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dougdude9 · 04-02-2013, 07:44 PM

Hey all,
What is everyone's trick to hitting more homers?

Do you find you hit more by just swinging for contact?... Or swinging for Power?

Do you guess location and wait for your pitch?
Do you not guess location at all in fear it might hinder your contact if it is not in the location you guessed?

What about influencing a fly ball by using the right stick before the pitch?

I'm just curious because I can get plenty of hits, but I'd like to see more doubles and homers.

I almost wonder if I should be swinging for power every time. However I get homers when I don't expect them with just contact... I just don't get that many.

Thanks,
Doug

daddies3angels · 04-02-2013, 07:45 PM

HR are basically only way i score it seems. Look for the ball Up in the zone. If you hit balls in low zone alot more groundballs. Up in the zone you get alot more fly balls

pistolpete · 04-02-2013, 07:46 PM

Contact swing is more than adequate. I find there are very few positions I feel I should swing for power. If I am playing against a LHP for instance who throws the flattest, easiest to read pitches and I am ahead in the count, and the game with Ryan Braun hitting I will swing for power.

dingleberryfinn · 04-02-2013, 07:51 PM

Play at Great American Ballpark lol

Bobhead · 04-02-2013, 07:52 PM

Power Swing is how most of mine come. You just have to know when to use what, and what to look for. It also probably depends on what hitting controls you use.

dregos · 04-02-2013, 07:56 PM

USE THE RIGHT STICK MAN! How has no one mentioned this yet? You influence a fly ball by pushing up on the right stick while holding R2 (in guess-pitch mode).

nflman2033 · 04-02-2013, 07:58 PM

I use analog If the player has high Power like say like Jay Bruce I hit Square for power, but someone like Votto I hit nothing, or X if I hit Square by mistake. To me it seems like I hit about the same amount either way. but like someone said its fastballs up in the zone that you have to jump on to really hit Home Runs

Khimera · 04-02-2013, 08:16 PM

I use zone timing and I feel like there are way too many home runs already. I hit 2 basically every game and that's pretty much the only way I score. I don't really use contact/power, just the X button.

04-02-2013, 07:44 PM	#1
dougdude9 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Apr 2005	How To Hit Homers Hey all, What is everyone's trick to hitting more homers? Do you find you hit more by just swinging for contact?... Or swinging for Power? Do you guess location and wait for your pitch? Do you not guess location at all in fear it might hinder your contact if it is not in the location you guessed? What about influencing a fly ball by using the right stick before the pitch? I'm just curious because I can get plenty of hits, but I'd like to see more doubles and homers. I almost wonder if I should be swinging for power every time. However I get homers when I don't expect them with just contact... I just don't get that many. Thanks, Doug

04-02-2013, 07:45 PM	#2
daddies3angels Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2011	Re: How To Hit Homers HR are basically only way i score it seems. Look for the ball Up in the zone. If you hit balls in low zone alot more groundballs. Up in the zone you get alot more fly balls

04-02-2013, 07:46 PM	#3
pistolpete MVP OVR: 4 Join Date: Jun 2004	Re: How To Hit Homers Contact swing is more than adequate. I find there are very few positions I feel I should swing for power. If I am playing against a LHP for instance who throws the flattest, easiest to read pitches and I am ahead in the count, and the game with Ryan Braun hitting I will swing for power.

04-02-2013, 07:51 PM	#4
dingleberryfinn Banned OVR: 7 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Heart of Dixie	Re: How To Hit Homers Play at Great American Ballpark lol Spider Tre, zephyr13, sydrogerdavid and 2 others like this.

04-02-2013, 07:52 PM	#5
Bobhead Pro OVR: 24 Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,944	Re: How To Hit Homers Power Swing is how most of mine come. You just have to know when to use what, and what to look for. It also probably depends on what hitting controls you use.

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04-02-2013, 07:56 PM	#6
dregos Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: How To Hit Homers USE THE RIGHT STICK MAN! How has no one mentioned this yet? You influence a fly ball by pushing up on the right stick while holding R2 (in guess-pitch mode).

04-02-2013, 07:58 PM	#7
nflman2033 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Feb 2003	Re: How To Hit Homers I use analog If the player has high Power like say like Jay Bruce I hit Square for power, but someone like Votto I hit nothing, or X if I hit Square by mistake. To me it seems like I hit about the same amount either way. but like someone said its fastballs up in the zone that you have to jump on to really hit Home Runs

04-02-2013, 08:16 PM	#8
Khimera Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: How To Hit Homers I use zone timing and I feel like there are way too many home runs already. I hit 2 basically every game and that's pretty much the only way I score. I don't really use contact/power, just the X button.

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