How do you throw your hook?

[Larry the boss]

Is your palm facing you or the ground?

[ea22]

Facing me.

[Larry the boss]

Facing me.

That is also how i throw mine and how i trained my child to throw his.. But today in the gym his trainer was telling him to have his palm facing the ground

[Fr3$h]

Palm down to the head, palm in to the body.

[komodo]

With juicy bait at the end of it.

[M Bison]

Both palms down and facing towards you are legitimate methods...

However I personally think palms facing down had more power in it, just depends what you're use to I guess.

[Fr3$h]

That is also how i throw mine and how i trained my child to throw his.. But today in the gym his trainer was telling him to have his palm facing the ground

I started out throwing everything palm-in (or at least palm-diagonal) and was scolded for it.

The logic is supposed to be that when throwing a lead hook palm-down, in order to properly align your wrist you need to raise your shoulder in front of your chin, thus reducing your odds of being slipped and countered with an overhand right.

Then again every trainer has their own mythology explaining why something is done the way it is.

Really close up or just pummeling someone when you're tired every fighter I've seen regresses to palm-in, but it doesn't really matter at that point.

Broner throws most of his hooks even when he's gauging range palm-in so it often looks like he slapping his opponent across the face. At first I thought he makes lots of failed attempts to pull his opponent's gloves down but nope, that's just how he punches:

[Larry the boss]

I notice also Shane throws his palm down..Cotto, Tito,Oscar=palm in

[SeekDaGreat]

With mean intentions son, palm facing the ground, fist straight. Like a sledge hammer.

[DARKSEID]

Facing the ground. Unless it's a quick check hook that I fire using my chest and arms. You twist your lead foot and twist your hips and your body which swings your arm. Your ending position should be with your body twisting sideways.

I tried my own variations, but I noticed I hit hardest using the correct form.