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[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by garyjr33

I am not sure I full understand this slide step thing...can someone elaborate please?

Here's Tim Lincecum using a slide step:



Here he is out of the windup:



These pictures are not the best, but you can probably notice the difference with Lincecum's plant leg. Basically in a slide step, the pitcher lifts his plant leg as low off the ground as possible to minimize (or eliminate) the time it takes for his leg to kick up and down in the motion to the plate. There are a lot of different guys with a lot of versions of this move--hardly any two slide steps look alike. The tradeoff, though, is the pitcher doesn't get as much leverage as when using a full windup, so it's common to lose velocity using the slide step.

As for the mechanic of how it will work in game, if I recall, I think the twitch stream might have addressed that. But the basic idea is you will probably modify the pitch (either before or during) by pressing one of the trigger buttons in order to slide step.

[garyjr33]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

I was out of town all week and wasn't able to really follow everything but the way I understand it is that it is now variable. I believe in the past a pitcher would strictly use one or the other other regardless of where the runners were. So a pitcher should use the slide with a runner on first (depending the runner) but probably doesn't need to with a runner on second or third.

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor & Sword

Correct. Typically you use it with a runner on first (particularly a known base stealer). I wonder though if they will also play out the loss of velocity when you use a slide step and make your fastball even more hittable.

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

Here's Tim Lincecum using a slide step: Here he is out of the windup: These pictures are not the best, but you can probably notice the difference with Lincecum's non-plant leg. Basically in a slide step, the pitcher lifts his non-plant leg as low off the ground as possible to minimize (or eliminate) the time it takes for his leg to kick up and down in the motion to the plate. There are a lot of different guys with a lot of versions of this move--hardly any two slide steps look alike. The tradeoff, though, is the pitcher doesn't get as much leverage as when using a full windup, so it's common to lose velocity using the slide step. As for the mechanic of how it will work in game, if I recall, I think the twitch stream might have addressed that. But the basic idea is you will probably modify the pitch (either before or during) by pressing one of the trigger buttons in order to slide step.

Thanks guys!

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by garyjr33

Thanks guys!

Ahhh, civil discourse; it's just what this thread needs. A guy could get used to this!

You're quite welcome.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor & Sword

Correct. Typically you use it with a runner on first (particularly a known base stealer). I wonder though if they will also play out the loss of velocity when you use a slide step and make your fastball even more hittable.

I missed this part. Is it determined by the user or automatically chosen.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

I missed this part. Is it determined by the user or automatically chosen.

The slide step is determined by the user.

[kehlis]

Thank you sir.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

Thank you sir.

you're very welcome!

[A_Quiet_Pro]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

The slide step is determined by the user.

Holding down R2 whilst pitching.