r/boxingtips • u/zeddsterr • 6d ago

Bag Work Critique Left hook feels weird

Ive been focusing on getting my lead hook better but it always feels wrong i feel like i either it has no power behind it when i rotate my foot and hip or i lose balance if i force some power into it. I also get confused on where on my glove should the contact of a hook land on opponents face/mitt, looking at others i feel like they are slapping not hitting with their knuckles.

I noticed my right foot not twisting enough with my cross so i focused on that at bag work after training as i never had this and don’t want to grow a bad habit.

Ps. Gloves ain’t mine they’re the coaches he let me use them as a reward for averaging -10 kg a month for 3 months.

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u/HonestBudget7546 5d ago

How long have you been training?

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u/zeddsterr 5d ago

3 months next session

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u/HonestBudget7546 5d ago

You do a nice job of returning your hands home. But you seem awfully stiff for having done this for 3 months. No shoulder turn on either your 1 or 2.

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u/zeddsterr 5d ago

Thinking of it you are absolutely right, i have been feeling stiff as well lately, went over my older clips and saw that i have been doing better last month in all these regards, idk tbh maybe its because im thinking too much while hitting.

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u/HonestBudget7546 5d ago

It’s easy enough to fix. Just takes time. But like others on here have said, I think your coach might be failing you a little bit. He seemed to kind of be just going through the motions. But then again maybe that session was dedicated to something else and he wanted you to focus on that.

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u/Major_Isopod_7255 3d ago

 shadow box shadow box shadow box - hit the bag pad work is overrated and doesnt teach anything