Finally hit a HR in a game!!!!!!

[pezone]

15 games into my Braves Franchise...i finally hit my first homer, then followed it up with another one in the same inning.
Chipper got the first one...then J-Hey got the second one!!!

I'm going to be honest, i was getting really frustrated on the lack of homeruns i'm hitting. I play Veteran, with Zone Pure Analog.


I figured out that bringing the right stick back about a halfsecond before I used to made the difference. Actually, i've been getting more hits since I started doing that!!!

Any other tips you guys have to hitting more HRs???
Am i the only one having problems with power numbers?

[rippy987]

Re: Finally hit a HR in a game!!!!!!

i was struggling too until i read about the R2 + up on the analog. i play legend default for both hitting and pitching, and now im getting more hits and hitting homeruns at a nice clip.im telling you, it might change the game for u

[Mercury53]

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Congrats. I hit my first with Adam Lind after ten or so games.

[pezone]

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I don't think the R2 thing works for Pure Zone Analog batting...

Does it?

[Brian SCEA]

Re: Finally hit a HR in a game!!!!!!

Any other tips you guys have to hitting more HRs???
Am i the only one having problems with power numbers?

Congrats, don't know if this applies to you but here's some info on hitting Home Runs:

1) Obviously, some batters are much better at it than others. Their power rating determines this. A contact hitter with low power is going to get the same trajectories, but without the velocity. So a home run for one guy will look like a deep fly for another hitter with otherwise the same input. Keep this in mind any time you hit a deep fly with a low power guy.

2) It's much easier to pull home runs (Left field for right handed batters) than to push them. You just get more power pulling hits, and there are other factors as well. In general, this means swinging just early on a fastball. The drawback is you could get fooled big on a changeup, or on an outside fastball if you're too early your wrists will roll and you'll hit over the ball and chop it. By the way, swinging too early or too late shifts your PCI up/down accordingly among other things.

3) The ideal pitch to hit a home run is a fastball down the middle, or occasionally an offspeed "meatball" that misses down the middle if you can adjust to it. Meatballs have the biggest home run potential, but you have to adjust your timing or you might end up hitting it deep but foul. The ideal count to get a fastball down the middle are ahead counts such as 2-0 and 3-1.

4) Lastly, the only way to hit a home run is to get under the ball. It doesn't help to hit a ball 100mph off the bat if it's a grounder. And while it's possible, it's much harder to hit a home run low or below the strike zone.

I'd put this in the strategy guide, but there's no room anymore. ;-)

[Redacted01]

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Didn't know people were struggling with this so much. I hammered 9 in 3 games out of the park in my first league series and hit at least 1 or 2 a game depending on who, where, what, etc....

[bkrich83]

Re: Finally hit a HR in a game!!!!!!

I hit 4 last night with the Angels against the Blue Jays. Including one with Erick Aybar.

I think pitch selection more than anything else is the key.

[chops44]

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Took me a season and a half to hit a homer with my RTTS player.
It was a walk off in the 11th, so it was pretty sweet.

Barely cleared the RF wall, thought it was going to be a gapper, but it kept going.
Good stuff

[AUTiger1]

Re: Finally hit a HR in a game!!!!!!

Congrats, don't know if this applies to you but here's some info on hitting Home Runs:

1) Obviously, some batters are much better at it than others. Their power rating determines this. A contact hitter with low power is going to get the same trajectories, but without the velocity. So a home run for one guy will look like a deep fly for another hitter with otherwise the same input. Keep this in mind any time you hit a deep fly with a low power guy.

2) It's much easier to pull home runs (Left field for right handed batters) than to push them. You just get more power pulling hits, and there are other factors as well. In general, this means swinging just early on a fastball. The drawback is you could get fooled big on a changeup, or on an outside fastball if you're too early your wrists will roll and you'll hit over the ball and chop it. By the way, swinging too early or too late shifts your PCI up/down accordingly among other things.

3) The ideal pitch to hit a home run is a fastball down the middle, or occasionally an offspeed "meatball" that misses down the middle if you can adjust to it. Meatballs have the biggest home run potential, but you have to adjust your timing or you might end up hitting it deep but foul. The ideal count to get a fastball down the middle are ahead counts such as 2-0 and 3-1.

4) Lastly, the only way to hit a home run is to get under the ball. It doesn't help to hit a ball 100mph off the bat if it's a grounder. And while it's possible, it's much harder to hit a home run low or below the strike zone.

I'd put this in the strategy guide, but there's no room anymore. ;-)

I hit 2 balls last night (both high fastballs down the middle) with Drew Sutton and both balls died just short of the warning track in dead center. With most guys those would have been homeruns but not with Sutton because he's not a power hitter.

[xHalosNation]

Re: Finally hit a HR in a game!!!!!!

i was struggling too until i read about the R2 + up on the analog.

What is that, and what does it do?

I hit 4 last night with the Angels against the Blue Jays. Including one with Erick Aybar.

I think pitch selection more than anything else is the key.

Nice. I'm hoping to hit a few with Bourjos in my franchise when the OSFMs are out. He's the only guy who I have trouble hitting with.

[lVlAtlZiX]

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I just had 3 games where all of my runs came from HR even had 3 solo shots in a row. Then again I play with the Yanks and im at home.........

I already have 2 grand slams with Russel Martin.

[rippy987]

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R2 and up on the analog works with zone plus analog. thats what i use, and i tell you, once i started using it and learned to wait for the pitch i want. the hits started coming in bundles and suddenly im hitting pitches out of the park quite reguarly. i play on legend(dont ask me why) but id imagine itll work better on the other levels.

[JeremyShanfield]

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What is that, and what does it do?



Nice. I'm hoping to hit a few with Bourjos in my franchise when the OSFMs are out. He's the only guy who I have trouble hitting with.

I too, am curious what this R2 + Up does.

[lVlAtlZiX]

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There are so any different topics on this I think we need to just make one and sticky it. R2+Up is the swing influence for fly balls, its been in this series since at least 09. It does work for me as well but I just use analog swing and pre-load my swing so that the timing is just early. It works wonders.

[TheScrubCity]

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I got my first dinger with Fielder! in an online game!