I totally agree with you on the complex part of it. I forgot to add the comment that my suggestion isn't based on me actually trying the two stick method (which from your insight, sounds like they did). I haven't played the demo enough to make accusations about the analog, but it does seem that the CPU decides where your bat will be in a high-low respect. Say I time it good, hit the right side of the zone which is where the ball was pitched, what determines the actual vertical level the bat will swing? What determines if the bat will get on top of the ball, under the ball, or a solid squared up sweet spot contact?