MLB 12 The Show - All Hitting Tips

[Howie5]

Just tried the R2 plus direction w the right stick and WOW...I am finally hitting. I thought you had to do it while swinging but apparently not? Now do you still need to sue the left stick while swinging to aim or does the r2 /right analog stick cover that?

[dkrause1971]

My tip is record what you doing. I have a sheet where i write the following information down after the game. The teams playing. The pitcher i faced. The CPU pitching sliders i used for control, consistency and strike frequency. Then Strike %, chased, swung, fly balls, ground balls, fouls and total pitches. Takes less than a minute after each game to do this.

Its one thing to say, man i think i have alot of fly outs or whatever. Its another when you can flat out see what your doing game after game. For myself i noticed i have alot of foul balls and way too many chased pitches. Now i can adjust sliders, or just focus on taking more pitches but the main thing is i know for sure what is going on.

Otherwise, i would suggest changing batting view. I use catcher with the view zoomed in a bit. Also, many of the tips in this thread are very good and i try to use them myself. Be patient, pick a zone, and so on.

[adam42381]

Quote: Originally Posted by letsgopens66

My tips (I use TNK's sliders and just ousted Cliff Lee in the 5th after pouring on 7 runs. I don't use guess pitch or power swing) 1. Don't be afraid to take strikes. This is probably the most important tip in my opinion. If you don't swing at good pitches, you won't get hits. Not all strikes are good pitches to hit. If you can wait it out, odds are you'll get a good pitch to hit. 2. 2-0, 3-1, and 2-1 counts are your friend. Obviously these are hitters counts. And if you're not facing an ace, these counts will allow you to get fastballs that get a good part of the plate. If it's not the pitch you're looking for, it's much easier to take here. 3. During the game, find your weakness and address it. I'll be the first to admit that I'm a sucker for a big curve. I have a hard time laying off them. However, if I find that a pitcher is using that as their strikeout pitch, I now know what to expect on 0-2, 1-2, 2-2 counts. It's easier if you have an idea of what's coming. 4. Use contact swing to fight off two strike pitches. This ones pretty explanatory. I usually only use it for my weaker hitters on 2 strike counts. It really helps keep the at bat alive.

Excellent post. Thanks for the tips.

[Gleebo]

I do not play with guess pitch, to me it cheating...A batter can guess a pitch in an MLB game but he has no confirmation prior to the pitch that he has guessed correctly...

With that being said, I ALWAYS look for the fastball and adjust to everything else...

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by Avarice

So starting 3/4 up allows me the leeway to recognize that high fastball that I would never reach had I started in the neutral position...and my reaction time to low balls is still good enough to get to the low fastballs. [more stuff]

This is just plain brilliant. I am a huge fan of zone hitting, and I had problems with high pitches in every The Show I've played, but for some reason I am having even more issues this year. I have no idea why I've never thought about doing that myself, but I've already tried the 3/4 default position a few times, and it's literally a game changer for me. Thanks

[titan23]

You guys have had some great tips. Helping me personally so far, still getting the hang of some of the things though. Keep it coming!

[NEXTTOSPEED]

ive been playing the show for years, but the last 2 years ive been having a real tough time hitting basically the same stuff y'all r taking both(wheelhouse with prefect timing with no results)... my ? for u guys is the hitting tips y'all r giving is for what type of hitting r they for (zone, timing, pure analog, zone plus analog)? i use timing, classic 1/4 on veteran and avg bout 5-6 hits and 1-2 runs a game, getting getting very frustrating!!! please help!!!!! tons of great tips on here just dont know what type of hitting there for?

[Howie5]

just had 11 hits with the R2/right analog stick tip...wow. Didn't hurt that CJ Wilson threw a no hitter until 2 outs in the 8th. (TNK sliders)

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by Howie5

just had 11 hits with the R2/right analog stick tip...wow. Didn't hurt that CJ Wilson threw a no hitter until 2 outs in the 8th. (TNK sliders)

Not really relevant to the R2 thing, but I also had a game where I was losing until the 8th. Down by 7 and suddenly a single a walk, a sacrifice, another single, and a home run and I'm back in the game. With 2 runs in the 9th, and 1 run in the 14th, I finished a pretty insane comeback.

[Howie5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

Not really relevant to the R2 thing, but I also had a game where I was losing until the 8th. Down by 7 and suddenly a single a walk, a sacrifice, another single, and a home run and I'm back in the game. With 2 runs in the 9th, and 1 run in the 14th, I finished a pretty insane comeback.

My bad...I was winning in the 8th as the Angels & CJ Wilson was throwing a no-no...Ended up winning just 4-0 but hit much better. He gave up 1 hit.