So, I was ready to return TheShow and wait for Madden. I got so sick of zone hitting. Not bashing the game at all; best sports game I have ever played; I just reached my limit. Tried timing hitting and hated that. So I decided to give analog hitting another shot.
Wow, I love this game again! I am probably going to keep this game all winter.
This was the first time I tried analog hitting since the patch. I had a hard time with it for the first few games. So I played as the NL allstars against some scrub pitcher; hitting only. After killing him for two games, I decided to try it out for real. The hit variety is different. I wouldn't say there is more variety; its just different. There is a lot more jam shots, duck snorts, and dying quails. Zone hitting was either an out or a rocket for a hit. Home runs are about the same. There seems to be less doubles and line drives. But this is based on only a 4-5 game sample.
The biggest, rather only, hurdle I had to overcome was pulling back on the analog stick. It was very hard for me to concentrate on the pitcher's release while moving the stick down. I wrote this thread because I think this may be every sim player's problem; that is forced to play on zone hitting; like me. The follow through, analog stick up, is no problem. Pushing up on the analog stick takes just as much concentration as pressing the swing button.
When I swing at a bad pitch, 90% of the time its because I lost my concentration on the delivery when I was pulling back. 90% of my good swings are because of the opposite; I was able to concentrate on the release; putting the back swing in the back of my mind.
Analog hitting can become easier that zone hitting, once you have learned how to automatically pull back the stick. I have yet to make this automatic. I have to tell myself to pull back everytime.
It adds a new element to hitting. You can now feel why a weak hitter muscled out a homerun, or how you got a bloop single with a pitcher. Also, you feel why your #3 hitter popped up a 2-0 fastball down the middle. Man, crushing a homerun feels so smooth! There is was more feel than zone hitting.
As far as different player's strides, I stride the same with every player and don't see much of a difference. Hanley's long stride and Albert's no stride work with the same analog stick timing.
The only hitting slider I adjusted is solid hits to 3; which may be why I am seeing less line drives & doubles. The only problem is not being able to influence a groundball or flyball. But I will take that 1 problem over zone or timing any day.
Wow, I love this game again! I am probably going to keep this game all winter.
This was the first time I tried analog hitting since the patch. I had a hard time with it for the first few games. So I played as the NL allstars against some scrub pitcher; hitting only. After killing him for two games, I decided to try it out for real. The hit variety is different. I wouldn't say there is more variety; its just different. There is a lot more jam shots, duck snorts, and dying quails. Zone hitting was either an out or a rocket for a hit. Home runs are about the same. There seems to be less doubles and line drives. But this is based on only a 4-5 game sample.
The biggest, rather only, hurdle I had to overcome was pulling back on the analog stick. It was very hard for me to concentrate on the pitcher's release while moving the stick down. I wrote this thread because I think this may be every sim player's problem; that is forced to play on zone hitting; like me. The follow through, analog stick up, is no problem. Pushing up on the analog stick takes just as much concentration as pressing the swing button.
When I swing at a bad pitch, 90% of the time its because I lost my concentration on the delivery when I was pulling back. 90% of my good swings are because of the opposite; I was able to concentrate on the release; putting the back swing in the back of my mind.
Analog hitting can become easier that zone hitting, once you have learned how to automatically pull back the stick. I have yet to make this automatic. I have to tell myself to pull back everytime.
It adds a new element to hitting. You can now feel why a weak hitter muscled out a homerun, or how you got a bloop single with a pitcher. Also, you feel why your #3 hitter popped up a 2-0 fastball down the middle. Man, crushing a homerun feels so smooth! There is was more feel than zone hitting.
As far as different player's strides, I stride the same with every player and don't see much of a difference. Hanley's long stride and Albert's no stride work with the same analog stick timing.
The only hitting slider I adjusted is solid hits to 3; which may be why I am seeing less line drives & doubles. The only problem is not being able to influence a groundball or flyball. But I will take that 1 problem over zone or timing any day.
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