Switch Hitter

[Sane Man]

I'm naturally a Southpaw but I've recently been training to fight as an Orthadox too. I know that being a Switch Hitter is obviously going to have it's advantages, but i'm not sure on the specifics of these advantages, so I was wondering could anyone explain? Also I was wondering whether there are any disadvantages to being a Switch Hitter?

Thanks to anyone who replies

[Malchius]

You have mastery of both sides, you can confuse your oppentent by changing stance and make some lethal combos.

I do

[SpeedKillz]

you can fight from any stance and any position in the ring, which is good, cuz you'll have balance and coordination no matter what position your put in and you'll having nice punching ability / power / speed with both hands, which is always a plus, and u can incorporate more angles to use with ur switch hitter style.

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

yes i am a switch hitter to..but my trainer told me make sure youve perfected one stance first..

[eazy_mas]

you dont know if you perfect enless if you test it against someone who is aggrasive.

you rarely seen most boxers switch hit I remebered Micky Ward- Reggie when ever Micky switched he is nailed with the straight right.

as well as the process of switching you feet comes close together you lose balance easliy which you are vurnable to knockdown that even could powerful KO

[Verstyle]

I tend to switch to get in position of a certain much I wanna hit the person with,but its a quick switch for the hit and Im back to orthodox.

[fraidycat]

I use orthodox when I want to throw a hell of an overhand right, usually a couple of jabs first, then clobber him with the right before he figures out what's happening. I'm ambidextrous, left-eye dominant, mostly southpaw stance.

I use a variation on a simple waltz step called a "whisk" to switch stances. Step in, , & step out with the same foot. Like this, but my feet start with the left foot forward, and I "barn-door" my left while pivoting on my right on (2) and step back with the left further -- on (2) and (3) below, my feet would be turned about 45 degrees to the left and shoulder-width apart. This also allows me to deliver a monster right hook as I'm getting back into southpaw.

EDIT: The Whisk: