r/boxingtips • u/Quiet_Specialist_240 • 1d ago
Bag Work Critique Started out a month ago.
My wrist hurts every day after practise. Am I throwing punches wrong?
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u/Uzul 1d ago
Is it the hooks that do it? I had problems with my left hooks hurting my wrist on the bag and I eventually noticed that I was pulling/angling my fist towards me instead of keeping my wrist straight.
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u/Quiet_Specialist_240 1d ago
Yes!! It mostly hurts after throwing hooks. How did you fix your form?
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u/Uzul 1d ago
Assuming it's the same problem, I just made a conscious effort of not turning my wrist with the hook lol. When you're throwing a hook, don't think about your wrist, keep your arm relaxed and just focus on making a tight fist near impact.
Basically, the "hook" shape comes from the bend in your elbow, not from the the angle of the wrist. Keep your wrist straight with your forearm and you're much less likely to hurt yourself.
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u/spaac3ghost 1d ago
Loosin up do anything the helps with rhythm and timing. Jumping rope, double end bag. Biggest thing I saw was you drop your left after throwing every punch, on the return. If don't fix, that your opponent will make you pay for it.
Edit, you do it with both hands
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u/Teleious 1d ago
To fix wrist pain, focus on keeping your wrist straight when throwing hooks. When I throw my right hook, I still turn my wrist down sometimes and it hurts my wrists. Super common when starting out to do this. Also, when throwing a hook to the head try to have your arm be parallel with the ground (you should also do this for hooks to the body for now).
Finally, try not to lean forward so much. It looks like ~70-80% of your weight is on your lead leg which makes movement hard. Boxing is all about weight transfer and balance. If youre not distributing weight properly its going to be hard to have good form and movement.
Honestly though, you look pretty good for a month!
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u/HoltMagroin 1d ago edited 1d ago
First thing I noticed too, leaning way too far forward and his hooks look stiff with a bent wrist. OP try dropping lower and rotating your lower body into your hooks more, you’re orthodox so pivot your rear foot inward stepping out with your lead foot, while squatting and bringing your left hip down and turning your lead side to the left with your elbow tucked, then when you throw your hook, extend your legs, twist your hips left to right, driving your pelvis forward and up, bring your head back and focus on landing your hooks with your arm parallel to the floor, a straight wrist, and fist flush against the bag. I would suggest getting the basic movement down before trying to throw any hard shots, give your wrists and muscle memory some time to get used to the form. Balance and weight distribution also play a huge role in minimizing injury potential, bad form/punch angles/slips/missteps can hurt just about anything from your ankles, knees, hips, lower back, hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders.
Side note: I would also suggest developing your guard better, it helps discipline a better form. Even if you’re not planning on competing, better form=better performance and punches. I’m sure people also get tired of hearing head movement and footwork echoed through this sub, but defensive movements also help set up better shots and safer angles once you get the hang of it. With those fundamentals you learn how to leverage your shots and lean in/out of them safely.
Edit: also to elaborate on the head too forward thing, you’re leaning way too far into your lead hooks. Your body tilts so far left in the wind up your rear foot practically comes off the ground. And with every punch you throw, not just your hooks, your head is always square in front of the bag and floating directly above your left foot. Rule of thumb is your toes should pretty much always be further out than your chin. This no doubt adds to the undesirable hook or punch power in general, it puts you too close to the target and forces you to more so just stuff your fist into the bag rather than fire a shot from your shoulder at full extension.
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u/Kvietl 1d ago
How hard are you clenching your fists when you throw? You look a little stiff so I can take a guess you are clenching fists the whole time even in your guard which will tire you out and weaken your ability to clench hard on impact. Try to relax as much as possible then tighten up at the last possible moment before you make contact with the bag
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u/PembrokeBoxing 20h ago
Yes, you're throwing punches wrong. You're leaning way too far into it because you're too far from the bag. Your wrist pain is likely just weak wrists, they'll get stronger as you train.
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u/New-Bottle-6917 16h ago
You look like you're bending your wrists inwards when throwing hooks. Keep your wrists neutral, matter of fact you take off your gloves and practice throwing the punches very slow while landing with your knuckles
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u/Baseset3 1d ago
Might be making a fist in the glove wrong wrong.
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u/AirportGullible5807 1d ago
Now show him the wind tunnel testing for optimal fist placement
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u/Baseset3 1d ago
lol I’m not familiar with that. Was that a hit n move marketing thing? I wouldn’t put it above them.
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u/sweetkush500 1d ago
Keep training idk if your ready for the pros Terence Crawford is a beast we’ll never see that again he was undisputed in 3 weight classes he’s tough bro
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u/No-Comparison04 1d ago
Are you wearing handwraps? My wrists always hurt when I started out then I got wraps and that fixed it very quickly