Is hitting a Heavy,Heavy bag a must to gain power?

[Trick]

Hitting the bag properly is a matter of technique, not of strength per se. You want to make the punches snap loudly but not make the bag swing much; at least, not for the jab and the cross. Think of snapping a towel -- you want to throw the jab and cross the same way, pulling the punch back a split second before impact so that it cracks across your opponent's headgear or body.

The hook is different; you want to drive it through the guy.

Physical strength helps, but technique rules the heavy bag. A properly-executed punch uses every muscle in your body, starting from your toes, across your feet & calves, up your legs and glutes, into your back and shoulders, with your arm and hand tensing and then relaxing to transfer, not deliver, the momentum.

For this reason, a properly-delivered straight punch should not require an extremely heavy bag. I would think that a pro should be able to rock a seriously heavy bag with the same technique as an amateur would hit a lighter bag.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Sounds good to me. Even on lighter bags, if the bag is flyin' around it's probably cause you're doin' it wrong. If you're really snapping your straight punches you actually don't move the bag all that much. I see a lot of people tryin' to look like Tyson just trying to make the bag fly all around, but they're really just pushing their punches. Hooks are a little different I guess.

I'd go with 100lbs bag if I were you, you can always get a heavier one (or use a heavier one at your gym), and since you're new, I wouldn't wanna risk the injury on a heavier bag. Personally, I was hitting a 150lb bag with ****ty gloves and handwrap, and after a while I tore the interosseous membrane in my forearm, which is a *****, I'm only just now healed up enough to hit a bag properly again, and that was like three months ago.

It's not worth risking any kind of injury, especially cause these injuries don't happen right away, they'll kinda creep up on you slowly, and you don't know you're hurt bad before it's too late.

Just my two cents.

[danny stash]

Hey bud, I am gonna try to help you out. In one thread earlier you said you are self taught so i am assuming no trainer no guidance. First thing do you have wraps. I am asking cause you say your wrists and shoulders and stuff hurt. You get power by practicing throwing a punch PROPERLY. You need to know how to throw a boxers punch, how to wrap your hands and wrists properly in order to hit a heavy bag for progress. You can go up and start smashing and slapping at it all day and just end up hurting yourself. Learn the basic mechanics properly and than go after that bag. If a 40 lb bag is hurting your body and joints you need to make some changes....

[judge_jab]

i use a 50lb bag in my garage and it works great, it swings quite a bit but that's great as I can use it for defense and timing, the only difference with a heavier bag is that it doesn't swing as much and will have a bigger surface, then again if you're that concerned about it won't matter as you'll be in a gym anyway!

I use a 150lb and sometimes a 200lb bag in the gym but at home, a 50lb is fine and very convenient!

[No1]

All you have to look at is miguel cotto look when he hits the bag it looks crap with no swing but when you see how perfect his punches are you can understand whyhe hits so hard. So i think hitting a heavybag is good but also perfecting the mechanics of the punch is just as important.

[Verstyle]

working on your technique and hitting the bag really hard every punch would increase your power and technique.cause if u dont do that and your in a real fight and u swing hard u might fall off balance.Now if u did the technique while punching hard on the bag u wouldnt have that problem.

[platinummatt!]

Hitting a really heavy, hard bag can't be great for your joints

[realheavyhands]

Do I have to hit a 300 pound heavy bag to get strong on my punches? how come I seen guys hitting a 40 pound bag at the gym and they hit harder then me? They told me they dont F with the bigger bags cause they dont wanna hurt there hands, but I thought you need to hit a big bag to gain punching power?

shadow boxing for proper power is way more important ... all lats

[Domain]

Sounds good to me. Even on lighter bags, if the bag is flyin' around it's probably cause you're doin' it wrong. If you're really snapping your straight punches you actually don't move the bag all that much. I see a lot of people tryin' to look like Tyson just trying to make the bag fly all around, but they're really just pushing their punches. Hooks are a little different I guess.

I'd go with 100lbs bag if I were you, you can always get a heavier one (or use a heavier one at your gym), and since you're new, I wouldn't wanna risk the injury on a heavier bag. Personally, I was hitting a 150lb bag with ****ty gloves and handwrap, and after a while I tore the interosseous membrane in my forearm, which is a *****, I'm only just now healed up enough to hit a bag properly again, and that was like three months ago.

It's not worth risking any kind of injury, especially cause these injuries don't happen right away, they'll kinda creep up on you slowly, and you don't know you're hurt bad before it's too late.

Just my two cents.

thanks man thats why i aint ****ing with them superheavy 300 pounds bags anymore havent hit that in like 2 weeks cause my shoulder and wrist is hurting like a *****.

[Domain]

Hey bud, I am gonna try to help you out. In one thread earlier you said you are self taught so i am assuming no trainer no guidance. First thing do you have wraps. I am asking cause you say your wrists and shoulders and stuff hurt. You get power by practicing throwing a punch PROPERLY. You need to know how to throw a boxers punch, how to wrap your hands and wrists properly in order to hit a heavy bag for progress. You can go up and start smashing and slapping at it all day and just end up hurting yourself. Learn the basic mechanics properly and than go after that bag. If a 40 lb bag is hurting your body and joints you need to make some changes....

ya i got them everlast gel glove things...and i use them under my 12 oz title training gloves.

what do you mean a 40 lb bag hurting my body and joints? i have never hit one that small i told you i only **** with the big dogs...150-300 pound type **** but i think thats why my **** is messed up...

[danny stash]

ya i got them everlast gel glove things...and i use them under my 12 oz title training gloves.

what do you mean a 40 lb bag hurting my body and joints? i have never hit one that small i told you i only **** with the big dogs...150-300 pound type **** but i think thats why my **** is messed up...

o ok, i misread it...None for nothing but those gel gloves suck ass. Get yourself some real wraps..good luck