@VeganMeatbawls said in Advice for distinguishing different pitches..:
@KommanderNKeef9 said in Advice for distinguishing different pitches..:
@raesONE said in Advice for distinguishing different pitches..:
@VeganMeatbawls said in Advice for distinguishing different pitches..:
@raesONE said in Advice for distinguishing different pitches..:
@VeganMeatbawls said in Advice for distinguishing different pitches..:
keep your eye on the pitcher's arm and cap and you will notice the different slots and trajectories of each pitch. do not follow the ball with your eyes as you will end up chasing it. your eyes simply can't track it , if they can then you are special.
if you use your peripheral vision to see the ball and keep your focus on the pitchers arm slot and delivery you will track and recognize pitches much quicker.
Do not follow the ball with your eyes? Guess I've been doing it wrong all these years.
You will still see and watch the ball but if you look at the pitchers arm and his positioning right after he pitches you will notice how each pitch type and its location varies. you will see trajectories and the space the ball leaves behind.
Okay, interesting. I just watch the ball come out of the hands and react. It becomes a muscle memory kind of thing after a while.
I seem to struggle most against sliders Righty vs. Righty. The ones that start in and end low and middle. What should I look for on these?
if you watch the pitchers arm and it's relative distance to his head. you will notice the slider is released slightly different.
this is a strategy that works in real life too. you are tracking the pitches trajectory, speed, and distance relative to it's release point. you will notice immediately how each pitch moves and your peripheral vision will track the pitch as well.
you need to keep your eyes in one spot on a straight level line. here you will notice when the ball moves above and below that level line.
I think this works better in real life than in this game. The arm slots are all very similar and when you're facing a guy who throws gas, which they all do pretty much, you have no time to look anywhere else but at the pitcher's hand and the ball as soon as it comes out. You also need to decide right away if you're swinging or not and where you'll place the PCI, because especially on HOF and Legend there is simply no time to "watch" the entire trajectory.
I do get what you're saying about the peripheral vision, you start doing that automatically after some time. Most newer players focus on the strike zone or their PCI too much, which is a mistake because then you don't have your eyes in the right location and you'll be late almost every single time.
J
