PCI starting point
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seem to struggle with this.
I've tried several options but nothing seems to make a difference.
Just wondering what you all do. -
Really depends on the pitcher, but for anyone with a fast fastball or sinker (Crochet, Cabrera), I hold it high and in. I actually had a rough transition from 20 to 21 because there wasn't a bunch of hanging pitches down the middle, so I actually had to get my pci down when I needed to, but it's something I am ok, not great at doing now.
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I sit middle middle. I tried these ideas. They didn’t work for me for several reasons. Too tired to get into all of them, but in short I will say this - if you’re looking high inside against a guy- and holding high inside, and you’re getting to that pitch, I’m gonna tunnel off that with sliders and cutters on your hands.
My strategy is take a [censored] ton of pitches. I don’t strike out often. Nearly ever. I believe last time I checked my BR standings (haven’t played RS yet, trying to get a flawless first with several 12-1 runs so far) - I have struck out 81 times in 126 games.
So my strategy mid 2020 (when my friend and I noticed that I’m pretty impossible to strike out) - was take a [censored] ton of pitches. I basically never swing until 2 strikes. At 2 strikes I try to foul off till I get 3-2. Or to a count that favours the pitches I like, including the high inside fastball. Let your eyes do what you’re looking to do with your PCI. Figure out their pattern. Everyone has one. Even the best pitchers have one - they just take longer to figure out. That’s where the long counts really help - what are they trying to do to me? And then when I figure it out - say, 1-2 they love going high inside fastball, I try to get the count to that and then feast. After a while they’ll catch on. Keep taking pitches, now figure out again when in the count you’ll get the pitch you want.
My record against a flawless guy two weeks ago was I saw 75 pitches in 3 innings. Beat him 3-0. He was on stream and VERY mad. Switched to warzone right away lol
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A lot of it depends on how the other person pitches after you learn their starting point.
For me if its same handed pitching/batting i sit my PCI inside/high, if its opposite pitching i sit at the top of the zone, my middle diamond is on the top of the zone. Problem with both approaches is hitting at pitches right in the middle of the zone i end up going too far away from it and drop my PCi or are on top of it.
If i sit in the middle of the zone i get too jumpy too.
Meh, just gotta get better tbh
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