When do you use the power swing

[sacobo]

what is the best to use all around when hitting power,normal or contact?

[HozAndMoose]

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what is the best to use all around when hitting power,normal or contact?

99% of the time i use Normal. If i have a legit power hitter up and its a 3-0 count ill use power.

[sacobo]

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Thanks alot

[rjackson]

Re: When do you use the power swing

Never with 2 strikes...use it with 2 outs and no runners or runner on first...guys with high plate vision and 50ish power...when looking fo middle-in on 2-0, 3-0, 3-1 type counts with a hitter that can get it over the wall...when looking for a specific zone like down and in to RHH when they want a double play.

Contact swing only with lower than 65 plate vision, 2 strikes, and runner on 3rd with less than two outs...

Normal swing all others or when in doubt.

[CaseIH]

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If I have a guy that has some power and I guess right then I will use it, but typically just use normal or contact with analog. If I have a high swing an miss player like Bruce then I will occasionally use the power swing even when donw in the count. I probably hit about as many Hr with just a normal swing as I do power swing anyway, if I were to guess.

[cmutat17]

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I only use the power swing for my bench players who have a little bit of power ability. I find if I use the power swing for my regulars the energy drains way too quickly.

[Speedy]

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This is my usual routine (zone hitting, BTW):

• Indicator in the middle of the plate until I get 2 strikes
  • Don't swing unless the pitch centers the PCI
  • Power swing if I get the pitch I want, where I want it
  
  
• Normal swing with 2-strikes
  • ...this is when I think I won't get a strikeout pitch but can handle it
  
  
• Contact swing if I have low ratings and it's 2-strikes
  • If I have a low rating guy (like <60 contact), I use contact with 2 strikes to avoid any K's
  
  

This allows me to get a decent number of walks (being I'm looking for a pitch the start/middle of the AB) and also makes the pitcher come to me. I simply need to time my swing if the pitch hits the middle of the zone then it's "box" away!

Spoiler

Did this earlier with Cameron Maybin in my franchise; had the bases loaded against Matt Harvey, I never moved the PCI and waited...with a 2-1 count, he threw a 97-mph meatball and I power swung it in the bleachers for a grand slam.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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Ahead in the count or I have seen a bunch of 1st pitch fastballs in the same area.

[TheWarmWind]

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I use a normal swing most of the time. I use a contact swing when I'm behind in the count or if the batter has REALLY poor stats (eg like a pitcher in an NL game).

I use power swing so rarely, I'd estimate you would only see me use it once every 1000 swings or so. It's for the rare occasion when runners are on base in a close game, I'm way ahead in the count and I KNOW what is coming. There is a lot of risk with power swing, especially if you're trying to avoid the double play. I hit tons of home runs with normal swing.

[countryboy]

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I rarely use Power Swing. Maybe once in a blue moon I'll swing for the fences, but mostly I use normal and contact.

[PadreFan84]

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I never use it


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[cusefan74]

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When do I use the power swing? Never ever! Why would you? There is no need to use it.

[Tomahawk]

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I almost never use the Power swing. I will sometimes use the contact swing if I have two strikes on me especially with runners in scoring position. The rest of the time I was the normal swing.

This is pretty sad, but I think I have hit more home runs with the contact swing than I have with the power swing.

[bobloblah1980]

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I almost never use the Power swing. I will sometimes use the contact swing if I have two strikes on me especially with runners in scoring position. The rest of the time I was the normal swing.

This is pretty sad, but I think I have hit more home runs with the contact swing than I have with the power swing.

That's pretty much the norm around here. I will use it with huge power guys on 2-0 or 3-0,3-1 counts but only if it's right down the middle belt high.. and once in a blue moon I will try one on a 1st pitch on a whim.. It Happened the other day where I had a super power guy up and I went up 1st pitch power swinging and the pitcher threw me a hanging curve and I crushed it off the upper deck facade at Nationals Park in right field. but those are really rare occurrences

[thescottyglasgow]

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this is really interesting to me because I only use power swing and I hit fine. I have a good avg and hit a lot of HR's on first and second pitches. I only use regular swing with two strikes with low contact guys like Edwin or Chris Davis rarely. Never contact. The follwing are my stats off their DD cards with over 100 abs

Player Name ABs AVG HRs
Jeff Bagwell 113 274 9
Chris Davis 436 266 43
Rod Carew 176 284 4
M. Machado 206 286 10
BryceHarper 347 265 30
Joc Pederson 163 258 11
Adam Jones 305 266 16
Mike Trout 138 261 7
Nelson Cruz 401 252 30
Yasiel Puig 556 315 32