Train your lead right hand

[Bird1]

After seeing Hopkins beautiful lead right yesterday I want to practice my own lead right. It's such a great weapon if you can time it correctly.

How do you get a better lead right? Except the obvious answer ofcourse - working it on the heavy bag which is something I do often.

How can Hopkins mask it so well? Is it speed, timing or that the opponent doesn't see it coming that is the main factor?

So any suggestions on how I can get a better lead right would be great! Drills where you can explode with it, how you can shoot it without having to load up on it beforehand.

Thanks.

[jas]

After seeing Hopkins beautiful lead right yesterday I want to practice my own lead right. It's such a great weapon if you can time it correctly.

How do you get a better lead right? Except the obvious answer ofcourse - working it on the heavy bag which is something I do often.

How can Hopkins mask it so well? Is it speed, timing or that the opponent doesn't see it coming that is the main factor?

So any suggestions on how I can get a better lead right would be great! Drills where you can explode with it, how you can shoot it without having to load up on it beforehand.

Thanks.

Feints, quick on the trigger, starts landing it more and more as you tire.

Lands right hand in different ways - lead right hand, counter right hand.

Opponent has low left hand.

When he knocked Shumenov down, he threw a jab which was purposely thrown to blind shumy's vision. The jab wasn't intended to land.

[LoadedWraps]

After seeing Hopkins beautiful lead right yesterday I want to practice my own lead right. It's such a great weapon if you can time it correctly.

How do you get a better lead right? Except the obvious answer ofcourse - working it on the heavy bag which is something I do often.

How can Hopkins mask it so well? Is it speed, timing or that the opponent doesn't see it coming that is the main factor?

So any suggestions on how I can get a better lead right would be great! Drills where you can explode with it, how you can shoot it without having to load up on it beforehand.

Thanks.

the same way you would train/focus on any punch. Practice and repetition.

I focused on my right hand to the point where it is faster and more crisp than my jab now, I need to even it out again as my jab hangs a bit now and that's not a good thing.

[TheAuthority]

After seeing Hopkins beautiful lead right yesterday I want to practice my own lead right. It's such a great weapon if you can time it correctly.

How do you get a better lead right? Except the obvious answer ofcourse - working it on the heavy bag which is something I do often.

How can Hopkins mask it so well? Is it speed, timing or that the opponent doesn't see it coming that is the main factor?

So any suggestions on how I can get a better lead right would be great! Drills where you can explode with it, how you can shoot it without having to load up on it beforehand.

Thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHwPBTDDp00

You may find the above video useful.

[bluntt]

I think the best way to train nearly everything is in sparring. Just try to focus on your lead right hand every time you spar.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHwPBTDDp00

You may find the above video useful.

Wow, thanks for posting, that was a great breakdown straight from the horse's mouth.

[Bird1]

Wow, thanks for posting, that was a great breakdown straight from the horse's mouth.

Agreed! Great video. Thanks TheAuthority. Can listen to Hopkins for hours.

So according to Hopkins, the key is not to stop and load up on the lead right. It has to come while you're moving and when the opponent is not expecting it. Power isn't necessary, just speed.

It sounds easy but it's not that easy to throw it while you're moving keeping your balance etc. Just got to practice I guess.

[LoadedWraps]

Yea well throwing without telegraphing is basic stuff, it takes repetition to get there. You still need to have the proper balance and movement, slow is steady, steady is fast, I was taught. I can throw out my 2 easily and faster than my jab but it took a long time to get it there.

If you try and throw in movement without first perfecting it in a traditional base, your 2 won't have power and most likely ill form, not to mention you won't have the muscle memory of multiple angles to throw it from and a good fighter will neutralize it so you must be able to show him different looks. Great vid though, the comments from mma fanboys are always hilarious. I agree with the guy that said I would love to be trained by B-Hop, though I love my trainer.

[PainfromUkraine]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHwPBTDDp00

You may find the above video useful.

Very good video.