ball, and long foul balls.

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[Scrapps]

Re: Timing

Will lowering timing for the cpu (currently @ 5) result in more strikeouts? I currently have it set to 0 for hum, and am seeing a wider variety of batted balls. I would like to see the same from the cpu. But, not at the expense of increasing their number of strikeouts.

[KBLover]

Re: Timing

Maybe, maybe not. Perhaps a little or a lot. Timing is just one factor in a swing and miss/strikeout.

Best thing to do is try it and see how your set up responds.

[Bunselpower32]

Re: Timing

No more strike outs for me. Still right there at 7 or so for a guy like wainwright on a good day.

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