Power Swing: Good or Bad?

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Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

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MuffinMcFluffin said:
I think that better use for the power swing would be such as it's an all-or-nothing swing (like you can't check-swing), and that you can only make contact in just a little bit of the radius of your swing location.

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Totally agree on that comment. I played baseball and currently play softball. When I swing for the ball, I personally don't have a power mode swing. Some of the hits did go out but that's because my mind was set in just swinging hard and level with good contact in mind. When I'm playing baseball video games, I want to have that same mindset. The one button swing will accomplish that.

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FatPitcher said:
"Swinging for the fences" isn't just some made up thing that doesn't really happen. Talk to a pro scout or read scouting reports to see how many times they talk about guys swinging from their heels too much, developing an uppercut in their swing because they're trying to hit for power, etc. Look at all the guys that were low-strikeout contact hitters until they started trying to hit for power (Steve Finley, Luis Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro, etc.). Their numbers speak for themselves. Did they start striking out more because they suddenly become bad at making contact? Of course not. Don't believe the post-game interviews where the guy says "I wasn't trying to hit a home run; I was just trying to make solid contact", etc. Of course he's trying to hit a home run; that's how you make the big bucks.

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Exactly and some hitting coaches, like Rick Down, tell their players to go for it with less than 2 strikes. It's an aggressive strategy that a lot of players use. I always looked at power swing as taking good hard cuts and not necessarily swinging the bat so hard that you're falling over. And I liked being able to shorten up my swing when I wanted to. I hit a few homeruns with the contact button anyway.

[handle]

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FatPitcher said:
"Swinging for the fences" isn't just some made up thing that doesn't really happen. Talk to a pro scout or read scouting reports to see how many times they talk about guys swinging from their heels too much, developing an uppercut in their swing because they're trying to hit for power, etc. Look at all the guys that were low-strikeout contact hitters until they started trying to hit for power (Steve Finley, Luis Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro, etc.). Their numbers speak for themselves. Did they start striking out more because they suddenly become bad at making contact? Of course not. Don't believe the post-game interviews where the guy says "I wasn't trying to hit a home run; I was just trying to make solid contact", etc. Of course he's trying to hit a home run; that's how you make the big bucks.

Story on Richie Sexson

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Exactly and some hitting coaches, like Rick Down, tell their players to go for it with less than 2 strikes. It's an aggressive strategy that a lot of players use. I always looked at power swing as taking good hard cuts and not necessarily swinging the bat so hard that you're falling over. And I liked being able to shorten up my swing when I wanted to. I hit a few homeruns with the contact button anyway.

[handle]

Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

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FatPitcher said:
"Swinging for the fences" isn't just some made up thing that doesn't really happen. Talk to a pro scout or read scouting reports to see how many times they talk about guys swinging from their heels too much, developing an uppercut in their swing because they're trying to hit for power, etc. Look at all the guys that were low-strikeout contact hitters until they started trying to hit for power (Steve Finley, Luis Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro, etc.). Their numbers speak for themselves. Did they start striking out more because they suddenly become bad at making contact? Of course not. Don't believe the post-game interviews where the guy says "I wasn't trying to hit a home run; I was just trying to make solid contact", etc. Of course he's trying to hit a home run; that's how you make the big bucks.

Story on Richie Sexson

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Exactly and some hitting coaches, like Rick Down, tell their players to go for it with less than 2 strikes. It's an aggressive strategy that a lot of players use. I always looked at power swing as taking good hard cuts and not necessarily swinging the bat so hard that you're falling over. And I liked being able to shorten up my swing when I wanted to. I hit a few homeruns with the contact button anyway.

[JRod]

Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

How is it implemented, instead of pressing the "A" button you press the "B" or was it like last year with that power bar? Or something new?

[JRod]

Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

How is it implemented, instead of pressing the "A" button you press the "B" or was it like last year with that power bar? Or something new?

[JRod]

Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

How is it implemented, instead of pressing the "A" button you press the "B" or was it like last year with that power bar? Or something new?

[FatPitcher]

Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

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JRod said:
How is it implemented, instead of pressing the "A" button you press the "B" or was it like last year with that power bar? Or something new?

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The Power Swing is still the B button. "Power Pro" hitting (the one with the bar) was taken out because we didn't have time to tune it and people generally didn't ever use it.

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Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

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JRod said:
How is it implemented, instead of pressing the "A" button you press the "B" or was it like last year with that power bar? Or something new?

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The Power Swing is still the B button. "Power Pro" hitting (the one with the bar) was taken out because we didn't have time to tune it and people generally didn't ever use it.

[FatPitcher]

Re: Power Swing: Good or Bad?

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JRod said:
How is it implemented, instead of pressing the "A" button you press the "B" or was it like last year with that power bar? Or something new?

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The Power Swing is still the B button. "Power Pro" hitting (the one with the bar) was taken out because we didn't have time to tune it and people generally didn't ever use it.