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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bukeV53_Zic

So basically what I've decided to do is create an new account. Mid season, with restrictions. I can't buy or sell on the marketplace, no money allowed, no offline grinding. It's all online and the only way I can get new rewards is packs or XP gained from playing Ranked, Events, BR.

It's so much fun because all these cards I would scoff at mean so much to the account. Like Johnny Cueto for example carried me through the events to get Correa, a monumental piece for the team. It's just so much more fun not taking anything for granted and being so barebones.

I made a series out of it if you're interested. 2 episodes a week. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhzIlaE5taH1ZyhtrLcZiWNdVTyh-JF-

https://youtu.be/dRFVIjXlrcY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H4URo46cAI

I can promise you won't find me berating people. If I lose it's on me. I get frustrated like anyone else but it's not the other guys fault lol.

With this: https://youtu.be/2wn7pNXf1Jg

https://youtu.be/4rO5YSHY5_g

Here it is! https://youtu.be/SDl5WvAKyd0

https://youtu.be/rlG0_OM-1Vo

I'm sorry if its a bit disjointed I recorded this at like 2 am. https://youtu.be/ydgigT4lU1I

@PatchH25 said in you guys seemed to like my last video on timing so here's the next step.:

Really solid video, I can tell you actually played baseball because this is a very realistic approach when you play at the higher levels haha Really simplifies your approach by only having to focus on a couple things.

I waa very blessed to have a nice ametuer career. I went to the world series and got to play against Puerto rico, germany, mexico, etc. A little college ball before tearing my achillies and now I just play on a mens adult league team. Just love the sport so much.

https://youtu.be/EY02rZkCttA

I would love to start a new series, getting in depth with other top 50 guys and content makers in our community. Hoping this is a start of a new series!! Hope you enjoy.

This came up in a response I had for someone in the sub struggling with fastballs, so I figure I'd just share it all with you here. Maybe it'll help maybe it won't. Idk man. Hit the [censored] ball.

I made some timing videos for this reason but I'll try and explain it here. Players in this game always time up pitches in a "good" fashion. Meaning when the foot hits the ground and that stride forward begins, is when you want to swing. How early or late during a windup that the hitter starts his leg kick or timing, the better idea you'll have of the pitch. That's why alot of people love a big hitch or leg kick.

You always want to be in the "early - just before the green box/perfect" side of the timing meter. The reason for this is because the game rewards pull hitting with better exit velocity over anything else. A direct result of them nerfing "just late" timing which used to cause better exit velos and launch angles; how we got the phrase "just late be great".

So now that we know we always want to be early or perfect (you'll get more of these as you get better and better), it makes more sense now to "sell" out on fastballs. If I'm struggling, I'll try and be as early as possible on the next fastball thrown, even if I look silly chasing offspeed for a while. Then slowly dial it back, this might even cost me the first couple innings of a game. That's okay, my goal is to consistently get just infront of fastballs, once I'm able to do so fairly reliably, the next goal is to now be a hitter. You may be wondering "how do I just start getting out infront if I'm always late?". Just swing as soon as you see it leave his hand. Like the moment you think it releases from his finger tips. Just do it. Then start dialing back. Too late? Back to Step one. So on and so forth until it works. It's a mechanic, you can do this.

If I know for sure I can be early on a fastball, I can use the same principal to start adjusting my timing down if I see something not a fastball. Because if you're constantly looking for fastballs your brain will begin to recognize when things don't look like a fastball. The brain loves patterns. This is also a great way to warm up before a game. Go into a practice and just get out infront of chapmans fastball for 3-5 min and when you're consistent go play.

Lastly I wanna cover sinkers. The reason they're so nasty is they come out the same way a slider does in this game. Like a very quick hitch up before coming in at the speed of a 102 fastball it seems. Takes time but a more advanced way of attacking that is once you can pull fastballs, you can just tell yourself "if I see any "offspeed" up in the zone (hip or higher) I need swing fast, like a fastball". That'll help you stay out infront of sinkers and drive with power. Yes you'll be a bit open to cutters but if you hit 5 of his 12 sinkers and get yourself 3 homers or some big hits, does it matter that you're 1-7 swings on the cutter?

Hope this helps, happy hitting!

TL;DR: Sit Fastball, be too early and adjust down, be picky later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eR4lwD6XgI&t=12s

Some of you may remember or know me as Brownie, if youre one of those people. I miss you!

I appreciate the kind words guys. Got another hitting video on the way and then im gonna touch on pitching.

@irishjedi412_xbl said in I'm creating a series that's all about helping you finally reach WS rank! Hopefully it can help some as a full guide through DD!:

I’ve been stuck at 885 for 5 years so why not lol

It's always that CS to WS gap that is the toughest grind. By far the worst lol

https://youtu.be/Xuo0xJpSzvo

Hope you guys enjoy!!

@Malikeve said in You guys seemed to enjoy my interview with CBrev. Today's interview: Ance Larmstrong!:

No i dont enjoy

Well thanks for checking it out anyway my friend!

Alot of people say sinker and specialty pitches. Just curious if you had anything you might be stuck on in particular that i can address.

@Rusty-_-Rod said in STOP BEING LATE ON PITCHES. GUIDE:

Typical swing early kind of BS. I wouldn't advise this to those who have bad connection or high ping. I love to face the extremely early swingers, they are an easy W.

But that's not the goal here. The goal here is to take away the fastball. As soon as you do this, you've got the other guy boned because if he can't feel confident in throwing the fastball, he's gonna throw more offspeed and it's a very easy adjustment.