ok i suck
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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.
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@MaxHarvest said in ok i suck:
@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.
I have small thumbs, if you have larger fingers maybe the high one, experiment in conquest or practice mode to see what works best for you
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@MaxHarvest said in ok i suck:
@MaxHarvest said in ok i suck:
@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.
I have small thumbs, if you have larger fingers maybe the high one, experiment in conquest or practice mode to see what works best for you
Thank you!!!
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Try different hitters. I am hitting .164 with Mantle and .350 with Miguel Rojas. I also recently started holding the pci more loosely and relaxed and that has helped me.
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Not sure how serious of a gamer you are... Are you playing on a television or a monitor?
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@Big_Daddy_Kaine said in ok i suck:
Not sure how serious of a gamer you are... Are you playing on a television or a monitor?
TV... dont own a monitor
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@BostonSlugger33 said in ok i suck:
@Big_Daddy_Kaine said in ok i suck:
Not sure how serious of a gamer you are... Are you playing on a television or a monitor?
TV... dont own a monitor
Not sure how much you actually game or what your financial situation is.... but if you can get yourself a monitor you'll be upset for not switching sooner. The response time between a TV and a monitor are like night and day. If you play games a lot it's a great investment, and you can get some awesome monitors much cheaper than you could before.
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@Big_Daddy_Kaine said in ok i suck:
@BostonSlugger33 said in ok i suck:
@Big_Daddy_Kaine said in ok i suck:
Not sure how serious of a gamer you are... Are you playing on a television or a monitor?
TV... dont own a monitor
Not sure how much you actually game or what your financial situation is.... but if you can get yourself a monitor you'll be upset for not switching sooner. The response time between a TV and a monitor are like night and day. If you play games a lot it's a great investment, and you can get some awesome monitors much cheaper than you could before.
i might save up for one... how much do they usually go for? im not very educated on the subject
