Re: was the swing difficulty changed?
I've been playing a bit after the latest update having not played at all for at least a month. I've been hitting straight shots just fine and only occasionally messing up a swing when going for an angled swing plane. If anything I was wondering if it had got easier as I wasn't struggling after not playing for a bit so my suspicion is there's an issue with your controller @RichAC .
Edit: for context I play on PS5.