ok i suck
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@BostonSlugger33 said in ok i suck:
i am really bad at hitting. like reallllllly bad. my pitching is pretty good i only let up like 3-4 runs max a game.
My lineup is:
98 Kenny lofton
99 Roger Hornsby
99 Acuna
99 stanton
99 miggy
99 steve pearce
99 carlos correa
99 travis d'arnaud
now my lineup is ok but that is not the problem. its me. 100%. i suck. what are some tips for me to be a better hitter? i see people hitting bombs left and right and i just cant. i have a hard time reading the ball andJust my observation but I suck too so take it as you will. You have a bunch of dudes with long swings, Travis, Pearce, Miggy, Stanton. I do much better with guys who don’t have that long swing
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@KingCrosby said in ok i suck:
@azbnizz said in ok i suck:
I had the same problem with dropping my PCI. I would recommend watching “MLB 20 hitting tips” by YourFriendKyle on YouTube. I’m a much better hitter after watching it a couple times . Kyle is da man!
Wow! I had no idea he was that good. I played him the other day in the event and I actually beat him. I wouldn’t expect to do it again, but you know what they say? Even a broken clock is right twice a day
LOL, nice! I’m an average player online and have pulled out some event W’s against WS players. I need the little ego boosts like that in this game
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@azbnizz said in ok i suck:
@KingCrosby said in ok i suck:
@azbnizz said in ok i suck:
I had the same problem with dropping my PCI. I would recommend watching “MLB 20 hitting tips” by YourFriendKyle on YouTube. I’m a much better hitter after watching it a couple times . Kyle is da man!
Wow! I had no idea he was that good. I played him the other day in the event and I actually beat him. I wouldn’t expect to do it again, but you know what they say? Even a broken clock is right twice a day
LOL, nice! I’m an average player online and have pulled out some event W’s against WS players. I need the little ego boosts like that in this game
Yeah I agree. Seems like that’s all that’s left is guys who are 150-60 and that stuff so it definitely feels good when we can take one home lol.
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I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
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I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
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I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
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I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
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I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
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I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
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@WDK19 said in ok i suck:
I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
This! I just left out the most important parts lol
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@BostonSlugger33 said in ok i suck:
con. ALWAYS DROP MY PCI. Please give me some tips to be a better hitter. how do yall do it? please help!
I 'm in the same boat. My first inclination is ALWAYS to move my PCI down. I focus on trying to keep my thumb on the bottom half of the control stick. I used to keep it middle/top and just drive my thumb down. This helps a little, but I still tend to shift down.
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@mitchhammond24 said in ok i suck:
@BostonSlugger33 said in ok i suck:
@mitchhammond24 said in ok i suck:
Also, do u have control freaks? Those help out a ton with pci placement.
what is that?
It’s an extension to the analog sticks basically. Allows me to have a lot more control over the pci. Most top players use em. They’re generally around $15
i went out and bought them yesterday... i dont know which one is best for MLB the Show though... there were many options but on the back of the one i got it said that low-rise is the best option for sports games so i got one with low and high-rise... does the rise matter all that much?
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@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in ok i suck:
@KingCrosby said in ok i suck:
@mitchhammond24 said in ok i suck:
@KingCrosby said in ok i suck:
@mitchhammond24 said in ok i suck:
@KingCrosby said in ok i suck:
@mitchhammond24 said in ok i suck:
Also, do u have control freaks? Those help out a ton with pci placement.
If his problem is moving the pci down, he doesn’t have great control over the pci. Making the pci even more sensitive is probably only going to increase his problems, not help them.
Control freaks allow you to more accurately place the pci wdym lol. I had problems dropping my pci before using them. That’s their purpose.
Actually, from their website it says their purpose is to help make smaller, more precise in game movements. Good players use them because they have excellent pci control and benefit from even more precise input. OP has said he isn’t a very good player, so I would assume it’s safe to say he has poor pci placement and control and would not benefit from the increased sensitivity. By all means, go ahead and try them out, if they help, awesome. But from what I’m gathering it’s only going to throw fuel on his fire.
It’s hard to not flick the pci without control freaks. With control freaks, it’s easier to get more precise placement, despite skill.
I’m glad that has been your experience and they helped you. It’s more precise because it takes less movement. OP has stated he flicks it too much so he struggles with precision. Making it more sensitive would be the opposite of helping him. Can’t hurt to try them out tho.
Actually those kontrol freaks don’t make it more sensitive, in actuality it makes the pci less sensitive and more smooth. It simple physics. The further away from the base you get the more pressure is needed to make a movement. So if you raise the analog stick the more pressure you’ll need to move the stick. Hence they will help a person who has a problem over correcting (dropping pci) .
so i them yesterday... i dont know which one is best for MLB the Show though... i got one with low and high-rise... does the rise matter all that much? you seem to know a lot about this subject so what does the rise do exactly? and what rise is best?
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@WDK19 said in ok i suck:
I was in the same place as recently as early last year and I’d now consider myself a very good player (probably top 200 maybe? Idk). Here’s what helped me make the jump:
Spend a few games just tracking the pitch until two strikes. By this I mean start the PCI at the release point, and try to “catch” the pitch. Don’t swing until two strikes. With two strikes go crazy - but with the same technique, only swinging now.
Many top players don’t start their PCI at the release point, but that is because they have crazy reaction. Not everyone does. Eventually you’ll be able to read pitches well and you’ll be able to move your PCI to where the pitch will end up instead of tracking it.
Now I will warn you your timing might suffer with this technique. So when you get used to getting the PCI in a good place yet maybe you’re late on the pitch TURN THE PCI OFF. This allows you to use the muscle memory you’ve built up but also not be distracted by the PCI.
Those are just my two cents. It’s what helped me become a consistent WS player (I think my RS record is around 190-60). I still use these tips when struggling - if my PCI placement is off I’ll track pitches for a while with <2 strikes. If my timing is off, I turn the PCI off and it helps me get back to where I want to be.
Thank you for this - it took effort for you to write and seems like sound advice. It was worth reading all 6 times too.
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Thanks everyone. I had this same question.
What is PCI? And where do I find practice? I have found it before, but can't now.
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Monitor - freeks - relax and see the ball, get deeper into counts and don’t chase. If someone throws a lot of fastballs sit on them for a bit, a lot of off, sit on that. Then try to just react and not sit. It takes time man I’ve been playing years and too much and I still have some bad games where I can’t hit
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@BostonSlugger33 said in ok i suck:
@mitchhammond24 said in ok i suck:
@BostonSlugger33 said in ok i suck:
@mitchhammond24 said in ok i suck:
Also, do u have control freaks? Those help out a ton with pci placement.
what is that?
It’s an extension to the analog sticks basically. Allows me to have a lot more control over the pci. Most top players use em. They’re generally around $15
i went out and bought them yesterday... i dont know which one is best for MLB the Show though... there were many options but on the back of the one i got it said that low-rise is the best option for sports games so i got one with low and high-rise... does the rise matter all that much?
I use the low rise one for the left stick for moving pci, right side is normal. I use the vortex ones.
