MLB 12 The Show - All Hitting Tips

[AUTiger1]

Every year there are always a few guys that for whatever reason I just can't hit with. This year it's Jose Bautista, Chipper Jones and J.P. Arencibia. I mean it does matter if I get perfect timing and solid contact the ball doesn't go anywhere or if it does it's right at someone. Through 10 games I'm hitting well below .200 with 0 homeruns. But it's only those 3.

[Bobhead]

That's me. I'm literally hitting .148 with Evan Longoria. Meanwhile Sam Fuld had a 18 game hitting streak and is batting .354, and Carlos Pena is leading the league in home runs, and at one point had 3 grand slams in 3 games.
Baseball is crazy man

[AUTiger1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

That's me. I'm literally hitting .148 with Evan Longoria. Meanwhile Sam Fuld had a 18 game hitting streak and is batting .354, and Carlos Pena is leading the league in home runs, and at one point had 3 grand slams in 3 games. Baseball is crazy man

And I've always noticed that it usually tends to be the superstar players.

[NEXTTOSPEED]

something finally clicked, i can hit... Y? B/C I TURNED OFF THE STRIKEZONE AND GUESSPITCH!!! never would have believed it but it make u recognize and time pitches alot better, b/c now and im not concentrating on all the other visual stuff...

[AUTiger1]

Quote: Originally Posted by NEXTTOSPEED

something finally clicked, i can hit... Y? B/C I TURNED OFF THE STRIKEZONE AND GUESSPITCH!!! never would have believed it but it make u recognize and time pitches alot better, b/c now and im not concentrating on all the other visual stuff...

I never use guess pitch so that isn't a problem for me. But the strike zone? How do you judge balls and strikes? Also I just remembered you can turn off the PCI. I don't use it so It's just there and serving no purpose for me.

[phant030]

For practice purpose, pitch from your hitting camera. This doubles the amount of pitches you see from that viewpoint. A lot of pitches you don't have to fight the urge to swing...pitches you just watch. There is no pressure of success or frustration of failure. After a few games you should be able to read the ball much better.

[NEXTTOSPEED]

Quote: Originally Posted by phant030

For practice purpose, pitch from your hitting camera. This doubles the amount of pitches you see from that viewpoint. A lot of pitches you don't have to fight the urge to swing...pitches you just watch. There is no pressure of success or frustration of failure. After a few games you should be able to read the ball much better.

this and just concentrate on the middle on the zome for the 1st 2 strikes... when u have 2 strikes get defensive use the contact swing for anything close... its like any thing u have 2 practice, learning the zone is real not that bad... im telling u as a guy who has been struggling 2 hit for years this is really helping... also try tnk sliders (with human solid hits at 4 and cpu pitcher consistency at 5) find under TNK - 2012 Realism Sliders Thread

[PsychoBulk]

Quote: Originally Posted by AUTiger1

But the strike zone? How do you judge balls and strikes?

Er...use your eyes perhaps?

Its really not as hard as some people make out!

[lVlAtlZiX]

The strike zone disappears during the pitcher's wind-up anyways, why turn it off? Its mainly there for guess pitchers and those pitching.

[Geronimo22]

1) Someone else made a great point on these forums. "Learn the slider pitch speed that works for you. If you are looking for a fastball and can't get Perfect, Good, Just Early/Late timing on a 91-94 MPH fastball then you need to drop your pitch speed down a click."

2) Get a routine and some consistency going before you make a million adjustments. Try this out. Use one camera, one hitting style, and the same pitch slider speed for 20 timing batting practice drills and 10 exhibition games. The plan is before each exhibition game get 2 BP drills in using the same ballpark your going to play your game in. This is a simulation of what MLB hitters do before games and will help you get adjusted to the hitting background. After you have played of all your games you will have seen a total of 2250 pitches. Only after you do that, see how comfortable you feel with the game before you make any camera, hitting style or pitching speed slider adjustments.