Dropping The Left Hand

[Trebuh]

Guys I need help.. Always when Im about to trow my jab i always drop my left hand before i throw it and im open for a counter. Is there any techique to stop doing that?
Sorry for my bad english.

[Layzie Kidd]

Do mitt work with a partner, have him hit you lightly when you drop your hand.

Same with being on the heavy bag, have him stand behind and when he notices you drop it hell hit you.

Thats how I was taught to keep it up.

Another thing you can practice too is holding your hands slightly higher than usual, almost up to your temple/eye level. That way when you do drop your hands theyll only drop to your chin instead of to your neck.

[greynotsoold]

I'll bet you a dollar that you start with your hands too high to begin with, too high to throw a jab. So you drop your hand, this tips your opponent and he can load up a right hand.
A lot of this goes back to how you stand, your basic boxing stance. If you are squared up to your opponent, there is no way that you can stop his from countering your jab with a right hand. You are ALWAYS open to it. So stand more sideways.
Also, if you keep your hands real high, like up around eye-level, when you jab you are jabbing downward. Jabbing down gets you hit over the top. Try keeping that left hand below shoulder height and jabbing up. Your chin is protected by your shoulder and you can throw an actual jab.

[- Ram Raid -]

I'll bet you a dollar that you start with your hands too high to begin with, too high to throw a jab. So you drop your hand, this tips your opponent and he can load up a right hand.
A lot of this goes back to how you stand, your basic boxing stance. If you are squared up to your opponent, there is no way that you can stop his from countering your jab with a right hand. You are ALWAYS open to it. So stand more sideways.
Also, if you keep your hands real high, like up around eye-level, when you jab you are jabbing downward. Jabbing down gets you hit over the top. Try keeping that left hand below shoulder height and jabbing up. Your chin is protected by your shoulder and you can throw an actual jab.

That's it right there. . . . .You can work the jab effectively with the lead hand at a low starting position (often your opponent will have a harder time seeing it coming) but it's wise to pull it back high to the chin momentarily until the threat of the counter punch has gone.

[Journeyman]

once you get hit enough with straight rights over your lazy jab in sparring, i bet your body will automatically find a solution

[Layzie Kidd]

I'll bet you a dollar that you start with your hands too high to begin with, too high to throw a jab. So you drop your hand, this tips your opponent and he can load up a right hand.
A lot of this goes back to how you stand, your basic boxing stance. If you are squared up to your opponent, there is no way that you can stop his from countering your jab with a right hand. You are ALWAYS open to it. So stand more sideways.
Also, if you keep your hands real high, like up around eye-level, when you jab you are jabbing downward. Jabbing down gets you hit over the top. Try keeping that left hand below shoulder height and jabbing up. Your chin is protected by your shoulder and you can throw an actual jab.

That only applies if hes significantly taller than his opponent. Even then punching downward wouldent do anything, how else are you suppose to hit a smaller fighter. If you know how to throw a jab properly from your shoulder then itll always protect you whether youre throwing it to a higher or lower enemy.
Telling someone to learn to keep your jab lower than usual sounds like a perfect way to teach someone how to get murdered.

[greynotsoold]

That only applies if hes significantly taller than his opponent. Even then punching downward wouldent do anything, how else are you suppose to hit a smaller fighter. If you know how to throw a jab properly from your shoulder then itll always protect you whether youre throwing it to a higher or lower enemy.
Telling someone to learn to keep your jab lower than usual sounds like a perfect way to teach someone how to get murdered.

No, it doesn't. If you start with your left glove up at eye level and jab at an opponent's chin, you are jabbing down. This exposes your chin. When the jab travels towards an opponent on an upward line, as it always should, the left shoulder rotates and protects the chin.
If you jab down at a shorter opponent, you are doing two things. First you are giving up your reach advantage with the downward angle of the punch, thereby allowing him to close distance. Second, you are exposing the greater potion of your head to his right hand. To jab at a shorter opponent, you get your legs wider and lower yourself: Watch how Bob Foster keeps the much shorter **** Tiger at the end of his jab.
As to your last comment, well, none killed yet in just about 20 years. There is a whole lot more that goes into not getting hit with rights over your your jab than how high you hold your left hand. And I can assure you that, if you start with your left hand forehead high, that all you are doing, besides making it impossible to throw a decent jab, is putting unnecessary tension on your left arm. Fight loose, not tense, and, most importantly, don't stand square to your opponent.

[Layzie Kidd]

Well I dont think it matters if you know how to throw a jab. That high hands habit I was taught and I never once had a problem with my jab. My shoulder always covers my chin because I would taught a true power jab comes from the shoulder, not just the arm. So my shoulder naturally covers my chin.

Plus when I speak of holding your hands slightly higher, I mean so that its your finger tips touching your forehead, since you should always keep your hands open to pop up a better jab. If you where to close your hands you'd have a fist just below eye level.

[Ray Corso]

Good luck with your career! When you start out with an obvious flaw and you don't think its to important to correct someone who see's you drop that left is surely going to drop you with a right hand over the top and hook right behind it!
The reason that theres mirrors in gyms is to correct giving away ANY punches or moves, comb your hair at home. good luck Ray.

[Japanese Boxing]

The most fundamental flaw you'll get in responses here... Is that you need to keep your hand up. You don't. Whenever you are moving into the pocket you can always move your hand up. You can always leave your hand down at a distance. I'm typically an inside fighter... I love to brawl... But what people don't get is that leaving that hand down can leave your opponent open for counters. If you find their range, keep your head off the center line, and move appropriately you'll be fine. Do what works best for you. If it's a problem, turn it into a strength. Boxing has many styles and many variations. \


As for asking to eat a hook... If they are stepping in to throw a hook like that, you'll beat them with a straight punch all day long in most cases. Unless you're again Dhaslim or some crap lol. You'll use your shoulders and head movement more than you will your hands.