I'm feeling brave and looking to improve, so here is a video of some heavybag work I did tonight. I recorded these clips to see mistakes. If you have any constructive thoughts or comments, I'd love to hear em. I'll figure out why I lost the audio in the file conversion for the next batch...double end bag..which I also recorded but have to upload still. Oh, in case it matters, I'm 6ft and 285 lbs. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODlkmV3rpzI[/ame]
Move your head for starters and pick shots its a bit messy at the moment. Once you have thrown your shots move your feet to the side.
Bring your left back straight away and straight back. When you doubled the jab you left your arm out half way back, bring it back fully and when you bring it back don't drop it. I worded that terribly but you should get the jist.
What is it with people and specifics? Listen mate, loosen up. That's the most common problem I see (not that I'm a trainer) by a long way. The punches you throw should be thrown from loose arms and be delivered with a snap. Everything's pushy or tappy at the moment for you. You're not doing anything wrong, you're just in the first stages of evolution as a puncher; speed it up by realising that to be good, you have to be smooth, fluid, relaxed, loose and every other similar adjective. Look at the greatest punchers of all time and notice the way they spring from a relaxed position; the tension is at the end of the punch. They should just roll off your shoulders. Preferably, prior to that, master as best you can proper footwork. That means pivoting the lead leg when throwing a hook, pivoting at the rear leg when throwing a cross, twisting the hips for an uppercut, and distributing your weight evenly when throwing a jab, knocking power into it but not losing balance. If you want to be a good puncher, you'll need to ingrain these two things into your system so they become totally effortless.
Hey man, you've got solid power it seems, so good on you for that. The only thing I would say has already been said, which is loosen up and get comfortable while throwing these shots. Other than that, you're on the right track. The only other thing is that you sometimes don't bring your hand back all the way before throwing out your other hand and so at times in the vid, you have both hands out there and thus leave yourself open for counters. But that is easy to fix with practice/patience. Keep up the hard work bro.
Snap your punches, your hooks look good but it seems like you're trying to push the bag with your jab and straight
Thx for the feedback everyone! I used to think my 1+2 was pretty good, but after seeing that video....:roll:... not so much! atsch I posted it anyway, just to see what everyone had to say, and we all agree. I've been back to work on snapping the 1+2, maintaining balance, and body control on the hook Next vid will hopefully show much improvement. :bbb
