my training video

[Pork Chop]

why not? good piece of tool......

I'd rather spend the time using the double end bag.
Gets me to try to throw real punches at a moving target, and gets me to move my head when the thing flies right back at me. Combos have to be strung together with relatively realistic rhythm (depending on how tight it's hung) and timing is important. If I haven't gotten in sparring time in a while, as long as I've been doing double-end bag, I can feel somewhat confident of my timing when I finally get back to it; it's not perfect, but enough to maintain.

If I'm good enough to spar pros, you'd think that it'd have some carry-over to the speedbag, but it doesn't. You just don't throw punches like that, even if you try to get your feet involved - it's still too static & unrealistic. Those sideways hammerfists aren't boxing punches.

Now I have heard of some unorthodox drills with the speedbag that are supposedly helpful - like punching the bag up into the top part, but i've never done it & would probably need some supervision till I get the hang of it.

[Spartacus Sully]

"On the fast, light bag-which is about the height of an opponent's head-one can
sharpen his speed and timing for "head-hunting"; and one also can practice the important back-hand, warding-off stroke until it becomes
automatic.

If you watch a professional fighter punch the light bag, you'll note that more than half his bag-work comprises a rhythmic tattoo achieved like
this: straight left - backhand left - straight right - backhand right -straight left - etc. You may ask, "Why this backhand striking, when the
backhand blow is illegal in boxing?"

The answer to that is: He's sharpening his backhand for glance-offs and blocking. If you get a chance to use the light bag, spend half your
time on that tattoo. A power-backhand for glancing and blocking is almost as useful for a fighter as is a good backhand for a tennis player."

Jack Dempsey Championship Fighting

[Pork Chop]

who blocks like that anymore though?

[BmoreBrawler]

I'd rather spend the time using the double end bag.
Gets me to try to throw real punches at a moving target, and gets me to move my head when the thing flies right back at me. Combos have to be strung together with relatively realistic rhythm (depending on how tight it's hung) and timing is important. If I haven't gotten in sparring time in a while, as long as I've been doing double-end bag, I can feel somewhat confident of my timing when I finally get back to it; it's not perfect, but enough to maintain.

If I'm good enough to spar pros, you'd think that it'd have some carry-over to the speedbag, but it doesn't. You just don't throw punches like that, even if you try to get your feet involved - it's still too static & unrealistic. Those sideways hammerfists aren't boxing punches.

Now I have heard of some unorthodox drills with the speedbag that are supposedly helpful - like punching the bag up into the top part, but i've never done it & would probably need some supervision till I get the hang of it.

I agree that the speedbag is not that great for actual boxing training. I do it mostly for fun and for arm conditioning. If you are fast enough you can eventually keep the bag in a rhythm throwing full jabs and crosses.

[McAlister]

Kinda funny how nobody here trashes Da1catas when he posts training videos of basically the same nature (as in very little sparring).

noone trash Da1 cuz his vids are interesting.. hit was jus flick back n fourth from the same 3 seens.... heavy bag, speed bag, jump rope

da1's are well put together and are very interesting

[adamsoufiane]

coooooooooool man don't give up lol