1. You need to swing earlier for inside balls and a touch later outside. 2. Turn up the sound effects volume and drop the music and commentary. This will let you hear the ball 'wizz' through the air when it's close to optimal hitting range. as soon as I started listening for it, I was stacking up double perfect hits. Great video btw!
Been playing The Show for many, many years. I think my first game in The Show was 2008. There is absolutely a steep learning curve, especially when it comes to hitting. You have to play it like real baseball. Baseball is all about the battle between hitter and pitcher. You have to be patient. You want to get the pitcher behind in the count. First pitch swinging is usually a no no unless the guy is being shelled. Patience is key. You should even be picky with balls in the zone early in the count. Just because it's in the strike zone doesn't mean it's a good ball to hit. If you're patient and get ahead in the count, they will usually throw you something you can handle. Putting the pitcher in a corner makes it much easier to guess at what the next pitch will be. You also want long at bats to wear a starter down. The quicker you can get to the bullpen the better.
@@tylerhall3341 Depends on how deep your starter goes. If he's shelled early you may need 3-4. A reliever doesn't have alot of stamina. Ideally you want your starter to go through the 7th and use your set up guy for the 8th and closer for the 9th. Lots of things factor into when you should bring in a reliever for your starter. If he's pitching well with a low pitch count and you got a 4+ run lead, I will let them pitch a complete game and save my relievers stamina. If it's a close game you should be very careful on changing pitchers. Look for match up advantages (like bringing in left handed relievers if your opponent has left handed batters coming up to bat). Late in a close game a single hit could spell trouble. Even with full stamina a pitcher can get rattled and get slapped hard. Pay close attention to the confidence bar too. If a reliever gives up a hit in a close game I usually immediately pull him if I'm able to. remember a pitcher must face 3 batters, or end an inning before you can replace. I hope this helps.
This is a good tip, however, you need to read the ball first, unless u are able to read the pitches, u won’t execute this as well. When u identify the piches then u can sit on the balls that are better for u personal swinging style
This game is infuriating so far. I am consistently getting perfect prefects and having the ball super close to the middle of my pci and non stop getting out and rarely getting hits. Seems like even on pitches down in the zone all I do is it lazy fly balls on near perfect pci placement and timing.
so does it truly matter what swing you use? power, normal, or contact? i’m struggling so hard with batting on this game and it’s bizarre because i played baseball for 16 years and this game just confuses me with batting. i can’t hit a single ball
man this is the first mlb be i've played upon release, bro i am so ass. I started playing mlb in general like 8 days ago for the first time on mlb the show 22.
This game is so hard. I play nhl and wanted to start playing mlb and I can’t believe how much skill it takes to pitch and hit. I played years ago and it was just hit a button to pitch and swing at the right time
Dude, going to PCI has helped me already after like 2 games with it. I still have hitting set to dynamic until I get better but it feels way better. And locking the bat at the high dot helps so much! Awesome tips dude!!
The biggest issue I encountered is that regardless of the level u choose in practice, there is a significant difference between practice mode and online mode
@Davis Rodriguez That is true to an extent but even AS level is different. Play the CPU on AS and then jump online and play at AS. There is a noticeable difference in pitch speed IMO.
@jayo4739 There is still a difference of some type. I can play games vs CPU on HOF & Legend for hours and then go to AS head to head online and will still be late. I don't know what the difference is but there is something different between online & offline.
Thank you for those last few tips. I play on an old ish TV with broken ps4 controller that I cannot push up in certain areas on the left analog stick. I told my friend about it and he legit thinks I’m making excuses. I also acknowledge I suck at the game I mean it’s my first year playing it but I was pretty sure response time and uhhhhh a WORKING CONTROLLER would be a pretty significant difference maker. He was not convinced. Anyway thank you for making me feel 17.6297% better about myself and improving my game
Hitting in this game is just frustrating half the time, I'm trying these settings and they seem to work but I'm not good at reading where pitches are gonna be thrown. I always seem to strikeout.
It’s always practice, the more you play with the INTENTION of getting better, you’ll get better. Meaning be calm, have an approach at the plate. Get good at one quadrant of the zone to start, and wait for pitches in that spot early in the count. Also pay attention to where the opponent is pitching. A lot of people lower ranked throw pitches in the same places all game
Ive been struggling hard since the game came out. Im no consitant. What do you think about Dynamic difficulty? On HoF or Legend I just cannot hit. Offline or otherwise.
Kyle. Future reference. Response time means absolutely nothing nowadays. It’s almost impossible to get lower than 5ms response time no matter what the box says. Refresh Rate* is the most important. 120hZ minimum if on a next gen console
What does that mean? I’m on ps5 and I’m always late. When I went to my friends house it was so much easier to hit. Do you know if I can fix this or no?
@@Chase.hunter So monitors have a response time and a refresh rate. Response time is usually advertised anywhere from 1ms - 5ms. There was a group of nerds who did tests and found that its almost physically impossible to get below 5ms. So response time is how fast your monitor reacts to movement, Refresh rate is how fast your monitor constantly changes pixels. So the faster the refresh rate the smoother the picture looks. 120hz is an absolute minimum for todays games. I have a 165hz monitor but most games dont have 165hz themselves. So look for at least 120.
TVs rated well by rtings for response times are just as good. You simply can't detect the difference between 10 Ms and 1 Ms it's marketing lol. My brother got a monitor and didn't improve at all.
Hey so question as someone who just started. Im Playing RTTS and haven't even thought about online. Currently im on Verteran and im ok. Deff not consistant, should I just move to the Hardest diffuculty and pratice like that since pitch speeds are different at different difficulties?
I had heard someone mention to play on All Star since online modes generally use it (according to them). I use dynamic difficulty but select All Star whenever I play Diamond Dynasty. From what I found online BR and Events are All Star and then ranked goes along with your rating
@@birdman_of_bikini_bottom7325 well in the last 9 days I got better and now im hitting bombs and have a .460ish in AAA I am thinking about moving up to all-star
You are probably the most solid and consistent in any MLB THE SHOW since I've seen you. Plus you from the BAY!!! I've seen ya for close to the past 9 so I owe you some merch. Regardless.. you are high level on games . No matter the game, your top tier. Keep killin em KYLE. I literally only watch you First, GOHD, Lil Man, Shelfy, Baby Babe Ruth and Daddy Dimu since he is a Braves Fan😢😅😅😅😅😅
Try switching your hitting view or the time of day in your stadium, for example if your playing in a sunny Stadium the ball may blend into the sky and it might make it harder to see the ball, so try changing weather or time of day
Normal swings almost always, power swings will only make your PCI smaller and the trade off usually isn’t worth it. You’ll get plenty of hard hit balls with just normal swing
But if your not getting control freaks you should just move the pci to the general area of the ball when it is pitched and then from there move your pci slightly in whatever way the ball moves
What button is best to use when ur trying to hit the ball should I use power normal or contract I use the power button all the time but I don't hit lot homerun all the time thanks
Thanks for the great video. Do you have a particular approach for swing type when using buttons or do you stick with a normal swing? I’ve had some success with using a power swing when my batter has a high contact rating compared to the pitcher’s H/9, normal swing when the attributes are at more equal levels, and contact when attempting to avoid striking out in two strike counts. Is this overthinking it or do you use a variable approach to swing types as well. Thanks!
Do u prefer to put pci top middle and follow ball all the way through from pitchers rrelease? I seen alot of good players do that recently, i been working on it, and i kinda like it, or do u just prefer to put pci up one circle block and go from there?
That's how I've done it for at least 10 years, been playing the The Show for 15. Start it at the top and follow the ball. Personally I think the biggest mental block to get over when it comes to hitting in The Show is being patient and not swinging early. People like to swing at the first pitch and if they miss, they get into this mindset where they're swinging at anything and your opponent, or even the AI knows you're going to swing at anything so you get nothing to hit. I almost always take the first pitch unless I'm absolutely shelling the pitcher.
Bro Ive set my settings exactly as you have it and i still cant figure out how to set my PCI to naturally position itself above of the middle pci dot without having to hold my analog stick up? Help from anyone would be welcomed thanks
Thanks! I really needed these hitting tips I really suck at hitting so this will help a lot.
W bro
You're the man dude. Thank you so much for the $10!
@@YourFriendKyle np man I just love your videos
@@SimplyStix same
@@_Poki_ that ain even Len bro.
1. You need to swing earlier for inside balls and a touch later outside.
2. Turn up the sound effects volume and drop the music and commentary. This will let you hear the ball 'wizz' through the air when it's close to optimal hitting range. as soon as I started listening for it, I was stacking up double perfect hits.
Great video btw!
Great advice, haven’t thought about the sounds. Ima give that a shot
@@bretthaifley2854same
Been playing The Show for many, many years. I think my first game in The Show was 2008. There is absolutely a steep learning curve, especially when it comes to hitting. You have to play it like real baseball. Baseball is all about the battle between hitter and pitcher. You have to be patient. You want to get the pitcher behind in the count. First pitch swinging is usually a no no unless the guy is being shelled. Patience is key. You should even be picky with balls in the zone early in the count. Just because it's in the strike zone doesn't mean it's a good ball to hit. If you're patient and get ahead in the count, they will usually throw you something you can handle. Putting the pitcher in a corner makes it much easier to guess at what the next pitch will be. You also want long at bats to wear a starter down. The quicker you can get to the bullpen the better.
Should you sub only one relief pitcher in a game? idk what's normal, I guess (starter, relief, closer)...and btw helpful comment thank you
@@tylerhall3341
Depends on how deep your starter goes. If he's shelled early you may need 3-4. A reliever doesn't have alot of stamina. Ideally you want your starter to go through the 7th and use your set up guy for the 8th and closer for the 9th. Lots of things factor into when you should bring in a reliever for your starter. If he's pitching well with a low pitch count and you got a 4+ run lead, I will let them pitch a complete game and save my relievers stamina. If it's a close game you should be very careful on changing pitchers. Look for match up advantages (like bringing in left handed relievers if your opponent has left handed batters coming up to bat). Late in a close game a single hit could spell trouble. Even with full stamina a pitcher can get rattled and get slapped hard. Pay close attention to the confidence bar too. If a reliever gives up a hit in a close game I usually immediately pull him if I'm able to. remember a pitcher must face 3 batters, or end an inning before you can replace. I hope this helps.
This is a good tip, however, you need to read the ball first, unless u are able to read the pitches, u won’t execute this as well. When u identify the piches then u can sit on the balls that are better for u personal swinging style
@@LogicallyKnot great tips, thank you👍
This is the first mlb I’ve played. Was struggling so much before this video thanks for the help!
same here but im still struggling lmao i cant get the timing right nor recognize pitches all bad for batting
Game is way to hard for what it is never remember having an issue with older baseball games
Thanks, awesome tips that will definitely help me beat my grandson!
3 years straight I’m watching hitting tips all year 😂
same bro
Hitting is so garbage this year. Last year was 10/10 better
why are my boxers sticky all of a sudden??
glad to see i wasn’t the only one
You saw Kyle
Pause 😂
It was the dinger he hit 3 pitches into BP
Ewww
This game is infuriating so far. I am consistently getting perfect prefects and having the ball super close to the middle of my pci and non stop getting out and rarely getting hits. Seems like even on pitches down in the zone all I do is it lazy fly balls on near perfect pci placement and timing.
Like 60% of my perfect perfects are outs as well
Yup lol. Hitting last year was 10/10 better. Also dam near impossible to get a perfect perfect on pinpoint pitching.
Bro I feel that. You’re better off with gapers that are well timed and not perfect perfects
kyle is already going crazy with the content you love to see it :)
so does it truly matter what swing you use? power, normal, or contact? i’m struggling so hard with batting on this game and it’s bizarre because i played baseball for 16 years and this game just confuses me with batting. i can’t hit a single ball
man this is the first mlb be i've played upon release, bro i am so ass. I started playing mlb in general like 8 days ago for the first time on mlb the show 22.
tell me about it i can’t hit shit i almost regret spending 70 dollars on the game
No cap I think ima need to be stuck on batting practice for 10+ hours I got a slow ass reaction time but still thanks this gonna help me out way more
Practice on hall of fame dificulty until u decent with that, then when u play ranked it’ll be easier
This game is so hard. I play nhl and wanted to start playing mlb and I can’t believe how much skill it takes to pitch and hit. I played years ago and it was just hit a button to pitch and swing at the right time
Update first conquest complete and it’s getting better. Anyone that’s having trouble play rookie offline and you will get it
Dude, going to PCI has helped me already after like 2 games with it. I still have hitting set to dynamic until I get better but it feels way better. And locking the bat at the high dot helps so much! Awesome tips dude!!
The biggest issue I encountered is that regardless of the level u choose in practice, there is a significant difference between practice mode and online mode
Ya lag input sucks the higher you rank the more stable the connection is
@Davis Rodriguez That is true to an extent but even AS level is different. Play the CPU on AS and then jump online and play at AS. There is a noticeable difference in pitch speed IMO.
@@chexlemeneux4907Playing all star online actually feels like legend of anyone throws anywhere near 100mph
Gotta practice on legend so you could shred on all star
@jayo4739 There is still a difference of some type. I can play games vs CPU on HOF & Legend for hours and then go to AS head to head online and will still be late. I don't know what the difference is but there is something different between online & offline.
“We know what pitch is coming, we should be hitting it out.”
Oh the 2017 shade
I haven't played a game since the MVP Baseball days. This is a great video to get me up to speed on how to do things properly. Thanks man.
Do you swing for power,normal or contact? I’m confused about what I should try
I used to always use power but changed to normal and hardly ever miss now.
Thank you for those last few tips. I play on an old ish TV with broken ps4 controller that I cannot push up in certain areas on the left analog stick. I told my friend about it and he legit thinks I’m making excuses. I also acknowledge I suck at the game I mean it’s my first year playing it but I was pretty sure response time and uhhhhh a WORKING CONTROLLER would be a pretty significant difference maker. He was not convinced. Anyway thank you for making me feel 17.6297% better about myself and improving my game
How do you set the pci to different starting locations
good question. L3
hold it
Which kontrolfreeks do y’all use? The sport ones?
Hitting in this game is just frustrating half the time, I'm trying these settings and they seem to work but I'm not good at reading where pitches are gonna be thrown. I always seem to strikeout.
It’s always practice, the more you play with the INTENTION of getting better, you’ll get better. Meaning be calm, have an approach at the plate. Get good at one quadrant of the zone to start, and wait for pitches in that spot early in the count. Also pay attention to where the opponent is pitching. A lot of people lower ranked throw pitches in the same places all game
Thanks! This video instantly improved me lol
haven't played since the show '11, trying to get back in the swing of it. thanks for the tips!
Lmao was that a pun
Kyle gonna straight pop off this year 🔥
Ive been struggling hard since the game came out. Im no consitant. What do you think about Dynamic difficulty? On HoF or Legend I just cannot hit. Offline or otherwise.
Hey thanks for the tips but do you have any tips of not moving the pci to far?
What monitor you recommend playa! Video on point‼️‼️💪🏾
Do you guys have any tips on recognizing which pitch is coming. I have trouble seeing if it is a curve or sinker or etc
start your pci at the release point of the pitchers throw
@@dingersonlyy7879 how do I know what pitch it will be
@@payneyaggy2599 lmao you can't.
People usually go fast then breaker
First video I’ve ever watched.
First thing: hat is fire, will be seeing an order from me shortly
2nd: Needed these tips so appreciate it boss
Thank you so much Kyle thanks to your tips my gameplay has improved a ton thank you so much.
great video bro as always. Been a fan for years. These tips on settings are clutch
Banger vid 🔥
Kyle. Future reference. Response time means absolutely nothing nowadays. It’s almost impossible to get lower than 5ms response time no matter what the box says. Refresh Rate* is the most important. 120hZ minimum if on a next gen console
What does that mean? I’m on ps5 and I’m always late. When I went to my friends house it was so much easier to hit. Do you know if I can fix this or no?
@@Chase.hunter So monitors have a response time and a refresh rate.
Response time is usually advertised anywhere from 1ms - 5ms. There was a group of nerds who did tests and found that its almost physically impossible to get below 5ms. So response time is how fast your monitor reacts to movement,
Refresh rate is how fast your monitor constantly changes pixels. So the faster the refresh rate the smoother the picture looks. 120hz is an absolute minimum for todays games. I have a 165hz monitor but most games dont have 165hz themselves. So look for at least 120.
@@TGoD304 they all have 165hz lmfao
TVs rated well by rtings for response times are just as good. You simply can't detect the difference between 10 Ms and 1 Ms it's marketing lol. My brother got a monitor and didn't improve at all.
This same video in 21 is what brought me as a new Xbox player to your channel. Been here since ❤
First MLB here coming over from nba 2k. Much needed video!
Giving up NBA2K for MLB today, this is the video I needed to see !
Do you power or contact swing
Thanks bro I needed this setting keep it up
Watching this video has made me exponentially better. Thank you!
Thank you so much this really helped me, before i was going 0 for 4 and now I can finally hit. Thanks so much 👍
Hey Kyle! I’m 3 weeks late but I wanted to ask do you mess with the pitch speed sliders or just leave it as is on the difficulty?
Can’t wait to see you do big things this year brother. 🙌🏻
Would you still recommend kontrol freaks if you use a elite controller?
Do you ever power swing or just normal
How come I don’t have the 9 dots with the pci anchor? I copied all your settings
Any recommendations on a monitor ?
Dude like that you’re local in the bay! Also been hitting absolute swamp donkeys since changing my settings thx g
Where my Directional users at? LOL i for the life of me cant use zone pci. Ive tried and tried. Im pretty decent with direction. It suits me.
W I need this video🔥🔥
That's a heavy shoe collection bro🔥
Yo Kyle when you gonna drop that pitching settings/tips video for us? Would be much appreciated; thanks man
Hey so question as someone who just started. Im Playing RTTS and haven't even thought about online. Currently im on Verteran and im ok. Deff not consistant, should I just move to the Hardest diffuculty and pratice like that since pitch speeds are different at different difficulties?
I had heard someone mention to play on All Star since online modes generally use it (according to them). I use dynamic difficulty but select All Star whenever I play Diamond Dynasty. From what I found online BR and Events are All Star and then ranked goes along with your rating
@@birdman_of_bikini_bottom7325 well in the last 9 days I got better and now im hitting bombs and have a .460ish in AAA I am thinking about moving up to all-star
Nice video 💪🏼 What size of monitor you think is better 24 27 or 32 inches?
thank you so much bro I was hitting so ass before this video and now im hitting much better thank you so much
What’s the control freek u have on ur right analog stick called?
looks like the domed piece of a vortex set
@@drunkdadof4 do you know the actual name for it?
@@Dextryyyyy just search kontrol freek orange vortex and you should see it. it looks like he uses the domed piece of the two 🦦
You are probably the most solid and consistent in any MLB THE SHOW since I've seen you. Plus you from the BAY!!! I've seen ya for close to the past 9 so I owe you some merch. Regardless.. you are high level on games . No matter the game, your top tier. Keep killin em KYLE.
I literally only watch you First, GOHD, Lil Man, Shelfy, Baby Babe Ruth and Daddy Dimu since he is a Braves Fan😢😅😅😅😅😅
Do you have any tips for seeing the ball better, I'm having trouble seeing the ball out of the pitchers hand? Good luck this year!
Try switching your hitting view or the time of day in your stadium, for example if your playing in a sunny Stadium the ball may blend into the sky and it might make it harder to see the ball, so try changing weather or time of day
@@Quandel12622 awesome thank you
Love the tips!! Really does help!
Is it possible to turn off how the bat goes straight to the middle when I left of my joystick
Do u prefer to put pci at top anf
Should you use normal swings or power swings.
Normal swings almost always, power swings will only make your PCI smaller and the trade off usually isn’t worth it. You’ll get plenty of hard hit balls with just normal swing
Hey Kyle I just got the game, do I power swing or normal swing ?
Normal. Pretty much never do power. Doing contact is useless
thanks for the tips!
What if you can’t get a monitor? You got any tips if I have to use a TV?
Love the vids keep up the grind
Helped me so much ty
How do y’all control your thumb stick from moving too far? How should I position my thumb?
That’s why he wants you to get control freaks they give you a better feel and you can control your pci better
But if your not getting control freaks you should just move the pci to the general area of the ball when it is pitched and then from there move your pci slightly in whatever way the ball moves
@@Quandel12622 I have control freaks but still struggle with keeping my pci movement minimal
@@nathanwins1568 then just hop into practice mode and work on outside fastballs
Shit is hard. He makes it seem so easy when it ain't. Especially if you're older like me lol.
What button is best to use when ur trying to hit the ball should I use power normal or contract I use the power button all the time but I don't hit lot homerun all the time thanks
Depends on the player
@@taylormelton4279 k thanks taylor
@@DaddyJoeGamer51 np
What monitor to get if on a budget?
Love your vids Kyle
So I need a monitor to play this game. Come onnnnn
What about a OLED tv ? is has a very good response
Do you change the kind of swing depending on batters
would love one of these for pitching!
👍 Thanks! I can’t hit a beach ball online, I’m too early, too late every time, I don’t think I’ve ever hit a slider.
These tips helped me so much
New to MLB the show 23 thx for the kontrolfreek info 👍
Wat button do u press wen u hit power,normal or contact?
What do the type of hits mean sorry it’s my first mlb 😢 and I don’t know if I should normal contact or power every hit.
Do Pitching next Kyle!!!!
What type of monitor should I use?
do you use precision rings ??
Should I be power, normal, or contact hitting?
Normal hitting
What do you recommend hitting style(power, standard, or contact)?. Because every time I try to power hit it I’m always late
Standard always
My question as well lol normal swing?
Thanks for the great video. Do you have a particular approach for swing type when using buttons or do you stick with a normal swing?
I’ve had some success with using a power swing when my batter has a high contact rating compared to the pitcher’s H/9, normal swing when the attributes are at more equal levels, and contact when attempting to avoid striking out in two strike counts.
Is this overthinking it or do you use a variable approach to swing types as well. Thanks!
The general advice is to just use normal swing. If you have a stat advantage it will show either way
Congrats on making the show for the Yanks bro your gonna be a beast shortstop‼️🔥🤩
bro really does look like volpe
@@impropergaming9138 lmao facts
kyles cute face is gonna be in my sub box every day again 😍
What about the timing how do you know when to start the swing?
I don’t know why I start to the top middle to! Like when he is doing his motion I go with the momentum upwards and I’m ready to hit
Do u prefer to put pci top middle and follow ball all the way through from pitchers rrelease? I seen alot of good players do that recently, i been working on it, and i kinda like it, or do u just prefer to put pci up one circle block and go from there?
That's how I've done it for at least 10 years, been playing the The Show for 15. Start it at the top and follow the ball. Personally I think the biggest mental block to get over when it comes to hitting in The Show is being patient and not swinging early. People like to swing at the first pitch and if they miss, they get into this mindset where they're swinging at anything and your opponent, or even the AI knows you're going to swing at anything so you get nothing to hit. I almost always take the first pitch unless I'm absolutely shelling the pitcher.
Is there anyway you can go up against playful?
Bro Ive set my settings exactly as you have it and i still cant figure out how to set my PCI to naturally position itself above of the middle pci dot without having to hold my analog stick up? Help from anyone would be welcomed thanks
hold it where you want it, then click the stick in
@@xdynamiteshovel Youre a Hero bro thank you so much lmaoo
@@F1stRoundPic got you
I can't get the 9 dots to show in order to select the top one. Anyone help?
This was nice yo
Is buttons really the way to go I’ve been using analog flick and it’s fire but I might have to give buttons a shot
Analog is fire 🔥
bro is there anyway you can scoot the box you talk out of over so we can see the entire settings??
Thanks for the video is your mlb profile name the same as your UA-cam name? I like keeping an eye on the leaderboards
How do you set-up on the left stick?
How to move the pci up till it stay there?