throwing decent hooks

do you mean pivot the right foot when throwing a straight right or do you mean pivot the right foot when throwing the left hook

 

Patterson and Frazier are perfect examples. They both got KTFO against good fighters. After missing lead left hooks.

 

Na, bro, this thread about 'throwing decent hooks'. It's not about a 'straight right'. There seems to be 2 schools of thought for throwing the left hook, but both agree on the initial shift of weight on the left side.

Again, I'm orthodox . . .

1. plant left foot, pivot on ball of left foot, turning left heel out, and turning left knee in, plant right foot

and

2. plant left foot, pivot on ball of right foot, turning right heel inwards.

 

Ok i see what you are getting at ehbautista:happy

I actually teach a little bit of both.... plant left foot, pivot on ball of left foot, turning left heel out and pivot on ball of right foot, turning right heel inwards.There is a small delay between the left and right foot pivot....(they dont start and finish together like windshield wipers)

The thing to remember is not to overdo the pivoting of either foot,or go too far through with the rotation ,because if you have to throw a right hand after the hook (or get back to normal fighting stance so you are ready to fire again) you will be unwittingly lengthening the distance of that shot by drawing the right back further than is needed and making it uneconomical and energy draining at the same time. Make any sense?

 

What is the point of turning the right foot out when throwing a left hook?

It would seem to only make it take longer to come back with a right foot pivot to throw the right hand.

With the right foot starting pointing outwards, the first half of the pivot does nothing to rotate the hips for a right hand. It's the end part of the pivot that really swivels the hips. A lot of guys with big, looping right hands have this problem. Ishe Smith comes to mind. Jermaine Taylor is another that has his right foot pointed outward making his right kind of loopy.

Compare it with say, Hopkins or PBF who are always on the instep of their feet with the knees pointed almost inward. RJJ too...

 

yeah...i read what i had posted and realized my mistakeatsch

You are on the money with that observation Boxbible...:yep

 

I guess keeping the left foot planted, keeps the weight shifted and anchored which maximizes the amount of bodyweight sent thru the hook. Therefore, pivoting the right heel inward helps with the torque of the hips and the inward motion of the left knee. Also, I notice how much of the back (right) hip is thrusted toward the left while turning the right heel inwards.

Thank ya Joe Frazja . . . .

 

This might be a little off topic but I was wondering if it's best to dig slightly upward when hooking to the body. The reason I ask is that I've just recently been sparring with a smaller fighter and he doesn't hit that hard but he always seems to hit under the ribcage with the outer ridge of the glove (pinky side) and it stops me everytime. He gets around my elbows no matter what I try. Is that the best way to hit the lateral part of the abdomen?

 

thats correct it should be thrown as a cross between an uppercut and a hook sop it is driven upwards into the ribs and it hurts like hell