What do you think about this? I tried it and punching feels good, but I don't like the flat foot feeling. I probably need more time to improve it. This content is protected
You can see by the way that he throws his left hook that either (1) he doesn't really know how to throw the punch or (2) he is doing it wrong deliberately. He would do that to make you think that he has discovered a new way to roll a wheel. Watch Joe Louis throw these punches and do it that way.
Yea I think its second reason you mentioned. But on the flip note there is more than 1 way to skin a Cat, for example kickboxers do not pivot front leg on hooks and that still decent powerfull hook, also the Best Hooker xd in the game Roy Jones junior does it even different he just lifts thebback leg an inch up and dont do any pivot at all, most important is weight transfer rest is cosmetics This content is protected
A lot of it is stylistic that sal method is good for a left lead hook if youre front footed if you fight from backfoot there will be less power than regular hook but still enough to knock someone out, important fact is sal style is cuban Olympic boxing and thats also different and less oriented on power same with rjj hook that slight back foot backstep allows you crazy fast reload on as many multiple hooks as you wish but they are weaker
Charles seems like a legit coach, but the left hook video is different since he is trying to teach people to change fundamentals, so thank you for your response guys! I rewatched some Joe Louis fights and highlight videos but it's not easy to find clearly the moment when he hooks with a leg pivot. A lot of his hooks are with a step forward. I also watched some Canelo videos cause there is million of them, and he is also not pivoting too much, but he is known to be flat footed so that doesn't surprise me. This content is protected This content is protected
I've always been taught that the pivot should be a movement like putting out a cigarette or stepping on a bug, the heel slightly off the floor and moving outward. When throwing a hook, the back foot should be planted to the floor for the weight to pivot around as the weight goes from the front to the back. If the trainer in the video is opposed to "pivots" with the heel 3-4" off the floor like he shows in the video, most people are. Interesting video.