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Sorry to hear that, it's a common criticism we had. The hitbox basically lasts only 1 frame so the orb should already be close to you when you swing, rather than pre-swinging. The post-Jam v1.2 did fix this by making the hitbox last much longer, if you'd like to try it.
Regardless, thanks for reviewing what you could!