Is my grant pro speed bag lopsided?

[agentonthelow]

This bag isn't rebounding straight back to me on all axis. I really appreciate the craftsmanship of the bag, but it's just all over the place if I don't hit straight on the wider part of the bag. Is it designed to rebound well only on one axis or is it lopsided?

I just ordered a Title 5x8 gold speed bag. I will consider any fair trade (any type of boxing equipment) if someone is interested in this bag. .

[ukspeedbag]

Well, I can't see any problems going from the images. What experience do you have hitting a speed bag? When I started out, I found my first bags hard to control until I found the sweet spot. My Title Classic is out of shape but still rebounds OK. I think, you'll find almost everyone here has one or two bags gone out of shape but, we still use them. I would say, keep at it and it'll probably all come together.

Welcome to the forum and Happy New Year.

[Crapsterface]

Ya my grant was like that lol. I didnt know if thats how they make them? or it was faulty or what. but it was kind of neat. iv actually been thinking of geting another grant. I cant see much in that pic but myn had kind of an ovaled radius. I think thats how they make them. what size is your bag? I hav som boxing gloves I only used in the gym once sparring. I got them to spar with but ther 14 ounce. I learned they only spare with 16. after i brang them to the gym and threw them on. they only hav 2 or 3 rounds of use. I dont use golves anymore so ther just colecting dust. I would trade them for the grant depending what size the bag is.

[Roc Stone]

That looks to me to be about 1/2 inche out, you can see the mis-alignment when you follow the horizontal axis of the speed bag in you photo. Nothing you can do about it, apart from exchanging it, if it's new.

[spinsmashpop]

The pic of the bottom of the bag shows that it looks off center a bit...
There is also a crease in it by the nipple. But, with that said, I have so many bags that LOOK off center or out of whack one way or another, but NOT al of them hit strange, only some.

I've never hit a Grant, nor a Cleto. I want to get those. I guess it is always hit or miss with a bag.

One of my 4x6 Everlast black and gold bags now has a little "puffed out" area about the size of the top of a thumb. It's the first time I've ever seen that.

And I love that bag and all the speed it brings with it!
BAG ON!

[Tim]

This bag isn't rebounding straight back to me on all axis. I really appreciate the craftsmanship of the bag, but it's just all over the place if I don't hit straight on the wider part of the bag. Is it designed to rebound well only on one axis or is it lopsided?

You may want to give it a bit of time, getting used to a new bag requires time. I didn't see any variation that would make the bag unusable, in my opinion.

Welcome to the forums.

[riqal]

This bag isn't rebounding straight back to me on all axis. I really appreciate the craftsmanship of the bag, but it's just all over the place if I don't hit straight on the wider part of the bag. Is it designed to rebound well only on one axis or is it lopsided?

I just ordered a Title 5x8 gold speed bag. I will consider any fair trade (any type of boxing equipment) if someone is interested in this bag. .

I will trade my black everlast 9x6 pro speedbag and a ringside chainlink swivel for your grant bag

[ukspeedbag]

I checked out all my bags, out of 7, 3 look like agentonthelow's and they all hit fine. The Title Classic is warped big time, still hit's fine.

[atgatt]

There was one bag I noticed that I mishit on more than others. So I laid the bag sideways, as you show it, and placed a book at the widest part of the bag belly on each side of the bag with both seams just touching the books, the books act as right angles. Then I rotated the bag to the next set of seams and then the final 3rd set of seams. Low and behold, it was obvious that one set of seams were about 1/4" shorter in diameter than the other two. All my other bags had the seams much more equal.

Obviously, the smaller the bag with a certain size gap difference matters more than that same gap on a larger bag because of the % difference.

At least to me, a truer bag does make a difference especially in a small bag. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

[Roc Stone]

'At least to me, a truer bag does make a difference especially in a small bag. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. '


Good on you Atgatt!

[Speedbag]

There was one bag I noticed that I mishit on more than others. So I laid the bag sideways, as you show it, and placed a book at the widest part of the bag belly on each side of the bag with both seams just touching the books, the books act as right angles. Then I rotated the bag to the next set of seams and then the final 3rd set of seams. Low and behold, it was obvious that one set of seams were about 1/4" shorter in diameter than the other two. All my other bags had the seams much more equal.

Obviously, the smaller the bag with a certain size gap difference matters more than that same gap on a larger bag because of the % difference.

At least to me, a truer bag does make a difference especially in a small bag. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Never Argue with a man that can design a RoboticBoxer. His seams are all lined up.

[atgatt]

That's right, Speedbag. I always say, "If the seen simple seams seem unseemly, sell it."