Power swing? anyone use it?

[Mackie011]

Hey guys does anyone use the power swing?

I tend to use it when I guess the position and pitch type correct but I am not sure if it's worth it.

Majority of the time its a line drive out...

what do you guys do!?

[mkvitz]

I never use it. I pop up constantly using it. I have plenty of power with the normal swing

[mmorg]

I use it when I'm expecting something off-speed and have decent success with it. I have an RTTS guy right now with 4 home runs at the all-star break and 3 of them have come off the power swing.

[Mackie011]

Quote: Originally Posted by mkvitz

I never use it. I pop up constantly using it. I have plenty of power with the normal swing

alright yeah. I think I'll just use the normal swing and use the contact for 2 strike situations.

[Jgainsey]

I only use it a few times a game, but I think the reward is worth the risk.

I don't use guess pitch though.. I would maybe use it a little more often if I knew the general location and speed of the pitch.

[JaFFiTh]

Never! Normal swing all the way. I don't use contact or power swing. Did use contact when I first got the game just to test it but I always get a weak grounder so normal it is for me

[Brando70]

I don't use it very much but it has some usefulness. I only use it when well ahead in the count, guessing a pitch, and sitting on a location. I think it's only helpful with straight pitches like fastballs and change-ups, because contact is key. Nearly every time I have made good contact, I've hit the ball hard, but it produces a fair number of line outs.

It is very rewarding when you use it and club a ball for a monster home run. But I think most of the time the risks of it outweigh the reward.

[Bobhead]

It always turns into double plays for me, I stay away, unless I'm already way ahead in the game and just feel like experimenting/padding stats.