User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 572 (inb4 "Kenpachi doesn't have Shikai")/@comment-5147109-20140312143832/@comment-26420452-20140312173332

Kenpachi has always been good at detecting reiatsu, but he's had trouble with its spatial orientation. It's like you can discern very well the quality of sounds but cannot say where they're coming from.