: That would defeat the point. Either you hold it intentionally to rub it in
: the player's face, or you do it accidentally and thats your cost for not
: having the self-control and swiftness to do it quickly. Plus it would look
: terrible to cut the animations off early and still have the attacked
: player just drop dead.

I diggin' Pete's idea of double-tapping to engage the animation.

It's tough for me to gauge how long I'm pressing the right bumper (bumper jumper) as I press it with the inside of my index finger's first knuckle. Especially when I reeeeeally want to hit them hard ;) It's certainly not a game-breaker to be stuck in the animation, though. I understand it's the fault of the user - not the mechanics. I just seek the best way to give the user more control.