How do you throw your hook?

[Box-Office]

Palm facing down. I used to do the other one, but you can potentially hurt your hand if it is facing you, so when I switched gyms I was told to do the palm facing downwards one.

[El Angel]

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

Pedro Diaz tried teaching Cotto to throw his palm down. He did frequently in the 24/7 for the Margarito fight. It just didn't work for him.

[-MEGA-]

Palm down Larry. You catch em clean on the jaw like that...it's a wrap!

[Larry the boss]

Pedro Diaz tried teaching Cotto to throw his palm down. He did frequently in the 24/7 for the Margarito fight. It just didn't work for him.

IMO and it is just my opinion, palms facing you seems to catch the chin better and be more natural and faster to land..but again that is just to me and my opinion..

[ea22]

IMO and it is just my opinion, palms facing you seems to catch the chin better and be more natural and faster to land..but again that is just to me and my opinion..

I agree, not sure why but it felt unnatural for me to throw my hook with my palm facing down. Has anybody noticed how most pro's throw the left hook? Never thought about it much until now.

[Da Boxer]

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

you just answered your own question. some of the best hookers right there.

Cotto's hook is a thing of beauty.


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[El Angel]

IMO and it is just my opinion, palms facing you seems to catch the chin better and be more natural and faster to land..but again that is just to me and my opinion..

It's how I try to throw mine as well. It feels easier to, like you said, catch the chin flush.

Perhaps Cotto never truly mastered it or just didn't like it. He throws palm in with Roach.

[Mike Haynes]

Both.....but more importantly with the point of my elbow pointing outward and at equal height as my fist.

[Larry the boss]

Both.....but more importantly with the point of my elbow pointing outward and at equal height as my fist.

100 percent correct about the elbow, another thing my sons trainer was preaching about today..i know my boxing but i am always open to learn more and am always listening to others opinion

[WarMaidana]

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

palm down when from mid range or far, but in close palm facing me