Should I use circle and square more?

[kaptainkarl76]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

I go by the the count..If I am behind, normal/contact..If I am ahead, normal/power...Just depends who is at the plate..

[ARMORALLL]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

I've always avoided using the power swing because it was less effective for hitting homeruns but so for with TS 16 I've been averaging less than half a HR a game so maybe it's time to play around with the power swings.

[Papito208]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

Power when I have the bases loaded or on first and second with 0-1 outs to drive the ball through and avoid a double play

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[Gagnon39]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

I can (and I'll go as far to say we) definitely check swings better with contact swing. I almost always use contact swing with two strikes. I use power swing every once in a while in a hitters count with a slugger at the dish.

[TattooedEvil]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

well if ur a sabermetrics nerd here's ur breakdown:
0-0 - Power
1-0 - Power
2-0 - Power
3-0 - Power
0-1 - Power
1-1 - Power
2-1 - Power
3-1 - Power
0-2 - Power
1-2 - Power
2-2 - Power
3-2 - Power

[Greencollarbaseball]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

well if ur a sabermetrics nerd here's ur breakdown:
0-0 - Power
1-0 - Power
2-0 - Power
3-0 - Power
0-1 - Power
1-1 - Power
2-1 - Power
3-1 - Power
0-2 - Power
1-2 - Power
2-2 - Power
3-2 - Power

Ahh, I see your from the 2010+ school of hitting. Lol.

[TattooedEvil]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

Ahh, I see your from the 2010+ school of hitting. Lol.

lmao I use contact when i have 2 strikes, I'm just making fun of sabers that only care about putting it 10 rows deep or whiffing and not caring

[ILLICIT206]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

Here's how I use the swing buttons:

Contact: Hardly, if ever. Only time I use this is if I'm in a 2-strike count with runners on at the end of the game or in a situation where I need a rally.

Normal: Use this 99% of the time.

Power: Only use this with my run producers and only on the following counts: first pitch, 2-0, and 3-1.

I know the contact is very useful to avoid strikeouts, but I don't feel like I strikeout enough as is, so I figure that helps keep my numbers more realistic.

[fezchezpez]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

I hit a bunch of homeruns using the normal swing. Some are absolute bombs too. I would only use Power swing when there is a crappy pitcher and I have a stud hitter. Otherwise the PCI gets way too small for consistently getting hits.

Don't use contact. You strike out, you strike out. Normal swing can cover a lot so you will probably foul off something that a contact swing would have caused you put the ball weakly in play.

[Goldin Brown]

Re: Should I use circle and square more?

I use a normal swing probably 75-80% of the time. The pitcher I'm facing and the situation I'm in will dictate if I use a power or contact swing. If the pitcher I'm facing has really good stuff and is placing it well, then I'm not going to use a power swing, probably only lead to strikeouts and pop flys. It would be a normal swing and then contact swing if I get behind. Contact swing lets you foul off those pitches on the border, so I use it a lot when I'm not getting anything good to hit.

When I'm facing a guy that is throwing a ton of good pitches to hit then I'll start to use the power swing. If I'm seeing his pitches well and he's throwing stuff right over the plate, then I'm crushing it. It's as simple as that.