Is there an optimum speed for breaking pitches?

[Sendak44]

Is fastest velocity always best or something? I usually like to keep my breaking balls a bit slower for more movement, however, when I do that the CPU seems to crush them even low in the zone. Also, Ive noticed that when I keep those pitches slower, on the pre-pitch selection, their confidence meter (blue bar) are always drastically lower than my 4-seam FB.

Was just wondering if there was an optimum speed for my Slider, 12-6, or Forkball.

Thanks in advance.

[ggsimmonds]

Confidence on breaking balls will typically be lower because that affects control andif you can control your curve ball better than your FB you have a problem.

If the computer crushes them it is probably due to one of the following:
1. Caught too much of the zone
2. Throwing it too much
3. Did not set it up.

As for speeds, I am not sure. I think it depends on the speed of your FB. I like a slider to be in the upper 80's while my curve is in the lower 70s.

4SFB 95
2SFB 92
slider 88
change 81
curve 74

[Madden's Jowels]

I've wondered this before too, because you would think the bigger the discrepancy in speed between your fastball and your changeup the better, but the game seems to think that a 100mph fastball/90mph changeup is better than say a 100mph fastball/68mph changeup, which would give me a lot more problems at the plate lol.

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sendak44

Is fastest velocity always best or something? I usually like to keep my breaking balls a bit slower for more movement, however, when I do that the CPU seems to crush them even low in the zone. Also, Ive noticed that when I keep those pitches slower, on the pre-pitch selection, their confidence meter (blue bar) are always drastically lower than my 4-seam FB. Was just wondering if there was an optimum speed for my Slider, 12-6, or Forkball. Thanks in advance.

The more effort you put behind breaking pitches the more they will break. So if you are serving up soft ones the CPU will definitely crush them.