Feedback on my shadow boxing

[GGG Gloveking]

You look good, kid. I really like the pivots and your handspeed is nice. Nice combos and work rate. Be sure to keep your chin tucked in nice and tight, behind your shoulder.

The video itself is a little shadowy. To correct this, have the light source behind the camera, so the light shines on you better and casts the shadows away from the viewer. That will let us see you a little better,and avoid the glare of the light that we get about halfway through the session. But that's just a little videograghy criticism, the boxing looks good

[BuakawBanchamek]

Legitimately is among the best I've seen posted on here how long you been training?

Around 2 years and 5 months

[therealpugilist]

good balance and punch variation....where do you train?

[Ray Corso]

Your vid wasn't up when I commented, I was just kidding!
Now that I watched you have both feet off the ground at the same time far to often. Your on the move almost all the time when you throw your right hand, you can't do that! If your practicing speed and agility thats fine but utilize your jab only. You can't throw power with your feet off the ground.
Move, Stop, Plant and shift some weight to be able to throw meaningful punches. Nothing compares to moving in a ring, if you have access to a ring be in it as much as possible. Utilize a mirror to make sure your elbows aren't giving away your punches and that your chin is protected at all times. The mirror is for correcting not admiring!
good luck, Ray

[SplitSecond]

Decent. Should put your body into your punches though.

[GGG Gloveking]

Your vid wasn't up when I commented, I was just kidding!
Now that I watched you have both feet off the ground at the same time far to often. Your on the move almost all the time when you throw your right hand, you can't do that! If your practicing speed and agility thats fine but utilize your jab only. You can't throw power with your feet off the ground.
Move, Stop, Plant and shift some weight to be able to throw meaningful punches. Nothing compares to moving in a ring, if you have access to a ring be in it as much as possible. Utilize a mirror to make sure your elbows aren't giving away your punches and that your chin is protected at all times. The mirror is for correcting not admiring!
good luck, Ray

This is a mistake I find myself doing quite often. I'll feel my back foot coming off the ground, ready to sidestep, before my punch is executed. I can usually hear the difference in the bag when I do. Is there anything specific I (or this young man) can do to work on it, it is it just something I have to be cognizant of and try to correct?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[BuakawBanchamek]

Your vid wasn't up when I commented, I was just kidding!
Now that I watched you have both feet off the ground at the same time far to often. Your on the move almost all the time when you throw your right hand, you can't do that! If your practicing speed and agility thats fine but utilize your jab only. You can't throw power with your feet off the ground.
Move, Stop, Plant and shift some weight to be able to throw meaningful punches. Nothing compares to moving in a ring, if you have access to a ring be in it as much as possible. Utilize a mirror to make sure your elbows aren't giving away your punches and that your chin is protected at all times. The mirror is for correcting not admiring!
good luck, Ray

Thanks for the detailed feedback!
Have you spotted some more things to improve on?

[Ray Corso]

Focus on your faults, slow everything down so that speed isn't the number one ingredient your working on. Get your punch techniques down then slowly add your foot work to improve your movement speed.
If watch a fellow like Ray Leonard in his early fights he has hand & foot speed but not much power. He hasn't matured physically either but he doesn't understand that sitting down on his punches is how your able to use your shoulder turn, include your back, hips, then your legs.
He got his lesson from the Duran fight when his legs weren't fast enough to escape Durans pressure and he had to stop and punch with Duran which he did very well. Not the easiest way to learn but very effective, from then on he understood that speed sets up power.
Another study is Joe Louis, everyone here thinks Louis was slow footed! That's not necessarily true, he short stepped and dragged the rear foot because thats the quickest way to sit down on your punches and be a two handed puncher with more power. Louis could get up on his toes and move but at that time in boxing the heavyweights circled close and exchanged shots. Defensive was slipping, parring and countering as opposed to movement by foot. Conn, Tunney, Charles ....etc.....could step short and punch but utilized movement too. Louis just looked for the KO more than they did.

If you start out separating speed and power then slowly put them together you'll limit training mistakes. In boxing we "crawl, walk then run" take your time and get your foot distance correct (slightly wider than your shoulder length usually) work laterally (without crossing your feet or having them get to close to one another) work straight in & out (never backing up straight more than two steps!
Then add in your "sit down" power combinations off your motion.
If you rush through learning techniques your technique won't be strong. Most video's shown here by members are void of boxing technique. Your not far off but the transition from speed to power is something that takes repetition and concentration.
Ray

[AndreLittle2323]

Here is the youtube clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfwCfqRnBlU&feature=********

Looks real good man. Keep it up.

[BuakawBanchamek]

Most video's shown here by members are void of boxing technique. Your not far off but the transition from speed to power is something that takes repetition and concentration.
Ray

First of all, thanks for the detailed feedback!

I am not a native speaker, so I have problems with understanding that part of your comment (see my quotation).

What do you mean by "void of boxing technique" and I am not "far off"?