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Hi all,
As called out in my first post (dog hates it when I use my speed bag
) I'm a complete newbie so thought I'd share details of my set up in case you have any advice for me.
I'm in Melbourne, Australia, and you may have heard we've just been sent into relatively strict lockdowns for at least 6 weeks. So I've used this time to turn my garage into a gym. As part of this, I've made the best decision yet to install a speed bag (which seems to be called a speedball down under). This decision was made easier because the previous owner of my house was a boxer, and he'd left the board and part of the swivel that he'd installed.
I found a bag online from a boxing equipment shop in Perth, and went for the large size of 30cm as I'd read it'd be easier for beginners. https://www.ringsport.com.au/collect...ort-speed-ball
I also had to buy another plastic swivel as my existing swivel didn't have the connecting piece in it any more, so I just left the existing base of the swivel installed and took the connecting piece of my new one to connect the bag.
I was concerned about the loop not fitting perfectly into the swivel, and the slight lopsided shape at the top of the bag, particularly at the start because it kept rotating counter-clockwise when I'd hit it. However, I soon realised that was just my technique, and by hitting it "cleaner" I'm now getting a pretty solid (if not super fast) triplet rhythm going consistently, and the bag rebounds straight. So I'm not sure if my concerns are warranted, as it seems to all work ok?
The board is also a bit high. The belly of the bag is around my eye level, not mouth level which I think I read was better? But I like the test of keeping my arms up nice and high for a long period of time.
I'm currently hitting it bare handed, with the fleshy part on the side of my fist (eg the side beneath my pinky fingers if that makes sense?). I don't know if that's correct but it works for me.
Anyway, let me know if you have any advice or tips. I'd be glad to hear to take it on board.
Cheers!
As called out in my first post (dog hates it when I use my speed bag
) I'm a complete newbie so thought I'd share details of my set up in case you have any advice for me.I'm in Melbourne, Australia, and you may have heard we've just been sent into relatively strict lockdowns for at least 6 weeks. So I've used this time to turn my garage into a gym. As part of this, I've made the best decision yet to install a speed bag (which seems to be called a speedball down under). This decision was made easier because the previous owner of my house was a boxer, and he'd left the board and part of the swivel that he'd installed.
I found a bag online from a boxing equipment shop in Perth, and went for the large size of 30cm as I'd read it'd be easier for beginners. https://www.ringsport.com.au/collect...ort-speed-ball
I also had to buy another plastic swivel as my existing swivel didn't have the connecting piece in it any more, so I just left the existing base of the swivel installed and took the connecting piece of my new one to connect the bag.
I was concerned about the loop not fitting perfectly into the swivel, and the slight lopsided shape at the top of the bag, particularly at the start because it kept rotating counter-clockwise when I'd hit it. However, I soon realised that was just my technique, and by hitting it "cleaner" I'm now getting a pretty solid (if not super fast) triplet rhythm going consistently, and the bag rebounds straight. So I'm not sure if my concerns are warranted, as it seems to all work ok?
The board is also a bit high. The belly of the bag is around my eye level, not mouth level which I think I read was better? But I like the test of keeping my arms up nice and high for a long period of time.
I'm currently hitting it bare handed, with the fleshy part on the side of my fist (eg the side beneath my pinky fingers if that makes sense?). I don't know if that's correct but it works for me.
Anyway, let me know if you have any advice or tips. I'd be glad to hear to take it on board.
Cheers!
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