Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

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  • mva5580
    Pro
    • Nov 2004
    • 753

    #1

    Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

    It seems to me that whenever I try to use the left analog stick in hitting, it 1) greatly increases my strikeouts, and 2) greatly reduces the chances that I hit the ball solid. I leave my hand off the analog stick, and I rarely strike out, and get much more solid contact with the ball.

    .......isn't it supposed to be opposite?
  • Pass_The_Cows
    Rookie
    • Feb 2007
    • 411

    #2
    Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

    I completely disagree. I don't touch the Up/Down directions but I've found that pulling or pushing the ball by moving LS in the direction of the side of the plate the ball is coming down generates a lot more power and gets me most of my big hits, as it should.

    EDIT: Yeah sorry guys I feel like an idiot right now, I botched the explanation big time. Push the stick toward the ball not in the opposite direction. It's something I don't think about at all it just becomes instinctual, I guess that's why I screwed up so bad describing it lol
    Last edited by Pass_The_Cows; 03-28-2011, 06:43 PM.
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    • fjackson18
      Rookie
      • Feb 2007
      • 278

      #3
      Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

      Originally posted by Pass_The_Cows
      I completely disagree. I don't touch the Up/Down directions but I've found that pulling or pushing the ball by moving LS in the opposite direction of the side of the plate the ball is coming down generates a lot more power and gets me most of my big hits, as it should.
      I agree with the person posting just above me. most of my HRs are hit opposite field. and i can place balls in places with the LS.

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      • KraZe
        Rookie
        • Jul 2010
        • 79

        #4
        Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

        Wait... so let me get this straight... If the pitch is going for the OUTSIDE of the plate, you're holding the stick towards the INSIDE of the plate when you're swinging? I've been doing it the other way-around... I'll have to give that a try.

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        • swaldo
          MVP
          • Jul 2002
          • 1268

          #5
          Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

          Originally posted by KraZe
          Wait... so let me get this straight... If the pitch is going for the OUTSIDE of the plate, you're holding the stick towards the INSIDE of the plate when you're swinging? I've been doing it the other way-around... I'll have to give that a try.
          That doesn't make sense, if a pitch is coming inside you move the L stick to the outside? In the user manual it states you want to move the stick to the inside to pull. If you're getting more power that way something is wrong or I'm not reading something right.

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          • King Gro23
            MVP
            • Jan 2008
            • 2548

            #6
            Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

            LEFT HANDED BATTER
            The right side of the plate (closest side to the batter) is the inside of the plate. If the pitch is inside you would push the L stick to the RIGHT for a pull hit on the inside part of the plate.

            The left side of the plate (Furthest away from batter) is outside of the plate. If a pitch is outside you would push the L stick to the left to hit the ball to opposite field.
            These both benefit the hitter with proper hitting in the game.
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            • King Gro23
              MVP
              • Jan 2008
              • 2548

              #7
              Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

              RIGHT HANDED BATTER
              The left side of the plate (Closest to a Right-handed batter) is the inside of the plate. If a pitch is on the inside you would press the L stick to the LEFT to pull hit the ball.

              The right side of the plate(Furthest away from the right handed batter) is the outside of the plate. If a pitch is on the outside part of the plate, you would press the L stick to the RIGHT to hit the ball opposite field.
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              • swaldo
                MVP
                • Jul 2002
                • 1268

                #8
                Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

                When you say...

                "These both benefit the hitter with proper hitting in the game"

                you make it sound like aiming the L stick is necessary for optimal hitting. What advantage is there as compared to just timing your swing properly? Example: swinging a bit early to pull an inside pitch.
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                • jeffy777
                  MVP
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 3325

                  #9
                  Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

                  I tried the left stick for awhile, but have given up on using it. As Swaldo alluded to, you can basically pull or go opposie field with the timing of your swing, so the left stick seems kind of unnecessary to me. I get plenty of variety without it.

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                  • King Gro23
                    MVP
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 2548

                    #10
                    Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

                    Yeah the left stick is really nothing major I agree with you. I was just saying according to how 2K states it you should recieve a boost for doing so. Timing is practically everything & location of course
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                    • kubankaos
                      Rookie
                      • Nov 2007
                      • 255

                      #11
                      Re: Left Analog stick in hitting.....pretty much useless?

                      Are you guys doing this with analog hitting as well? I tried and I can't do it. If using button hitting I could do it.

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