Jab - The Most Improtant Punch To Master.

[DA1CATAS]

I Do 500 After Training At Home And 500 In The Morning.

Anyone Else Think This Is The Most Important Punch To Master Before Even Thinking Of Pro.


What Training Do You Guys Do Specifically For The Punch? Any Routines Just For This?


And Special Ways You Throw It.... I Just Think This Punch Is So Great And It Opens Up Everything... If You Can Have A Better Jab And Its Nice Snappy And A Good Speed ... You Could Probably Beat Anyone....




Thoughts?

[Evil_Meat]

well i always shadowbox every single day and throw hundreds of each type of punch. What i've been practicing lately is working with my jab footwork and i've been getting good at jabbing and moving... i've been practicing the triple jab, juking over with each jab, and sometimes following up with a straight right to the body. Jabbing and moving in any direction will confuse the **** out of most am fighters.

edit: the only time i've ever not done well in sparring is when i don't at least double up on the jab.

[Pecs]

Get it right and practice practice practice and practice...

[DA1CATAS]

well i always shadowbox every single day and throw hundreds of each type of punch. What i've been practicing lately is working with my jab footwork and i've been getting good at jabbing and moving... i've been practicing the triple jab, juking over with each jab, and sometimes following up with a straight right to the body. Jabbing and moving in any direction will confuse the **** out of most am fighters.

edit: the only time i've ever not done well in sparring is when i don't at least double up on the jab.

YEA TO BE HONEST.... I DON'T SEE THE JAB USED OFTEN...

GOOD MOVEMENT AND A POWERFUL JAB WOULD BE DEADLY ON ANY LEVEL...

[Evil_Meat]

i find that jabbing and then shifting my weight to the back foot just opens up beautiful counter counter right-hands for me. Thats how I land my right hands at least, my left hooks are usually landed by hooking off the jab.

[Tuggers1986]

Look at how devastating the fighters are who have a really good jab. That punch alone wins fights. It keeps your opponent away, Measures for you right hand and basically opens up for everything else you would want to throw. I think it is easily the most important punch to master.

[jberg]

thats good for me because i constantly get told by trainers that i have a really hard jab. you really have to double up to use it to good effect. a great one i use is double jab and then a straight right to the body. theyre so busy protecting the head that they often leave it open.

[West24]

i love my straight right jab to head straight left to body. it almost always gets through for me and its a killer.

[..David..]

i do train my jab as often as possible but i try to train my left arm more than only my jab, for example i like to train with the double end bag throwing combinations with only my left hand, it really helps me pick up speed to all my punches plus gives me better balance when sparring, like throwing jab, double left hook , or jab left upper.

But yeah sometimes i do just jabs to get used to the movement and get some power behind it, but as i have mentioned before i am not tall so i am more of a body puncher thats why in spar/fights i am the kind of guys that tries to close the distance so jabs cannot be really used, not the kind of guys that takes distance to use his own jab

[Tyson123]

It depends on what kind of fighter you are, Mike Tyson didn't use the jab alot.