Contact Swing Home Runs

[kvnm77]

Just curious if anybody is seeing less home runs with the contact swing this year vs. years past.

In the past I would usually connect for a home run on a contact swing once in a while, but I haven't hit one in 30+ games yet this year. I like to use the contact swing quite a bit on two strike counts (except 3-2), but I've been thinking about using the normal swing more in those counts - I'm just not sure if I'm on an unlucky streak or if others are seeing this as well.

I'm using timing hitting on all-star...

[CRIP4LIFE]

Re: Contact Swing Home Runs

i use timing, all-star... i've seen contact swing HR's.about at the same rate i saw in previous versions.

[tjhamstar]

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Using the All-Star setting, I've hit 84 HR's in my first year in Triple A, I use nothing but the x button to swing. Very rarely will I use the power swing button unless I see the ball coming right down the middle of the plate. This is using the zone setting and I use the pci as well.

[kmoser]

Re: Contact Swing Home Runs

Using the All-Star setting, I've hit 84 HR's in my first year in Triple A, I use nothing but the x button to swing. Very rarely will I use the power swing button unless I see the ball coming right down the middle of the plate. This is using the zone setting and I use the pci as well.

Whoa hold up, 84 home runs in one year? What difficulty do you have it on?

I play on all star and haven't gotten a contact swing home run yet.

[Luhos]

Re: Contact Swing Home Runs

I hit one with Pujols a few games ago. Only have played 7 games or so this year, so its probably about the same frequency as years past.

[El_MaYiMbE]

Re: Contact Swing Home Runs

Just curious if anybody is seeing less home runs with the contact swing this year vs. years past.

In the past I would usually connect for a home run on a contact swing once in a while, but I haven't hit one in 30+ games yet this year. I like to use the contact swing quite a bit on two strike counts (except 3-2), but I've been thinking about using the normal swing more in those counts - I'm just not sure if I'm on an unlucky streak or if others are seeing this as well.

I'm using timing hitting on all-star...

I have not hit any HRs but I have had plenty of hard hits, few doubles off the wall. So I can see it happening.

[tjhamstar]

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Whoa hold up, 84 home runs in one year? What difficulty do you have it on?

I play on all star and haven't gotten a contact swing home run yet.

Yes 84 lol. I'm playing on All-Star with default sliders and I use the zone setting. My player is rated 99 overall right now. Think my contact ratings are both at 91 and power ratings are at 94. The only button I use to swing is x mostly, same as I've done in previous years. I very rarely use the square button and never have problems hitting home runs using the x button.

[tjhamstar]

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Maybe I'm confused, is contact swing considered primarily the circle button? I don't think I've ever touched the circle button to hit..

[Number2DJ]

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Maybe I'm confused, is contact swing considered primarily the circle button? I don't think I've ever touched the circle button to hit..

X is regular, and O is contact.

[kvnm77]

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I have not hit any HRs but I have had plenty of hard hits, few doubles off the wall. So I can see it happening.

Yeah, this is pretty much what I've seen. My only issue is that I'll pretty much never hit a home run with two strikes if I'm using contact swing (unless the count is 3-2, since I revert to normal swing). I've also noticed that I quite honestly have similar success with the normal swing compared to the contact swing, so I've been thinking about only using the contact swing when I HAVE to make contact. I may K just a bit more, but it keeps the HR possibility alive.

[HighCmpPct]

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I have yet to hit one with contact swing yet this year, and have only hit one with power swing. And it was just last night with Jason Heyward on a 3-1 2SFB off Cliff Lee. This is through roughly about 40 or so games.

However I have yet to play with Emilio Bonifacio and he had pretty much all my contact swing HRs last year.

[HighCmpPct]

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Oh and IDC what anyone says, hitting a HR with normal swing is great and all. But there's nothing like that feeling you get when your sitting dead red and actually launch one with the power swing!!

[kmoser]

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Oh and IDC what anyone says, hitting a HR with normal swing is great and all. But there's nothing like that feeling you get when your sitting dead red and actually launch one with the power swing!!

That's how I hit most of my homers.

[HighCmpPct]

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Good for you man I mostly get hard rips for doubles or like mile high flyouts with it LOL. However they just fly out with the normal one.

[zephyr13]

Re: Contact Swing Home Runs

I hit an HR today with Carlos Quentin using contact swing. I'm playing All Star - Timing.

I was kinda surprised though, I was just using the contact button because I wanted him to hit one in the air because I had a man on third with one out... trying for the sac fly, but it went out to straightaway left...

An addition question real quick, is hit influence still in the game this year? For example, if I push up on the right stick prior to swinging, does it still influence a fly ball swing?