best way to develop a good hook?

[punchDrUnK MONK]

yo azza.

a lot of ppl say a good hook comes out of the cradle with you :P

but to improve it. theres different ways

u can practice a loading up, big haymaker hook

u can practice the quick jumping in sharp hook

or u can practice the counter hook

either way they all involve leaning for the load up, and releasing with a snap action.

u gotta move that body with it, put ur shoulder into it, and dig in there with ur hip. and just burst ur energy in that left hook. make it snap.

[Nacho_Analstain]

yo azza.

a lot of ppl say a good hook comes out of the cradle with you :P

but to improve it. theres different ways

u can practice a loading up, big haymaker hook

u can practice the quick jumping in sharp hook

or u can practice the counter hook

either way they all involve leaning for the load up, and releasing with a snap action.

u gotta move that body with it, put ur shoulder into it, and dig in there with ur hip. and just burst ur energy in that left hook. make it snap.

thanks mate,i know how to and all that and my right hook is pretty good but for some reason my left is ****,im orthadox

[PROUD MEXICAN]

The only way to find out if you're making any progress, is if you get someone w/ a trained eye to critique you. Practice your power punches on the heavybag, and like someone else posted, chopping wood is a great alternative, or maybe buy a medicine ball(preferably an oversized one) and from your fighting stance throw it up against a wall and as soon as it comes back to you, throw it again. When doing mittwork, I like to use a 3-4 punch combo, it goes something like this... if you have a conventional stance you start it off w/ a left jab, left hook to the head, left uppercut, and finish it off w/ a left hook to the body.

[phallus]

At work,we use sledgehammers to break down crates,I love doin that ****,its a great workout.They always call me to do it,and I'm happy to do it.ahaha.

big earnie shavers used to do the sledgehammer tire thing, and i think archie moore did too

[potatoes]

im guessing you will all say the bag? all my hooks are alright apart from left hook to the head...its ****e lol i have trouble doing it

Nice avatar!

If you fight tall most of your lefthooks will be aimed at the head, if you fight small then your prime target is the body. Although the hook has a "hooked" trajectory, it should always go the shortest way there and the shortest way back, like all punches. Some trainers will tell you to lift the elbow so that the arm is horizontal. This is inefficient and incorrect.

[Trick]

Nice avatar!

If you fight tall most of your lefthooks will be aimed at the head, if you fight small then your prime target is the body. Although the hook has a "hooked" trajectory, it should always go the shortest way there and the shortest way back, like all punches. Some trainers will tell you to lift the elbow so that the arm is horizontal. This is inefficient and incorrect.

Ya? My trainer doesn't bust my balls about it or anything, but every now and then, he'll tell me to get my elbow horizontal.

[platinummatt!]

Yeh rosstraining does the sledge and tire.

I Dont know about the chopping the tree things, sounds like its just wrecking random trees

[Hard Chaw]

best way to develop a good hook?

Use the wife (joke)

[shawn_]

the best way to develope any punch is shadow boxing. Thats what its for, working on your technique.

[shawn_]

Also a horizontal elbow is really imporant if you want to get any sort of power behind your hook, but it makes your hooks slow. I personaly prefer a quicker slaping james toney type hook.