An interesting find...

[Exige Jr]

An interesting article/report I found about mouthguards also helped me understand why boxing coaches encourage you to "snap" your punches. If you read this you will understand exactly what I mean, and also hopefully learn exactly how that bit of rubber on your teeth protects your teeth really well from damage.

http://www.opro.com/pdfs/mgbook.pdf

But to the point I was making, if you see on the 4th page there is an equation made that Damage is inversely proportional to duration of impact. Basically means that the longer a force is applied to something the less damage it does. Its the fundament of how mouthguards work, by increasing the time at which energy is "diffused" from your body.

But if you think of that in terms of snapping your punches the shorter the time that your fist is on their face, the more damage you are going to cause. Now I know why it is so important to snap your punches I am going to work on that even more. Hopefully i'll reach a point where the damage of my punch is being increased just by the speed at which I bring my hand back to its starting position. I knew this before, but I never knew the science.

Interesting stuff if you ask me.

[KingDosia]

Isn't physics a wonderful science?

[BrooklynBomber]

An interesting article/report I found about mouthguards also helped me understand why boxing coaches encourage you to "snap" your punches. If you read this you will understand exactly what I mean, and also hopefully learn exactly how that bit of rubber on your teeth protects your teeth really well from damage.

http://www.opro.com/pdfs/mgbook.pdf

But to the point I was making, if you see on the 4th page there is an equation made that Damage is inversely proportional to duration of impact. Basically means that the longer a force is applied to something the less damage it does. Its the fundament of how mouthguards work, by increasing the time at which energy is "diffused" from your body.

But if you think of that in terms of snapping your punches the shorter the time that your fist is on their face, the more damage you are going to cause. Now I know why it is so important to snap your punches I am going to work on that even more. Hopefully i'll reach a point where the damage of my punch is being increased just by the speed at which I bring my hand back to its starting position. I knew this before, but I never knew the science.

Interesting stuff if you ask me.

Something u learn in your first 6 months of boxing.

[Smokin']

Well, no ****, ****head.

[Exige Jr]

Something u learn in your first 6 months of boxing.

Your boxing lessons must be physics classes then boyo.

[Smokin']

Don't they teach you once you get past the stage of "just keep your hands up", to snap your punches.??

[Nacho_Analstain]

well i knew my punches should be snappy and quick,but i didnt know why,thanks

[Exige Jr]

Don't they teach you once you get past the stage of "just keep your hands up", to snap your punches.??

Yes, and if this is your point then you missed the point of this thread completely.

[Smokin']

Well, why do you need a scientific reason to snap your punches then?

[Nacho_Analstain]

hes simply explaining why u do it,not just to be quick,but it damages the opponent more,so ure gonna wanna do it more if u know more about why u are doing it