The all things technical thread.

you should take a look at me mate in the gym. im left handed, but basically grew up doing a lot of stuff right handed, golf, tennis etc. then i started boxing and basically im a half right half southpaw. my straight left is good, my left hook is ok, my right hook is maybe my best shot, but leaves me off balance, i cant upper cut or hook to the body good with the left, but can really well with the right, but my right straight out of a conventional stance is soft as shite and inaccurate

 

i think its something to do with my lead foot, when i hook in a conventional stance it seems more weight is on my front foot meaning i can get the timing of the shift in my feet and hips wheras on my right it looks very manufactured (to the point the coach in the gym was actually holding parts of my body as I was throwing it in the mirror) and because of my weight being distributed badly my hook turns into a quasi upper cutt / hook.

its not like im gona be a world champion anyway haha but it will make me feel better when im shadow boxing at the gym whilst the 9 year olds on either side put my technique to shame :nut

 

My right hand stings, my jab is sharp.

My left hook makes Paulie Malignaggi look like Julian Jackson

 

It's eroding mate And now I'm moving into the World of knees, kicks and ground and pound, I'm planning on converting to an ultra-negative ground control based style ;-)

 

I'm more like an orthodox Rendall Munroe, good dig to the body but naff all else.

 

Luke has seen the chin in action. He'll tell his grandkids someday that he saw a 'prime' ATG chin in the flesh.

 

I've trained a friend like that recently - it's obviously very akward but I just told him to keep his limbs as loose as possible (which you should do to anyway really) and try not to think consciously about it too much if possible - after months of practice he seems to be alright in that area now.

I don't think there is much you can do about other than practice and get used to it.

 

I think right-handed southpaws are more common these days than left-handed orthodox

 

Whe I turn southpaw I have so much snap in my left cross even though my right is my strong hand.

 

I think it should be well known about this part of the Leonard/Pryor affair.

Leonard certainly didn't duck him as some continue to say.