MsDeville "graduates" up to the Ball Hook Swivel

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  • MsDeville
    Senior Member

    • Oct 2009
    • 1301

    MsDeville "graduates" up to the Ball Hook Swivel

    Well, I finally got around to ordering a ball hook swivel. It was an Everlast plastic ball hook–and was a little noisy and seemed to "slooow down" after a short time of hitting the bag. But Trainer Raul came to the rescue and swapped it out with a metal ball in the housing. Made a big difference.

    I like it. I like the way the bag handles and sounds... although there is a learning curve... And, I had to adjust my "punching power" till I got used to it. I'm going to put a little more weight on top of my platform... I discovered that when the bag hit a spot on the platform where there was no weight, it seemed to go a little wacky. But, then, I still need to work on controlling my punches. More practicing.

    YouTube yanked my music –grrrr – and this is such a nice piece of mellow music – a lot like Santana. But, I like Geronimo's "fix." He managed to find the song elsewhere on YouTube and he opened another browser window and played my video and the other one simultaneously. Not as good as my "production" but, it's one way to get around the problem...

    For what it's worth, here is my latest endeavor.

    Edit: I took Johnny Showtime's advice and simply inserted one of YouTube's stock songs...

    So, the first video has no bag sound, but dubbed-in music, and Part 2 video has just the bag, but no music to go with it... other than my errant caterwauling every so often... *eek*





    Last edited by MsDeville; 03-18-2010, 03:58 AM. Reason: uploaded another video clip.
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  • gvee127
    Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 36

    #2
    Great job as usual MsDeville! Congrats. on the new swivel.

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    • Biff
      Speed Bag Wizard

      • Feb 2008
      • 1190

      #3
      It's always great to witness your progress. Looks like you've progressed in other areas since you started bagging. Congrats. A job wll done!!!!

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      • royalewifcheese
        Member
        • Jul 2008
        • 75

        #4
        Ecellent work MsD, the ball hook is a tad slower which allows you to make smoother transitions(much harder to over speed and miss hit). i do see a hint of timing difference between your strikes on the BH vs the UB. that's not a bad thing it's just an observation. it happens when making equipment changes.

        great job on the weight loss as well, it's apparent in the vids.



        "I was born perfect, and just like the great white shark, have never had to evolve!"
        royalewifcheese

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        • fingers
          Speed Bag Guru
          • May 2008
          • 618

          #5
          Very nice Mrs D!! you have some great moves going on and very interesting too me as there may be another U bar swivel die hard converting to ball hook soon....watch this space
          Last edited by fingers; 03-16-2010, 04:51 PM.

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          • paranday
            Speed Bag Guru
            • Sep 2009
            • 2515

            #6
            Originally posted by fingers View Post
            Very nice Mrs D!! you have some great moves going on and very interesting too me as there [U]may[U] be another U bar swivel die hard converting to ball hook soon....watch this space
            Will that leave Sir Scissorhands as the lone keeper of the flame?

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            • fingers
              Speed Bag Guru
              • May 2008
              • 618

              #7
              Originally posted by paranday View Post
              Will that leave Sir Scissorhands as the lone keeper of the flame?
              Ha!! suffice to say a second platform may help me have the best of both worlds not sure i could ever leave the brotherhood of the U bar!!

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              • TJ_MaTee
                Senior Member

                 
                • Nov 2009
                • 316

                #8
                Howdy Ms "D". That was an awesome display of speedbaggin'! You are making "Great"
                progress and you have great style to your technique. Keep up the good work! Looking
                forward to your next vid!
                T.J. MaTEE'[/U][/U] u:

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                • ukspeedbag
                  Speed Bag Guru
                  • Nov 2007
                  • 736

                  #9
                  Well done Dee! Your elbow work is excellent, along with all the other stuff too. Good to hear you've gone with the ball hook, excellent choice.

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                  • metaldad
                    Speed Bag Guru
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 1514

                    #10
                    Another great video from MsD! You really got the elbows working there! Were you starting to sing towards the end? Nice! Those inward elbows are really looking good. Your downward elbows look good as well. Way to keep the flow!
                    Last edited by metaldad; 03-17-2010, 10:54 PM. Reason: spelling error
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                    • MsDeville
                      Senior Member

                      • Oct 2009
                      • 1301

                      #11
                      Originally posted by royalewifcheese View Post
                      Ecellent work MsD, the ball hook is a tad slower which allows you to make smoother transitions(much harder to over speed and miss hit). i do see a hint of timing difference between your strikes on the BH vs the UB. that's not a bad thing it's just an observation. it happens when making equipment changes.

                      great job on the weight loss as well, it's apparent in the vids.
                      Yes, I like the fact that I can slow down the tempo so much easier using the ball hook.

                      The first few days on the swivel, I got very frustrated and felt that I was starting at the beginning. The U bar is more forgiving, and with the swivel, there seems to be very little room for error. But, within several days, I managed to get the hang of it. I pulled out the big Everlast (my fall back bag ) and simply worked on my stamina and learned to adjust my punching power. I'm getting more and more comfortable with each workout...

                      Originally posted by fingers View Post
                      Very nice Mrs D!! you have some great moves going on and very interesting too me as there may be another U bar swivel die hard converting to ball hook soon....watch this space
                      Thanks, fingers. I know that a lot of my punches are, well... not exactly "spot on"... but, I'm workin' on it! I haven't given up the U bar completely. My better half – "Coach Raul" – is also known as my Ace Platform Designer – and built an all-wood speed bag setup and we put the old U bar swivel on it. (I'll be posting some pictures soon.)

                      Originally posted by TJ_MaTee View Post
                      Howdy Ms "D". That was an awesome display of speedbaggin'! You are making "Great" progress and you have great style to your technique. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to your next vid!
                      Why, thank you TJ... I just watched your video again, and am still amazed by it...

                      Originally posted by ukspeedbag View Post
                      Well done Dee! Your elbow work is excellent, along with all the other stuff too. Good to hear you've gone with the ball hook, excellent choice.
                      Yes, I decided it was time to try something different... I was starting to feel like I wasn't progressing... The swivel is fast... I think it might be too fast for my level of punching. And, I like punching to rhythmic beats and I have found that the ball hook gives me what I've been looking for in that respect...

                      Originally posted by metaldad View Post
                      Another great video from MsD! You really got the elbows working there! Were you starting to sing towards the end? Nice!
                      ...well, I wouldn't call it singing......more like fingernails on a chalkboard... ... guess I got a little caught up in the song.

                      Originally posted by metaldad View Post
                      Those inward elbows are really looking good. Your downward elbows look good as well. Way to keep the flow!
                      Thanks. Those sets of elbow punches are my ticket to the next (smaller) dress size!
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                      • Speedbag
                        Author of the Speed Bag Bible, founder of speedbagcentral.com

                        • Feb 2006
                        • 7123

                        #12
                        Amazing progress all around. Control and combinations are improving. Great to hear the "other" results of consistent speed bagging are taking place. You will be an inspiration to others!

                        on another note, do you know "the barber of Deville" ?


                        Sorry. I now see it's "the barber of Seville".

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                        • Mrs Mitts
                          Speed Bag Guru
                          • Feb 2010
                          • 285

                          #13
                          Excellent video! You've got great stamina to keep that going for nearly four minutes. You can definitely see amazing progress since your earlier videos.

                          I hope you get to love your new swivel!

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                          • SpeedBagScissorhands
                            Spin Master

                            • Aug 2008
                            • 340

                            #14
                            congrats on your move to the ball hook....I however will continue to represent the U-bolt....damm these speed bag companies should love that... they make much more money on a U bolt

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                            • deano
                              Australia's Elbow Wizard

                              • Jun 2009
                              • 224

                              #15
                              theres not many girls out there able to punch like you Ms Dee,excellent combos,
                              and a 3.49 session,you'll be fadeing away to a shadow.deano
                              Last edited by deano; 03-19-2010, 07:15 AM.

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