Hitting Tips MLB The Show 22 (Tutorial & Tips)

[@TrikShotsGaming]

I either swing at everything, or I’m patient but always swing late at fastballs

[@EthanBeVibin]

Sane

[@TheRealFalcon13]

Same

[@heftygermgaming3383]

Same

[@derekpowell2297]

Dude, you gotta have plate discipline and sit on a piece of cheese and wait for that pitch and adjust to every thing else. An example is say the pitchers main pitch is a fastball. So you want to place your pci in the center and up towards his release point. Only swing at that piece of Cheese and nothing else. If he throws a curve, your going to see that hump after the pitch, then you have the time to adjust the pci in the lower part of the zone. Watch out for those sliders and change ups as well because they look like fastballs then break all of a sudden. When youre behind in the count, they will almost always try to nibble at the corners and throw way outside the zone. There's a good chance they'll miss their spot. If it's a strike, forget about it, and keep looking for that piece of cheese. If they fall behind in the count, there's a really good chance your going to see that piece of cheese you were waiting for.

[@Nicholasa155]

Same

[@chiefskingdom7107]

I’ve been starting my PCI at the point of release from the pitcher and follow the pitch down to the plate. It’s helped me out a lot and hopefully it can help others out as well

[@reggie7891]

Came to comment the same thing changed a lot for me. Also make sure to try and time out the fastball in the beginning of the game and stay on the fastball and only sit off speed if he’s only throwing down. Never sit on a low sinker lol it never works

[@FrenchGoddy]

Aye I legit put my PCI on his glove and just try track tha ball tha whole way, same thing rlly

[@artistmac1.3]

Yea this is the shit right here! Im new to playing the show and that works awesome

[@dg96-93]

Which camera do you use?

[@chiefskingdom7107]

@@dg96-93 I use one of the Strikezone cameras. I don’t remember which one on 22 but on the new 23 it’s Strikezone 2. But really it’s whichever works best for you.

[@jasonmurrell8809]

This video was a big help. I was really struggling with timing pitches at the plate but once I changed the view to what's shown here there's been a drastic improvement

[@ShelfyTV]

No one else id rather get my tips and tricks from besides Babe Ruth himself

[@popularloner928]

Lmao

[@krisersn3092]

By the number of views this year, looks like nobody else agrees.

[@elazotadordepiperos5299]

Jajajaja exagerated

[@iillestrs2153]

Honestly the fact you had proof of your standings while still being reasonable and humble about it was worth the sub alone. 💯

[@MatthewSmith71292]

As a Switch player and new to the franchise this video is extremely helpful. Thank you💯

[@gw3993]

So glad there is a switch version and that it’s actually good.

[@INnOUT17]

@@gw3993 I got it on both switch and PlayStation :)

[@papo507]

Dude this helped so much, ty I love baseball but was sucking at the game I’m ok at madden and fifa but was doing terrible on the show my reaction time ain’t great but it’s getting there

[@xaviernj]

Thanks kid, this is helpful. I'm new to the game and have been playing weekly challenge. This should help me improve.

[@willowfalls7528]

Plate discipline is definitely my Achilles heel. Always has been. In fact, it's the main reason why I, as an actual baseball player, never made it very far past Little League. And that has clearly found its way into the game. I've been working on that. Always working.

[@nickjohnson6006]

The biggest problem I’m having right now is timing swinging late on fastballs and early on off speed, for the most part my pci placement is fine I try starting it at the pitchers hands then following but I’ve been struggling with pitches down the middle cause it’s almost like I yank the pci so I might try going back to holding it in the middle. I’m just always stuck in veteran dynamic

[@ianoble]

Everything you said is me too.

[@taylorchristophersportsana4648]

i had the sa.e. I started starting with my pci inside to get to fastballs inside early then got time to go outside

[@rayabney0925]

same here bro my PCI will be dead on but i’m late or early

[@guillermodejesus4071]

Same

[@petef9042]

Thanks for the batting tips! You've made this game 100% more fun to play for me. I couldn't hit a horse with a tennis racquet before watching this. Now, I'm able to hit mosquitoes with a sewing pin! Thanks man!

[@liammaldonado1585]

Thank you so much for this, it helped a lot!

[@AtlasLytle]

Appreciate the help, and as a Switch player, the welcome to The Show family. Been since the PS2 that I've played The Show, and I'm sure these tips will help me out.

[@MrFed.]

Just had my first game. My opponent threw a perfect no hitter 😄. Just swinging at the wind

[@MightyGoat]

I followed these tips, and i still suck… I want a refund

[@Banana-dd6yy]

Lol you are literally the goat

[@GHOST91141]

😂😂 hang in there don't give up yet

[@waynanlee285]

🤣🤣

[@kujo1999]

Your mother raise ANY men?

[@mekostevens9265]

Let’s keep the streak of hitting tips being the highest performing video 💪

[@TalksOfLife1]

Damn only 2K views

[@smac9273]

It’s cause he’s done so good with the previous years that people don’t need the tips anymore

[@krisersn3092]

Looks like the streak is over

[@Jhon_0880]

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[@Jhon_0880]

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[@Nothinghere1243]

Thx so much this really helped

[@huthut1959]

Thanx 4 this man. You just don't know how much you helped me.

[@reyb306]

Thanks man I love zone hitting now. I hit way more HR ⚾️

[@habitualgl0ckdumper149]

Nothing is more satisfying in this game to me than hitting a perfect perfect home run from a fastball in the upper left corner 🔥

[@bobblesucksatgames]

Thanks dude that was very helpful

[@bruh12897]

I’ve struggled with fastballs inside and this has helped me sooo much. The pci that U have is perfect for me also. This was a great vid.

[@jaedonhenderson2911]

turn PCI anchor off and just leave your PCI high in the strike zone ready for the high heat. once you read the pitch and recognize its not a fastball, you can just let go of the left stick and the PCI will return to the middle making it easier to sit on the breaking balls or off-speed pitches

[@bbj1451]

I prefer strike zone 2 because with strike zone it’s harder to know how low, low balls are.

[@Spendmydollar]

same I always see the best players use strike zone so I have tried but It kills me with not seeing how low breaking balls will go

[@ACN76]

Brooo, I was just boutta search hitting tips. Thank you Koogs! 🙏

[@joeyjack2790]

Thanks Koogs

[@egisunn]

Great vid I haven’t played the showin years , just bought on the switch for $19 yesterday I waited for the sale 😂

[@arghwoo]

Thank you, kind sir. Don't know about the strike zone view before. I almost stick my eyes on the screen.

[@GodGohanZ]

I was doing nasty without that camera view against people with diamond players and i only had a few golds, cant wait to switch this this view and start killing it, my hand eye coordination is gonna be ruthless on this setting you literally can see the ball 100 times better

[@Jimyoyo]

I’m a very casual player. Live in the UK and I just follow Giants so I’m also a casual baseball fan. Brought the game the other day and would take me 9+ innings to score 1 run on rookie. I changed my hitting view to the one you suggested (zone) and now I’m smashing everything. Scored 3 runs in my first inning. Also packed Acuna

[@diomedeslarios8450]

Hey man thanks this helped me alot

[@JMsports-29]

This helped me so much first picture I hit a home run

[@Sports_Guy873]

Even though i dont need the tips i still love these videos koogs thanks!

[@309_jordan9]

Changing the camera view got me 2 home runs that game

[@kieran226]

My biggest problem is recognizing pitches which then effects my timing

[@Eney53]

Yup. I have been practicing for weeks and i cant "recognize" any pitch. I just suck

[@paulkaehn6203]

Idk about you but sliders always mess me up. I can hit the hell out of fastballs and curveballs but I never identify the slider fast enough and end up chasing it out of the zone or taking a strike.

[@Lynchie1221]

Here I am 3 years later playing this game still watching these videos...I feel like it's not a ME issue Lol

[@aleksandrcortes7628]

When I do batting practice I warm up pretty nicely but then in a real game Im late on a lot of stuff and its much harder to track the ball from release. You think its me or the online delay?

[@Tony525_]

I use the guess a pitch mode since its the best...I look for fastball up until I get 2 strikes then I go fastball down. I only do that because I can see everything knee high...if it isn't there I don't swing and it's a ball 90% of the time.

[@Barca4Life777]

Thank you so much bro, now I feel hype about playing online. Before this tutorial I was a lost cause online and had to play on low difficulties for hitting which made the game less fun. Now I feel like I can actually get better. Mad props bro!

[@kyleking7718]

I am a fast Joey Gallo in AAA in road to the show… I am at the all star break with these rough stats …30 steals, 16 hr, 60rbi, 70 runs, ops of .360, obp of .830, war of .445 with a batting avarage of .200 😂 I lead the league in walks and if they kept track of strike outs I would also have the most of them. I am a 2 way player so pitching wise I am 4-4 my team is ass, 80k, 1.1 whip and a era of3.09 ( I am playing on legend plus wanted to see if I could get called up on it… it’s my 4th year in AAA) over all I am a 87 pitcher and 84 ss playing for the Texas rangers 😂

[@Truth_whisperer]

Love your video , my only disagreement is using contact and power swing in situations. If I'm getting owned I'll go to a contact swing in a defensive ab .. I'll go to power if I got the pitcher against the ropes and he's tired (certain pitches not all in the ab) or I'll go to power if I have an idea of what's coming . Overall love your video. Do those extenders on the control help you not drop your pci as much?

[@ozzyjackdaniels386]

Thank you ! I haven’t played a baseball game since MVP 05. Need all the help I can get

[@bertopuig1099]

Brooo sameee here i used to love that albert pujols mvp

[@onethru_1-9]

You can switch the pci to wedge for the oldschool MVP look.

[@timothy8126]

The fact this game has a dynamic difficulty system that raises as you improve is perfect. Other sports games should be looking to add something like this

[@TheScoobyJones]

Madden use to have it years ago but took it out.

[@mintberrycrunch980]

Dynamic in the show is bad bad idea because the differences between difficulties is large. You don’t wanna be smacking all star around and then it just switch to hof mid game. You will get recked. I recommend always playing on all star given that it is the most common online difficulty.

[@craftxeni]

I don’t improve

[@Daboyz37]

This has helped me. I was struggling and now I actually won't a event game 7-1 with ur tips

[@MrSchlaubiii]

thanks, that really helped me out!

[@thebad1guy]

Franchise I play in has no pci allowed and legends settings. Very hard but I noticed that once I got the timing down it is more satisfying the way it plays.

[@geofflukes1377]

Great tips thanks for sharing

[@CookiesTaken]

Hitting view change and I was immediately hitting dingers like big Al. Thanks man

[@j.fusco786]

Thank you soooo much. This helped a lot. I can actually hit now.😅

[@Bigmonto]

I love playing on my switch. It’s fun as hell especially cross platform. Wish 2k would do that. Subbing for the positive vibes. 😂

[@josephdefilippis07]

Is dynamic better then setting it at beginner and changing it yourself?

[@Evdude1321]

Thanks koogs

[@brentlafond1349]

My biggest issue is the ps5 controller. I can’t get comfortable with it. My thumb just never feels like it’s in the right spot and nothing I have done helps. I added the black control pads that help with grip. I have 3 types of control freaks. But it always comes back to the controller I just can’t get comfortable. I can’t seem to get my hand and thumb in the right place. It’s to bulky I think.

[@eddiebates3998]

Good timing almost everytime but can’t get any hits off hanging stuff. I throw disgusting outside sinker to lefties and they hit it 3 miles. Make it make sense.

[@BweezyM615]

Just bought the game & just trying to get into baseball. Started a franchise with the Angels & I fucking suck at batting lol. Each game I’m either really patient or eager to smack a ball out of the park. I’m using timing hitting right now and plan to move to directional as I improve and then hopefully to using the PCI. Cool video though bro and definitely helpful for me in the future.

[@agthegoat26]

I don’t know what happened to me but i can’t swing perfect on any ball in general anymore. Now I only hit good but not perfect. I wonder if animations have anything to do with this

[@onebodyinyahuahlosangeles1206]

How do you stop the check swing bull crap

[@phanatic599]

💎 Legendary video each year

[@TRunner4]

OK, every year, I try to get better with my hitting, and sometimes I do. But one tip I got years ago that I still do, and that could be good or bad. It is the thumb position on the controller. The tip I got was more the tip of the thumb. I'm feeling that the KontrolFreak you're using doesn't seem like the best for that option. So do you use the flat part of the thumb or the tip of it?

[@campbellhoare5611]

nice vid it will really help me

[@SkitzThaClown]

Been using zone hitting ever since Ken Griffey Jr MLB on N64, can't use any other style of hitting lol

[@JayloKuba]

I just struggle with PCI placement. Bought control freaks last year for 21 but despite reading the ball well my PCI is never accurate, always a ton of pop ups or ground balls.

[@manman612]

Thank you so much I was tired of the commentators talking about how much I was struggling

[@andyd9116]

I just suck at hitting. Some at bats I feel like I have a decent eye, other times I catch myself swinging at at slider in the dirt. I don’t get it

[@NicolasCereghino30]

What is a Choctaw in mlb the show 22 mvp edition when I hit the baseball with my batt?

[@KSMVideos]

How to make the batter run after hitting ?

[@yousjiveturkey]

There's definitely a difference between the swings, not sure how you can't notice that lol.

[@valhallaexiled9350]

The hardest thing for me this year is taking pitches, I don't know why but I can't take a close pitch to save my life. Also, anyone else noticed alot of Directional users this year?

[@landonberry1478]

i think this year it doesn’t show your opponents pci

[@valhallaexiled9350]

@@landonberry1478 don’t know if I feel worse or better. I’ve been getting my ass handed to me in DD this yr

[@dominicsuchkov8054]

i either swing at everything and have good timing and bad pci placement or good pci placement and bad timing

[@JacobAbramowitz]

Don't know why I'm watching this when I don't need it but a koogs video is a koogs video

[@whitesox421]

Great tips! Thanks for the discount on KontrolFreek’s!

[@ChillSosa412]

Are you swinging with the buttons or the analog

[@KelvTheLegend]

What’s the best pitching difficulty to play on

[@rayraycbg973]

Ur using the high control freeks?

[@kdub_4]

I suck at high and or inside pitches and sometimes plate discipline even tho I’ve gotten better.

[@ryanbiggs8265]

Sliders and sinkers get me every.single.time -_- how do I get better at recognizing pitches? And how do I get better timing?

[@kaleholderfield]

This might be a stupid question but do you aim with the middle diamond or top diamond? Bc the top diamond is the biggest

[@ryanhauge3639]

I'm 90% early. Very agrivating

[@benduncan455]

Thanks bro

[@stickflick6498]

I started using your pci and I immediately went online and hit 4 straight bombs before he quit thanks

[@tylergerben3018]

I watch this man video every year and still hit 250😂

[@AMoran95]

I’m having such a hard time hitting. Either I swing very early or late and I’m not sure how to time when exactly I’m supposed to hit the ball. I practice and practice but When I’m playing matches I just don’t know the right time to hit.

[@heavenboy4493]

I use timing for hitting i just can’t use zone pci

[@TheCodman1212]

Great video, extremely helpful and informative! FYI I never comment

[@marinersnation]

Hope this is still going to be one of your highest performing videos

[@Hevenly-Gage]

Thanks after this trip I went 4/4 3 home runs and 1 rbi in road to the show

[@loganstevens2688]

bro how can you have 3 homers and only 1 rbi?

[@klipzgod1503]

I’m late on every pitch then why I try to catch up to a fast ball I just swing way to early on every other pitch

[@tonytroiano3096]

How do u change your difficulty online

[@WhosBAKA]

how to i turn on the crosshair thing. it’s locked

[@nochoh853]

Can you make a updated video for 23 PLEASE?? I want your game settings so bad i suck😂

[@CamBaby]

How do I keep from check swinging it keeps check swinging

[@brownmagik818]

If your playing on a tv what’s a good hitting view ?

[@colemoxie4209]

Strike zone 2

[@yousjiveturkey]

The "timing" hitting setting is incredibly OP this year. It might even be better than PCI if we are being honest. They need to nerf it bad.

[@AaronTheHandyman]

Nah pci is pretty lame unless you have a good monitor

[@yousjiveturkey]

@@AaronTheHandyman not true.

[@austinaccount4160]

@gingertheaaron I use a regular tv and still hits bombs using that setting.

[@denislittle9790]

@@AaronTheHandyman only true if ur tv is like 50+ inches

[@justinhowell712]

I switched to timing and I hit 5 bombs in my next series

[@jcthagreat_4185]

Does it matter which type of hit you do to each type of ball?

[@alxzwrld3807]

Can u also make a pitching one?

[@davidlapallojr8059]

since watching this video which was 4 months ago I am 34 and 11 in ranked seasons but in the show 21 I was 23 and 56

[@Tpuff20]

I can’t change my PCI?

[@jacksenju4363]

2nd season just started, have .097 average, difficulty increased from legend to legend+. Although my average decreases every game, dynamic difficulty seems to be increasing -never seen decrease-. Does it mean i'm actually swinging good with .097 average if it keeps pushing harder?

[@mr.godfather1380]

Can you do pitching too?

[@fastfish6307]

Yes pls do pitching!

[@NightmareTeeVee2]

Has anyone been encountering really bad lag online? I’ve been trying to play online but every time a pitch comes in, it chops & trying to get the timing down is so frustrating.

[@joshcalogero4794]

Thank you ive played mlb the show for years and always used directional hitting. Since ive switched a few days ago to zone im putting up more hits homers and runs then before. I can not get the anchor lock to show on screen tho