Been about 10 years for me too. This is the only sports game I've played that I spend more time practicing than playing. Hitting a MLB baseball is definitely the hardest thing in sports.
This is the first sports game I've played since 1998, and I'm really having fun. I'm not even a baseball fan, per se. However, here is another tidbit for noobs like myself: I was having a really hard time at the plate. I got tired of striking out and hitting the ball 200 feet. So I said screw it and changed the sliders to hit farther, harder, and more easily. I started crushing the ball. However, I saw where it doesn't give experience unless it's at 50%/default. So I changed it back. I was hitting waaaaaay better than before I started tinkering with the sliders. I don't know it it just allowed me to dial in or what, but I had the sliders moved for like 40 min then switched back and am now 200% better at the plate.
The tip about tapping contact / power swing button to time pitches was life changing! Since incorporating that, my hitters feedback has either been good or perfect 7/10 at bats. Thanks so much !
It’s impossible to look at your PCI and the ball at the same time because humans don’t have eyes like amphibians or reptiles that can focus on two things at once I use zone hitting. But turn my PCI to 20 percent so I can’t even see it. Barely. So 95 percent of my focus is on the ball Works for me
Man I swear I almost deleted the game. Dead serious. I just couldn’t handle the cpu throwing no hitters on me. But instead I spent hours in practice mode just batting, nothing else. Finally getting better at batting. At least I’m not giving up no hitters anymore 😂
Actually, after someone hits a HR, there is exactly 100% chance that the next batter doesn't hit into a double play. I know I'm being particular but yeah. Lol
Has anyone noticed that the contact of the bat hitting the ball sounds way crappier this year ? Like every hit sounds the same, even the perfect contact hits don't really sound too much different. Compared to last year when there was a solid "crack" of the bat. I'm playing on the PS4 so maybe its different on the PS5 ? What are your guys thoughts, anyone else have this issue ?
When you’re using zone left stick and analog right stick is there a way to go contact swing and power or it really just depends on when and where you swing? My batting stance is on stride. PLZ HELP
Great video! Can you do a fielding video? I’m not sure if it’s a bug or what but sometimes my fielder dives/jumps on his on as a move the left analog stick to track down/ run towards the ball which then leads to the sure hit becoming a hit and extra bases. Super annoying! Any help would be much appreciated.
I been playing for years been top 50 a couple times used to be able to make WS pretty easy but these last 2 years have been killing me I used to be so good at getting guys on putting balls in the gap taking pitches the other way and that now it's pretty much hr or nothing I can make good contact the whole game and hit it right too fielders I got a saying "don't even move bro I got you" I been feeling like Benny trying to give smalls some confidence hitting right into his glove. Lol 19 made the most sense and was the most consistent. Also what they've done to throw canceling is unforgivable baserunning cheese needed to stay in the past!!!
If you're on xbox, get an adapter so that you can use a PS controller, cuz the left stick position on an Xbox controller is absolutely terrible for this game. It puts my thumb at an odd natural angle and I have a tough time covering the entire zone, as my thumb is almost fully extended while just touching the stick. It works well for shooters, but not this game
I have 99 Chipper, David Justice, Trout, etc. etc...and still hit under .235 in PvP! Did not know you could custom the practice pitches. Will give it a shot. Great video, maybe I can raise my b avg. .20 or more
Hi, I am using zone hitting. I forgot what the 'grey area' is? I know the blue and red are hot and cold but forgot what the grey is, can you clarify? Thanks
I was wondering about the guess pitch function. itches below the zone are hard for me to pick up so I started using the Guess Pitch R2 function and guessing down everytime and then it alerts me if the pitch indeed will be down. Then I also know to place my PCI not down. Is this a bad strategy? I've only just played my buddy online for 10 games or so so not sure if this works online as I would have thought I would see it mentioned. Thanks!
Thank you for this bro💪🏾❗️ It helped tremendously, it was a struggle hitting consistently, I haven’t played MLB since PS2 days but it’s worth the practice now that Xbox finally has this game on their platform I’m just glad they gave Xbox series an MLB The show 💯
What type of swings should I use in what spots like with every power hitter should I be using power swings and batters 7-9 contact swings normal swings ?
How do you save music cues? The music I download works but it doesn’t stay assigned to players I assigned it to. Every time I turn off my console it doesn’t save PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Sinker throw is broken in analog stick pitching mode - blue registration cog at top freezes when you pass it on move to the right instead of move back to the top and penalize you as for "too fast" movement - this bug occures alomost every time but some times you can accidentaly go trough this cog and return to it normaly.
The lack of decent tutorials within the game itself is a legit problem considering this just came out for a console with a userbase that has hardly ever played these games... Been at this for hours and I'm really glad I picked this up on Game Pass over dropping $79.99 CAD on it. Doubt I'm ever touching this series again after seeing how insanely difficult/simulation-focused it is.
Thank you soooo much! I was getting my butt kicked because I could pitch great but couldn't hit. Veteran and up hitting is a challenge!! This video is a life saver!!!
Seems like i pop up every ball while the other team hits homers like nothing. It sometimes feels like the game decides you lost before you even start the game ....
This was a huge help as I haven’t played a MLB game in 10 years since 360 2k11
FACTS
Been about 10 years for me too. This is the only sports game I've played that I spend more time practicing than playing. Hitting a MLB baseball is definitely the hardest thing in sports.
Fastball coming? Nope change ball in the dirt, that’s how it’s been going for me lately :/
I feel you I am playing road 2 the show n i have yet to hit a home run on beginner plus have struck out countless x my avg is literally a 0.78
@@johnshubert1111 did you pick your loadout?
As an Xbox player, I’m struggling so fuckin hard hitting but pitching is a breeze
same first year playing, and pinpoint pitching is nice and fun, hitting is not and I am terrible at it
Bro how do you hit I can’t even hit one without analog
It takes time to get good bro. Plus the games only been out for a week, you’ll get the hang of it eventually. Just keep practicing
Yeah, pitching is easy as hell . I use analog, cuz I don't wanna bother with pinpoint. There's some really weird motions you guys do for some pitches
@@99bimmer same that’s why I use meter.
This is the first sports game I've played since 1998, and I'm really having fun. I'm not even a baseball fan, per se.
However, here is another tidbit for noobs like myself:
I was having a really hard time at the plate. I got tired of striking out and hitting the ball 200 feet. So I said screw it and changed the sliders to hit farther, harder, and more easily. I started crushing the ball. However, I saw where it doesn't give experience unless it's at 50%/default. So I changed it back. I was hitting waaaaaay better than before I started tinkering with the sliders. I don't know it it just allowed me to dial in or what, but I had the sliders moved for like 40 min then switched back and am now 200% better at the plate.
You made me so happy knowing I’m not the only player who drops the their PCI down for some reason on strikes right down the middle
i can hit fine just every time i do it’s a pop fly or right in the infield and i get out 9 times out of 10
I seriously don’t think I have laid off of one slider yet...I’m in triple a...
the ai throws the slider inside like 80% of the time in my experience
Dude thank you so much I was raging hard and your tip of spinning the PCI landed me a 3 hit game the first time I used it!
🙏🏾
Same here lol. I thought it sounded silly but it works!
Great tips! I've been playing a long time, but learned something new. I have friends that are new to the game this year and sent this to them.
Appreciate That!
Low breaking balls are the death of me
I know nothing about baseball and haven’t played a game since triple play on the ps1. I’m gone give this a shot.
The tip about tapping contact / power swing button to time pitches was life changing!
Since incorporating that, my hitters feedback has either been good or perfect 7/10 at bats.
Thanks so much !
Another GEM from a great guru....we appreciate you and the knowledge! 💯
It’s impossible to look at your PCI and the ball at the same time because humans don’t have eyes like amphibians or reptiles that can focus on two things at once
I use zone hitting. But turn my PCI to 20 percent so I can’t even see it. Barely.
So 95 percent of my focus is on the ball
Works for me
this was extremely helpful i literally cant do some of the daily challenges lmao
Man I swear I almost deleted the game. Dead serious. I just couldn’t handle the cpu throwing no hitters on me. But instead I spent hours in practice mode just batting, nothing else. Finally getting better at batting. At least I’m not giving up no hitters anymore 😂
😂😂
I don’t have that problem
@@ugluis8 it’s my first time playing the show ever
@TwoDoorCee .....ok? Not lol
Actually, after someone hits a HR, there is exactly 100% chance that the next batter doesn't hit into a double play. I know I'm being particular but yeah. Lol
Some of these tips helped me a lot! Thanks!
Fantastic video, nice job man
Thank You 🙏🏾
Awesome tips. Thanks Coach
Has anyone noticed that the contact of the bat hitting the ball sounds way crappier this year ? Like every hit sounds the same, even the perfect contact hits don't really sound too much different. Compared to last year when there was a solid "crack" of the bat. I'm playing on the PS4 so maybe its different on the PS5 ? What are your guys thoughts, anyone else have this issue ?
Man i got 3 hr after that i been getting strike out this my first time playing baseball game
Same
Are you trying to crush every pitch now? 🤣
Can you pls make a video explaining the whole architect and perk thing is really confusing to me, thx.
SURE!
Update thanks to this I just hit my first home run, and it was a bases loaded grand slam thank you!
💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 Awesome!
I love that you used Stanton for the double play example lol
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This actually helped a lot bro thank you sm
Great video homie thx
🙏🏾Appreciate that
Is a hard game for first time Xbox people! We need all the help we can get ! 💯🙌🖖🏽
Switched from strike zone to 15 easier for me to read pitches. I was swinging to early in SZ
I find strikezone 2 is a perfect medium between the two. I've never hit so many perfect swings
Agreed bro.
I switched to 15 also and it’s a night and day difference for me. Much easier to read off speed pitches in my opinion.
Amazing job with this guide!
This was the most helpful video I've found, thank you! helped me out a lot
Thanks for watching
Great video, thanks!
i kid you not the little mini hitting the button immidiatly helped me you earned a liek and sub ty👍
Wow !!! Thank you so much!! Will let you know if I improve but thank you so much!!
Man I made a ken Griffey like rtts player and he’s a lefty hitter and I haven’t hit a single home run yet and every game I’m like 1 for 5
You started this video off with the most important fact: the game definitely cheats you out of hits.
Might try this, I just resorted to using pure analog
When you’re using zone left stick and analog right stick is there a way to go contact swing and power or it really just depends on when and where you swing? My batting stance is on stride. PLZ HELP
You gotta hit the corresponding buttons before the pitch. If you want power hit square/X contact circle/B
Great video! Can you do a fielding video?
I’m not sure if it’s a bug or what but sometimes my fielder dives/jumps on his on as a move the left analog stick to track down/ run towards the ball which then leads to the sure hit becoming a hit and extra bases. Super annoying! Any help would be much appreciated.
Fantastic video.
Great tip I luv this channel
Good video!
great video
I been playing for years been top 50 a couple times used to be able to make WS pretty easy but these last 2 years have been killing me I used to be so good at getting guys on putting balls in the gap taking pitches the other way and that now it's pretty much hr or nothing I can make good contact the whole game and hit it right too fielders I got a saying "don't even move bro I got you" I been feeling like Benny trying to give smalls some confidence hitting right into his glove. Lol 19 made the most sense and was the most consistent. Also what they've done to throw canceling is unforgivable baserunning cheese needed to stay in the past!!!
Thanks for the help. Quick question.
How do you get different pitch target brackets?
I'll be checking out and subscribe.
How do u get the cursor thing
Thought contact swing was the A button?
really helpful!
If you're on xbox, get an adapter so that you can use a PS controller, cuz the left stick position on an Xbox controller is absolutely terrible for this game. It puts my thumb at an odd natural angle and I have a tough time covering the entire zone, as my thumb is almost fully extended while just touching the stick. It works well for shooters, but not this game
Awesome tips!
Can u change hitting method to buttons
Do you do the PCI spin with or without kontrol freeks? If so, which ones do you use?
I’ve done it with both, You do risk them falling off spinning it as fast as I did in the video 🤣
I bought the Vortex knotrol freeks yesterday. Have you had more success with or without them?
Great 🔥🔥💯
Just like in real baseball, it take practice and practice to hit. I don't think the game would be fun if everyone was hitting like Ichiro.
Definitely! I Agree
This aint real life this is a video game this why EA is terrible
@@turfdome2075 It's not real?
@@turfdome2075 Sony Sandiego Studio made the game not EA numb nuts. That's why it is realistic and actually a good game
@@jimbobcooter9874 who gives a fuck the game looks exactly like last Gen and hitting is fucking terrible
Quick question for Ps5 User, what monitor and monitor settings do you use?
I have 99 Chipper, David Justice, Trout, etc. etc...and still hit under .235 in PvP! Did not know you could custom the practice pitches. Will give it a shot. Great video, maybe I can raise my b avg. .20 or more
Subbed 👌🏻
Im just a little bit ahead of the pitch. I follow the pitch out his hand with the cursor.
Helped so much I couldn’t hit a thing now im actually getting on board
I came here to get talked out of deleting this game. 6 hrs and you would think you could at least hit a fucking ball
Had to give a like. Watched a ton a videos but best tip is keep the pci moving in a circle 💯
Hi, I am using zone hitting. I forgot what the 'grey area' is? I know the blue and red are hot and cold but forgot what the grey is, can you clarify? Thanks
I was wondering about the guess pitch function. itches below the zone are hard for me to pick up so I started using the Guess Pitch R2 function and guessing down everytime and then it alerts me if the pitch indeed will be down. Then I also know to place my PCI not down. Is this a bad strategy? I've only just played my buddy online for 10 games or so so not sure if this works online as I would have thought I would see it mentioned. Thanks!
How do I get that type of batting instead of directional hitting
Change your settings. Go to settings batting and then batting type to zone.
Isn't the analog type ignored since you have buttons as input type?
Thank you for this bro💪🏾❗️ It helped tremendously, it was a struggle hitting consistently, I haven’t played MLB since PS2 days but it’s worth the practice now that Xbox finally has this game on their platform I’m just glad they gave Xbox series an MLB The show 💯
What is camara view
What type of swings should I use in what spots like with every power hitter should I be using power swings and batters 7-9 contact swings normal swings ?
I don’t have the yellow marker thing in the middle so can someone please tell me how I put it on
Dude thank you I was like wtf😂😂 Huge help for sure 💪 Go Yankees
Pitcher: Has Curveball
Me: “Ha. I’m in danger.”
Let's get it!
How do you save music cues? The music I download works but it doesn’t stay assigned to players I assigned it to. Every time I turn off my console it doesn’t save PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
Sinker throw is broken in analog stick pitching mode - blue registration cog at top freezes when you pass it on move to the right instead of move back to the top and penalize you as for "too fast" movement - this bug occures alomost every time but some times you can accidentaly go trough this cog and return to it normaly.
How do I become a switch hitter
My hitting setting is on full stride analog with no PCI. I just could not figure out how to hit with the PCI on and full stride.
Thanks, I've been batting for .092 now I'm batting for .192
Improving slowly but surely 🙏🏾
Finally some real Input too hitting in mlb for xbox players
It's new to me so repetition eventually will help. Thanks.
The lack of decent tutorials within the game itself is a legit problem considering this just came out for a console with a userbase that has hardly ever played these games... Been at this for hours and I'm really glad I picked this up on Game Pass over dropping $79.99 CAD on it. Doubt I'm ever touching this series again after seeing how insanely difficult/simulation-focused it is.
I like camping view pitcher offset when batting
What about if you use pure analog?
I've never hit a homer with Brantley... It's the hardest but most rewarding game I've played...
can i see the season what each ball player is doing walks strikeouts rbi etc etrc team status
What camera angle is this video?
MLB The Show 15
Immediate improvement! Im shook…
Idk what I'm doing wrong in this game. PCI on the ball. Good timing 🤷🏾♂️might be time to give it up
never give up
Pitching next!
How come when I go to swing I check swing every time
On Xbox it doesn’t give me the option to move the left stick
dude why does it say checked swing when i press a button to swing the bat
What Is Your Favorite Hitting Camera To Use?
MLB The Show 15 Cam
Strike zone is actually working for me I’m getting contact on baseballs with that camera
Strike zone 3
From a top 50 player.. sz or sz high is the best
Strike Zone 2
Hey thanks on how to avoid a heart breaking double play.
This is my first baseball game since MLB 2k10 on Xbox. I'm struggling to hit with RISP.
RomeGoLARGE PSN come get this work
I need can someone explain to me what PCI stands for tutilage 🤣🤣🤣.... this video has gave me some hope though lol
Plate coverage indicator
@@stephenhoopaugh519 😯😯😯🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️ thanks! 😂
thanks a lot cuz hitting in rtts is annoying
Pop ups and pop ups and pop ups lol
hardest thing ot do in sports xD mma, kickboxing,boxing, bjj wants to have a word
Thank you soooo much! I was getting my butt kicked because I could pitch great but couldn't hit. Veteran and up hitting is a challenge!! This video is a life saver!!!
Seems like i pop up every ball while the other team hits homers like nothing. It sometimes feels like the game decides you lost before you even start the game ....
Hey I’m new to MLB the Show I play on PS5 I’ve never bought one MLB game how do I change the batting to where I can move it
go to settings and gameplay. you will see different hitting options as well as pitching and fielding options.