Why I'll never be a good hitter
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I have the same problem, but I start with my pci at the bottom of the zone. It is not completely fool proof but has helped.
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Something that helped me is moving the pci to keep me distracted until the pitcher is about halfway through his motion and then set up. I think keeping it still for so long made me anticipate the pitch and pull it down. Only time I keep it still is if someone is using the same pitch on a certain count and I can sit on that pitch
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What’s this? A helpful thread on these forums???
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@bhall09_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
What’s this? A helpful thread on these forums???
I know, most stuff is toxic garbage.
I really like the feedback and tips. Started using some.
I'll keep experimenting, but ultimately I have to pick something and stick with it. Constant tinkering seems counterproductive. Been down that road before. -
@elway7751_PSN my friend.. 3 copies of the show and you havnt figured it out... probably not going to figure out, you peeked lol with that said it’s a hard game and hitting is hard. I would take some pitches, try and understand what my opponent is doing... and set my PCI accordingly on a pitch to pitch bases. (Ex) I was just on a 0-2 count I knew my opponent had thrown a slider down and in almost every time on 0-2 and I sat on it.
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I still do this rarely but I used to do it maybe half the time now maybe 1/10.
It’s just muscle memory. When the ball is middle or High you just need to tell yourself to keep the pci there.
I start my pci high. I keep it high. If the ball is really low or left and right I take the ball. Keep your brain thinking to wait for the high ball. If you do drop the pci on a pitch. Before the next pitch comes in…
3 times as a practise. Put the pci on your starting posistion and where the ball ended. Build up that muscle memory. You’ll get there dude.
Also I did find Kontrol Freeks helped.
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Just to add my hitting this season is about .230 but I’ve won 13 games in a row. Work that out.
My best hitters (4 of them) are all around .260
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@elway7751_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
I have a complete inability to not drop my PCI.
I try so hard not to do it, but every time I think I don't the feedback says otherwise.
I really have no idea how to stop, but when I don't screw up, I hit great, but thats probably less than 5 percent of the time.
This is my 3rd year playing DD and my online average is never above .200. You can't win this way. Very frustrating, I've tried everything.Do you hit with your finger on the swing button or pressing it halfway down?
If you do try keeping your finger off the button. It helps your brain lead with the PCI and it also helps a lot with your swing timing. I just figured this out myself recently.
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@elway7751_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
I have a complete inability to not drop my PCI.
I try so hard not to do it, but every time I think I don't the feedback says otherwise.
I really have no idea how to stop, but when I don't screw up, I hit great, but thats probably less than 5 percent of the time.
This is my 3rd year playing DD and my online average is never above .200. You can't win this way. Very frustrating, I've tried everything.That's the 1 thing keeping me from playing RS.
I am dumbfounded at what to do.
I can pitch really good and know facing human batters is a different story, but I could be really good online maybe WS good if it wasn't for this.
It sucks.
There are times where I just sit there, head down in disbelief that I dropped the chalupa again.
Maybe if I got a PS5 controller it may help, but you can't even get one. -
@thaghettoblasta said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@warpedzilla_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
And the later you are on a swing the lower the pci will end up
Is that how that works???
yessir and likewise earlier raises the resulting pci
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@warpedzilla_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@thaghettoblasta said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@warpedzilla_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
And the later you are on a swing the lower the pci will end up
Is that how that works???
yessir and likewise earlier raises the resulting pci
I don't know that this is always the case. I am a PCI dropper and also am early on everything. I hit best with hitters that others feel have long/slow swings and struggle with quicker ones. My brain sees a pitch to drive and I say "I'm jumping on this" with the result being a dropped pci and early. I am a first year player and working through it...just don't think dropped pci is always due to being late. However, I do believe it works that way with pure analog.
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Have you tried turning your PCI indicator off? That might help with moving your stick with the pitch instead of reacting and slamming it to the spot you think the ball is going.
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@codywolfgang_xbl said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@elway7751_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
I have a complete inability to not drop my PCI.
I try so hard not to do it, but every time I think I don't the feedback says otherwise.
I really have no idea how to stop, but when I don't screw up, I hit great, but thats probably less than 5 percent of the time.
This is my 3rd year playing DD and my online average is never above .200. You can't win this way. Very frustrating, I've tried everything.Do you hit with your finger on the swing button or pressing it halfway down?
If you do try keeping your finger off the button. It helps your brain lead with the PCI and it also helps a lot with your swing timing. I just figured this out myself recently.
I just started doing this and what a difference that has made. Not sure how that makes that big of a difference but it feels different.
Played an event game since I started doing this and scored 7 runs on 7 hits with three HRS, a double and a triple. I never have done that. -
@elway7751_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@codywolfgang_xbl said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@elway7751_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
I have a complete inability to not drop my PCI.
I try so hard not to do it, but every time I think I don't the feedback says otherwise.
I really have no idea how to stop, but when I don't screw up, I hit great, but thats probably less than 5 percent of the time.
This is my 3rd year playing DD and my online average is never above .200. You can't win this way. Very frustrating, I've tried everything.Do you hit with your finger on the swing button or pressing it halfway down?
If you do try keeping your finger off the button. It helps your brain lead with the PCI and it also helps a lot with your swing timing. I just figured this out myself recently.
I just started doing this and what a difference that has made. Not sure how that makes that big of a difference but it feels different.
Played an event game since I started doing this and scored 7 runs on 7 hits with three HRS, a double and a triple. I never have done that.It feels like you are actually swinging a bat instead of pressing a button. For whatever reason you can check swing ten times easier holding your thumb above also.
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I like to drop it low and to the right. Don’t throw a slider away from me haha.
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i think starting the pci high is the worst thing u can do if u tend to drop. starting high forces you to drop the pci on every pitch except for pitches at the very top of the zone, making it easy to overcompensate and slam the pci down. middle is the best option to cover the entire plate imo. ik that doesn’t work for everyone but i recommend giving it a try
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@codywolfgang_xbl said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@elway7751_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
I have a complete inability to not drop my PCI.
I try so hard not to do it, but every time I think I don't the feedback says otherwise.
I really have no idea how to stop, but when I don't screw up, I hit great, but thats probably less than 5 percent of the time.
This is my 3rd year playing DD and my online average is never above .200. You can't win this way. Very frustrating, I've tried everything.Do you hit with your finger on the swing button or pressing it halfway down?
If you do try keeping your finger off the button. It helps your brain lead with the PCI and it also helps a lot with your swing timing. I just figured this out myself recently.
This is a solid tip... I catch myself all the time being like "How did I not get my pci there I was right on that" and then I realized I'm definitely swinging before my pci reaches the location.
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I agree with @mitchhammond24 about starting PCI high at least for me it never worked and I could never hit that way. What I started doing a few years ago and haven't looked back is starting my PCI middle in on every batter left or right handed. I never have trouble getting to the outside of the zone. So this is just something that is comfortable to me. Pitch down the middle? just let go of your analog stick.
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I’m not very good at moving my pci either but on the first two strikes I sit on a pitch in a location that I can drive. If I don’t get said pitch on 2 strike counts I start the pci top left and follow the ball out of pitchers hand using circle
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@namtrah22_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@codywolfgang_xbl said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
@elway7751_psn said in Why I'll never be a good hitter:
I have a complete inability to not drop my PCI.
I try so hard not to do it, but every time I think I don't the feedback says otherwise.
I really have no idea how to stop, but when I don't screw up, I hit great, but thats probably less than 5 percent of the time.
This is my 3rd year playing DD and my online average is never above .200. You can't win this way. Very frustrating, I've tried everything.Do you hit with your finger on the swing button or pressing it halfway down?
If you do try keeping your finger off the button. It helps your brain lead with the PCI and it also helps a lot with your swing timing. I just figured this out myself recently.
This is a solid tip... I catch myself all the time being like "How did I not get my pci there I was right on that" and then I realized I'm definitely swinging before my pci reaches the location.
This is as good as any advice I've seen. It makes perfect sense.
It's not a magic formula by any means but I am making better contact and not striking out nearly as much plus my plate discipline is far better.
