how do you throw a right hook?

[thealfa]

every gym i been to seems like they show how to throw only the left hook. is a right hook harder to master?

do you throw a right hook like a left hook? or like a right punch but a hook? It's hard to throw a right hook with the traditional stance I'm in. I pivot my right foot as if throwing a straight right hand, do I just throw the right hand like I would throw a left hook then?

[rskumm21]

every gym i been to seems like they show how to throw only the left hook. is a right hook harder to master?

do you throw a right hook like a left hook? or like a right punch but a hook? It's hard to throw a right hook with the traditional stance I'm in. I pivot my right foot as if throwing a straight right hand, do I just throw the right hand like I would throw a left hook then?

Try throwing it the same way you'd throw a left hook. See what happens.

[Del Coqui]

every gym i been to seems like they show how to throw only the left hook. is a right hook harder to master?

do you throw a right hook like a left hook? or like a right punch but a hook? It's hard to throw a right hook with the traditional stance I'm in. I pivot my right foot as if throwing a straight right hand, do I just throw the right hand like I would throw a left hook then?

if you stand conventional, you can put a lot of leverage into the right hook! find the right distance and turn with it. make sure you dont get wide with that shot.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Throwing the right hook as a right handed fighter is the most awkward punch you will throw. Same goes if you are a lefty and are throwing a left hook.

the best way I teach my young fighters is to take a little step right before throwing the right hook.

You are also not going to throw it in the same way you would a left hook because it's not your lead hand. Your going to actually open it a little more than you would the left hook and then snap it back right before contact.

Just take a little step to the outside right before throwing it and it will make it seem more natural. (stepping with your right rear foot)

[mrboxer]

you throw both the left hook and the right hook the same way,both hooks if mastered and thrown properly are very powerful punches,when thrown in combo formation the hook when aligned in conjunction with an alternative punch can defuse an opponents defense mechanism and will have high kayo capabilities

[MonkeyEarMuffs]

The right hook is an impure punch. It's not traditionally taught because it is only used with in fighting and some counter-punching. The nature of the rear hooks' punching path turns the rear hook into a "swing" when thrown from outside. This is when you should be throwing crosses. Right hooks are for inside boxing, and a specific style of in-boxing at that. Get your technique down on your traditional boxing punches before putting a lot of time into stuff like the right (rear)hook.

There ARE boxers that can use the rear hook with effectiveness, but it is not something considered to be part of the base set of boxing techniques.

Keep in mind, anyone that knows anything about boxing will counter the hell out of the rear hook. You're punching from your rear to their lead with a looping punch. (swing) You're asking to get countered if you are not using it intelligently and fast.

Just my 2 cents.

[DeepSleep]

Most gyms don't teach new boxers to throw the right hook at the beginning (Unless your a southpaw ) because it is best used for in-fighting and new boxers will try to throw it from a distance since they will favor their natural hand over their lead hand. Throwing it from a distance is usually a poor decision.

[Spartacus Sully]

Umm well i dont know what im talking about but here you go,

start off in your stance touch your right hand to your chest and with out moving your hand much fling your elbow the tip of your elbow should kinda be level with your shoulders. just do that over and over it might even be easier to do this starting from a squared position. keep your hand at your chest and eventually once you get the flinging of your elbow you can start clinching your hand at the end of the fling and pivoting your right foot out but still keep your hand at your chest. once you have all that down in combination you can start actually throwing the punch. your fist should remain just about as tight to your body as it was when it was at your chest with your palm down, you barely open up at all, and alot of the power comes from moving your elbow from tight to protect the body, to up and out. its not really used for hitting anything more then a foot away, if that.