Diving for balls... making the throw.

[Beetle1283]

After I dive for a ball... it takes so long to get up and make the throw that the runner is aready down the line. I'm not saying im fantastic... but I am a good fielder.... it just doesn't seem lifelike when I will dive for a ball up the middle or down the left field line with the 3B... and he'll slowly get up and then make the throw and the runner is always safe. Is there something I can do to make it more lifelike and make the diving, getup and throw a little faster or perhaps and adjustment in gameplay?

[jpup]

After I dive for a ball... it takes so long to get up and make the throw that the runner is aready down the line. I'm not saying im fantastic... but I am a good fielder.... it just doesn't seem lifelike when I will dive for a ball up the middle or down the left field line with the 3B... and he'll slowly get up and then make the throw and the runner is always safe. Is there something I can do to make it more lifelike and make the diving, getup and throw a little faster or perhaps and adjustment in gameplay?

a quick solution would be to turn up your infield slider so they get to the ball a little quicker.

[Beetle1283]

see the problem with that tho is that if I get to the ball quicker its gonna throw off my timing and ill dive rite past it... ya know? the diving part is perfect... it looks natural and i get to the balls i shud... but getting up after the dive takes forever.

[bgtholt88]

yea, i agree, it's really annoying to make a great IF play (or even OF) but it takes like 3 seconds for the fielder to fully recover, and by that point everyone's safe..