in this video I expose my flawed self and beg for your help to achieve speed bag greatness - or at least to diminish the errors of my ways. I've been on the Deville for 4 months now, and am progressing at a snails pace. Thanks!
first vid from speedy-g (misnomer)
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Looking pretty good to me! I want to know what you're listening to in those earbuds?
I'm sure Alan will chime in for you shortly, but I'd like to see you slow up a bit and control the bag. The speed will come naturally.
All in all though you're rocking that bag!
Oh... and is that GoPro footage? ...and where's the angle with the AOTB poster in the shot?Art of the Bag - A Speed Bag Story
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Originally posted by speedy G View Postin this video I expose my flawed self and beg for you help to achieve speed bag greatness - or at least to diminish the errors of my ways. I've been on the Deville for 4 months now, and am progressing at a snails pace. Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXiv...ature=youtu.be
There is something else that is noticeable for me is that you tend to miss hit a bit on your Front Double Punch for one reason, and the Reverse Double Punch at times for another, again in the 1:20 - 1:40 sequence. Notice at 1:20, you come out of that split fist (nice) combo to a R-L FDP. Your right fist leads (in FSP position) and the left misses the bag, and then leads the RDP behind. To me the pattern of your miss hits on FDP "sometimes" could be due to the spacing of your fists which tends to make the second fist miss, either because it was too close to the lead fist in the motion, or because it is going a bit faster (more power) than the lead fist, so it blasts past the bag in the technique, either missing it entirely or making contact a bit too early in that rebound, making a miss hit and raising the swivel up. On the RDP, I think some of the issue is the fists dropping "downward" behind the bag, arcing upward for contact and hitting a bit under the belly driving it upward.
I'm not sure exactly why for nothing "drastic" sticks out. Position is usually good. Arms and elbows up. And sometimes the contacts are dead on, and sometimes there is that tell tale knocking of swivel ball upward on the board. I do see that occasionally you make contact a bit late in the rebound also, which almost always causes a low hit under the belly. That is usually from inconsistent swing speed, particularly when it happens regularly during a punching session with half the contacts good and half kind of off. To be honest watching I'm not sure why. Could be the bag is a bit flat, but it doesn't really lose shape on contact, and it does not sound over inflated. I hit that bag a lot so I'm pretty used to it. That leads me to believe that there are "slight" issues of swing motion (direction), swing speed (lead and second fist not together) and second fist a bit too close at times in the double punch. Many beginning baggers go through it, and of course practice is the answer. 95% of what your doing is great, on target, it's that 5% that I'm talking about here.
and it could also be the swivel. Not indicating the "deville". Sometime I blame "the" swivel. any swivel. They mess with ya at times.
Great progress so far. Keep punching.
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Looks pretty good to me also. Especially like those fast elbows you throw in there. Now I am not trying to put down the swivel, but it has a lot of slop between the drum and the ball. So it will tell on you pretty quick. You can check this by pushing the ball up against the board. You can do what one of the members posted on the forum. You can put a washer and this eliminates most of the slop. The Everlast plastic swivel if you put a metal ball hook on it and a washer works pretty good. Now on the swivel you are bagging on you will need different size washers to accomplish this. This is just an observation, nothing else.Last edited by drag-on389; 02-20-2015, 11:07 AM.
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I agree that's pretty damn good progress Speedy G. The only thing I can see and it just might be the angle of the camera is that the bag may be hanging a little low in reference to your chin/mouth. I know this is usually a preference thing but I think as an intermediate the belly of the bag needs to be parallel to the area between your chin and mouth. Nice work.
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Originally posted by Zaza View Post
Looking pretty good to me! I want to know what you're listening to in those earbuds?
I'm sure Alan will chime in for you shortly, but I'd like to see you slow up a bit and control the bag. The speed will come naturally.
All in all though you're rocking that bag!
Oh... and is that GoPro footage? ...and where's the angle with the AOTB poster in the shot?
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[QUOTE=Speedbag;47987]I wouldn't say that's a snails pace, you are doing some nice combinations with single and double fist pass through linking, but the swivel is telling on you a bit. I hear it "knocking" (being driven a bit upwards) a lot from 1:20 - 1:40, particular during your Front Double Punch (FDP) and Reverse Double Punch (RDP) techniques. (FDP ' ' RDP). There are times when you appear to be "glazing" your fist(s) downward on the bag, making the slip on the leather, which creates a weak rebound. That can happen for two reasons, one (1) is if your swinging in a more "downward arc" rather than directly into the bag, which I kind of see occasionally, and the other reason this can happen (2) is if you catch the bag a bit too early in the rebound arc, which makes the fist contact a bit too low on the bag (under the belly) and tends to make a weak rebound, sending the bag upward. At that point, the second fist of the FDP will probably make a weak contact also, or miss the bag entirely.
There is something else that is noticeable for me is that you tend to miss hit a bit on your Front Double Punch for one reason, and the Reverse Double Punch at times for another, again in the 1:20 - 1:40 sequence. Notice at 1:20, you come out of that split fist (nice) combo to a R-L FDP. Your right fist leads (in FSP position) and the left misses the bag, and then leads the RDP behind. To me the pattern of your miss hits on FDP "sometimes" could be due to the spacing of your fists which tends to make the second fist miss, either because it was too close to the lead fist in the motion, or because it is going a bit faster (more power) than the lead fist, so it blasts past the bag in the technique, either missing it entirely or making contact a bit too early in that rebound, making a miss hit and raising the swivel up. On the RDP, I think some of the issue is the fists dropping "downward" behind the bag, arcing upward for contact and hitting a bit under the belly driving it upward.
I'm not sure exactly why for nothing "drastic" sticks out. Position is usually good. Arms and elbows up. And sometimes the contacts are dead on, and sometimes there is that tell tale knocking of swivel ball upward on the board. I do see that occasionally you make contact a bit late in the rebound also, which almost always causes a low hit under the belly. That is usually from inconsistent swing speed, particularly when it happens regularly during a punching session with half the contacts good and half kind of off. To be honest watching I'm not sure why. Could be the bag is a bit flat, but it doesn't really lose shape on contact, and it does not sound over inflated. I hit that bag a lot so I'm pretty used to it. That leads me to believe that there are "slight" issues of swing motion (direction), swing speed (lead and second fist not together) and second fist a bit too close at times in the double punch. Many beginning baggers go through it, and of course practice is the answer. 95% of what your doing is great, on target, it's that 5% that I'm talking about here.
and it could also be the swivel. Not indicating the "deville". Sometime I blame "the" swivel. any swivel. They mess with ya at times.
Great progress so far. Keep punching.
Thanks so much for the detailed answer Alan! I suspected (and was hoping) you'd assist with my FDP-RDP problems and you're right that the swivel "narcs me out" for mistakes - I hear it all the time - but can't myself quite understand what I'm doing wrong. I'll work on the fist spacing and consistency of speed and see if that helps solve the error(s). Thanks also for pointing out that the second fist is probably too "close" - as I wouldn't really know which direction to compensate without endless trial and error. That will help me zero in. I'll keep up the fight - and will post again when progress is made - or more help is direly needed - or both. If anything else comes to mind - please shout it out! Thanks again! - mike
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Originally posted by Del-Striking View PostI agree that's pretty damn good progress Speedy G. The only thing I can see and it just might be the angle of the camera is that the bag may be hanging a little low in reference to your chin/mouth. I know this is usually a preference thing but I think as an intermediate the belly of the bag needs to be parallel to the area between your chin and mouth. Nice work.
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Originally posted by drag-on389 View PostLooks pretty good to me also. Especially like those fast elbows you throw in there. Now I am not trying to put down the swivel, but it has a lot of slop between the drum and the ball. So it will tell on you pretty quick. You can check this by pushing the ball up against the board. You can do what one of the members posted on the forum. You can put a washer and this eliminates most of the slop. The Everlast plastic swivel if you put a metal ball hook on it and a washer works pretty good. Now on the swivel you are bagging on you will need different size washers to accomplish this. This is just an observation, nothing else.
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Originally posted by Speedbag View PostI wouldn't say that's a snails pace, you are doing some nice combinations with single and double fist pass through linking, but the swivel is telling on you a bit. I hear it "knocking" (being driven a bit upwards) a lot from 1:20 - 1:40, particular during your Front Double Punch (FDP) and Reverse Double Punch (RDP) techniques. (FDP ' ' RDP). There are times when you appear to be "glazing" your fist(s) downward on the bag, making the slip on the leather, which creates a weak rebound. That can happen for two reasons, one (1) is if your swinging in a more "downward arc" rather than directly into the bag, which I kind of see occasionally, and the other reason this can happen (2) is if you catch the bag a bit too early in the rebound arc, which makes the fist contact a bit too low on the bag (under the belly) and tends to make a weak rebound, sending the bag upward. At that point, the second fist of the FDP will probably make a weak contact also, or miss the bag entirely.
There is something else that is noticeable for me is that you tend to miss hit a bit on your Front Double Punch for one reason, and the Reverse Double Punch at times for another, again in the 1:20 - 1:40 sequence. Notice at 1:20, you come out of that split fist (nice) combo to a R-L FDP. Your right fist leads (in FSP position) and the left misses the bag, and then leads the RDP behind. To me the pattern of your miss hits on FDP "sometimes" could be due to the spacing of your fists which tends to make the second fist miss, either because it was too close to the lead fist in the motion, or because it is going a bit faster (more power) than the lead fist, so it blasts past the bag in the technique, either missing it entirely or making contact a bit too early in that rebound, making a miss hit and raising the swivel up. On the RDP, I think some of the issue is the fists dropping "downward" behind the bag, arcing upward for contact and hitting a bit under the belly driving it upward.
I'm not sure exactly why for nothing "drastic" sticks out. Position is usually good. Arms and elbows up. And sometimes the contacts are dead on, and sometimes there is that tell tale knocking of swivel ball upward on the board. I do see that occasionally you make contact a bit late in the rebound also, which almost always causes a low hit under the belly. That is usually from inconsistent swing speed, particularly when it happens regularly during a punching session with half the contacts good and half kind of off. To be honest watching I'm not sure why. Could be the bag is a bit flat, but it doesn't really lose shape on contact, and it does not sound over inflated. I hit that bag a lot so I'm pretty used to it. That leads me to believe that there are "slight" issues of swing motion (direction), swing speed (lead and second fist not together) and second fist a bit too close at times in the double punch. Many beginning baggers go through it, and of course practice is the answer. 95% of what your doing is great, on target, it's that 5% that I'm talking about here.
and it could also be the swivel. Not indicating the "deville". Sometime I blame "the" swivel. any swivel. They mess with ya at times.
Great progress so far. Keep punching.
Originally posted by speedy G View PostThanks so much for the detailed answer Alan! I suspected (and was hoping) you'd assist with my FDP-RDP problems and you're right that the swivel "narcs me out" for mistakes - I hear it all the time - but can't myself quite understand what I'm doing wrong. I'll work on the fist spacing and consistency of speed and see if that helps solve the error(s). Thanks also for pointing out that the second fist is probably too "close" - as I wouldn't really know which direction to compensate without endless trial and error. That will help me zero in. I'll keep up the fight - and will post again when progress is made - or more help is direly needed - or both. If anything else comes to mind - please shout it out! Thanks again! - mike
I do suspect the bag just a bit. I have used that 9x6 fighting sports a lot, I have several of them. I love the shape and pattern of the panels, however it tends to hit a bit Slow compared to other 9x6 bags I have and I find myself tending to "push" it with more force to go faster, meaning I notice I'm trying to swing a bit harder to get the speed, and trying to swing hard will usually mess with the timing and distance between parts of a multi-part technique. Forcing a bags speed by swinging hard is not the best way to maintain timing. I do notice you hitting hard occasionally also.
All that said, you're making remarkable progress. Whatever "it" is will probably work itself out shortly, or..... change bags and see what happens. Sometimes a weird control issue just vanishes with another bag style or shape. no joke. Put a leone on the hook and see what happens. I'm convinced that bag has flubber in it.Speed Bag
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Thanks for the additional detail, Alan! I took every word as instructive and none as a "diss." I'm honored to get your feedback - and that of others on this forum. I'll take your instruction to heart and modify my form accordingly - I'll also switch up the bag as you said. Four months ago, after watching AOTB (I don't even know how I came across it) I made a commitment to myself to TRY hard to learn to do a smidgen of the amazing things you guys did in the video. I caught the fever just watching it and I'm pretty passionate about it (just ask my wife). ! I never imagined that I could actually progress - let alone be in contact with the greatest baggers in the world - and get their feedback and critique on my own efforts and progress. Three things I grossly underestimated going into it - 1) the bag/practice time necessary to 'really" make progress (many, many, many hours thus far), 2) The progress that can actually be made with determination, and 3) The kindness, support and insight provided by you baggers here at the SBF and beyond. I couldn't have gotten this far - and I can't wait to keep on going, going, going! Thanks again to you and the community!
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Originally posted by speedy G View PostThanks for the additional detail, Alan! I took every word as instructive and none as a "diss." I'm honored to get your feedback - and that of others on this forum. I'll take your instruction to heart and modify my form accordingly - I'll also switch up the bag as you said. Four months ago, after watching AOTB (I don't even know how I came across it) I made a commitment to myself to TRY hard to learn to do a smidgen of the amazing things you guys did in the video. I caught the fever just watching it and I'm pretty passionate about it (just ask my wife). ! I never imagined that I could actually progress - let alone be in contact with the greatest baggers in the world - and get their feedback and critique on my own efforts and progress. Three things I grossly underestimated going into it - 1) the bag/practice time necessary to 'really" make progress (many, many, many hours thus far), 2) The progress that can actually be made with determination, and 3) The kindness, support and insight provided by you baggers here at the SBF and beyond. I couldn't have gotten this far - and I can't wait to keep on going, going, going! Thanks again to you and the community!
Punch it. they will come.Speed Bag
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