Contact vs Power Swing

[Fiddy]

how do you guys handle using the 2 swing buttons?

i personally hate having 2, but understand why they are there..

i just always want to use power lol.. but i know thats stupid with non power hitters.

on veteran, is it still one button does all?

anyway, just wanted to see how guys here handle the use of the 2 different swing options. situations etc..

[BleacherCreature]

I just use contact swing.
I have tried the power swing but I feel I tend to overuse it.
I see plenty of HR's with using just contact.

With a little over a week left of ST games I have hit homers with.....

Rodriguez-6, Posada-4, Swisher-2, Winn-2, Cano-2, and Jeter, Granderson, Teixeira, Thames, Gardner all with 1.
Looking at my schedule that works out to be 21 in 21 games. Probably could be a little higher ratio but those numbers have gotten better in the last several games.

[Fiddy]

yeah, i hit my fair share of HR's with contact. i probably hit more HR's with contact than power.. but i still feel the need to over use it lol.

[dalger21]

The only time I ever use power swing is on a 3-0 count. Other than that, I never use it. Strictly a contact swing user and I hit plenty of home runs and sharp doubles. As long as you put the barrel of the bat on the ball, it doesn't matter which swing you use. The ball is going to go far.

[RogueHominid]

I mostly use the contact swing, but if I have count leverage and am not in a situation where I have a dire need simply to get on base, I'll let one rip.

I use High Heat's batting house rules, so 2-0, 3-0, if I have a strong hitter I'll power swing. Nothing like getting a 2-0 FB and jacking it!

[evenflow20]

I use the power swing exclusively until 2 strikes. Started doing this due to the fact that check swing was practically non existent online last year.

Personally, I'd rather see on button for swing, and a secondary one for defensive swing, as I believe this better represents what a batter might be thinking in the box. Maybe have check swings successful 40% of the time with normal swing, 60% of the time with defensive swing.

[Chef Matt]

I never use the power swing. Contact only. I see plenty of Exbase hits, HR's, etc..
Plus I can use the check swing. I live by the check swing.

[superjew887]

Power Swing:
+ Almost gurenteed a home run on a "meatball" with a good hitter (especially if you use RS up)
+ Will drive any pitch in the middle of the plate
- NO check swing, so if your on 2 strikes don't use it!
- Will most likely pop up or weakly hit pitches that are higher/lower or on the corners of the strike zone (i.e. jammed or reach locations)
- Cannot make contact with good location pitches (see above)
- Few, if any, foul balls.

Contact Swing
+ Check swings
+ More foul balls (hence making "contact")
+ Better chance to hit jammed and reached pitches
- Hard hits are almost exclusively related to "meatball" and PCI location
- Homeruns only come from perfect harmony between pitch location and PCI location (as above).

So use these pros and cons how you see fit.