are we different?

[Mrs Mitts]

Just got back from the gym tonight and seen all these posts!!! Makes sense to start a new thread on this so........ I will

[ukspeedbag]

Count me in!! i can show you all my fantastic riveting skills

Nice one fingers!

[fingers]

We need to speak with fingers and anyone else. Fancy starting a new post Mrs Mitts?

Count me in!! i can show you all my fantastic riveting skills

[ukspeedbag]

Hey UKers!! If this materializes make sure you guys post lots of pix and vids.

Of course we will Biff! We could make a good day of bagging and hopefully get some new baggers on board. It'll drive me into training harder too! I'm sure I can message some old members and give them a nudge, the more the merrier. Mrs Mitts location is ideal for most UK baggers and anyone else in Europe. Who knows this could be the European version of Speed Bag 2010 Okay we don't have the numbers but I'm sure we can have fun.

[Biff]

Hey UKers!! If this materializes make sure you guys post lots of pix and vids.

[ukspeedbag]

Wouldn't that be great????!!! Could be a good location.

We need to speak with fingers and anyone else. Fancy starting a new post Mrs Mitts?

[Mrs Mitts]

Hey Mrs mitts, sounds like your gym could be a good place for the UK baggers to meet up one day.

Wouldn't that be great????!!! Could be a good location.

[paranday]

Hey Mrs mitts, sounds like your gym could be a good place for the UK baggers to meet up one day.

Can't wait to see the videos !!!!

[ukspeedbag]

Hey Mrs mitts, sounds like your gym could be a good place for the UK baggers to meet up one day.

[Bruce]

More, yes! After the circuits class it's a chance for me to have a go on a different bag and swivel even though the platform is way too high for me People see it used and lately I've seen a few guys and a girl or two trying it out for themselves, some have asked me to show them how to do it. Last week there were three of us creating one hell of a racket.... RESULT!!

Maybe garner enough interest, and you could start a speed bag class of your own... That would be very cool.

[Biff]

I was talking to the manager of the local gym/recreation center, and she said that equipment that has a learning curve does not get used much. An example was the Nordic Track they got rid of, it took too long to learn the basic stride, so people pretty much didn't use it. Yet the Nordic Track can be mastered after a few tries, in my experience. (Haha, she also said it was too noisy).

The speed bag takes much longer to learn than that, yet we all seem addicted. If anything I'd say it's the challenge that makes the bag worth doing. The sound and fury, too, but the fact that the bag can make a fool out of you is a strong incentive to get back at it and practice.

Are we different from most people?

ARE WE DIFFERENT?? Are you joking??? Look at us!! A bunch of rag-tag circus performers!!! Only kidding of course, there is no better or nicer group of folks on the 'net. It's great that the bag has brought us all together.

I don't think being different is the way to describe our obsession. For me, It's all about the challenge and variety of stuff that can be done.

I feel the same way, Vini.

........................I think many people recognize speed bag punching from boxing and lots of folks have probably tried one, but a smaller group probably pursue it for any length of time. History bears out that since at least Vaudeville times, there have been a dedicated few who worked to excel at it. Trends in popularity come and go, but it appears that the current popularity in speed bagging is growing.... and I guess that is creating a lot more people to be "different" like us.

QFT. Our group certainly proves Alan's point.

[Speedbag]

I made a cheesy sign on my ink jet printer and taped it to my platform. It gets the job done, but has a lot of glare in bright light (doesn't photograph well).

Nice Sign!

[Tim]

Yes, I'd agree and advertising the forum is a great idea. I was thinking of a laminated poster idea that could be put up by the platforms in my gym. It could have some tips for using the speedbag and promote the forum, maybe have some eyecatching graphics. if anyone has any ideas, I'd love to see them.

I made a cheesy sign on my ink jet printer and taped it to my platform. It gets the job done, but has a lot of glare in bright light (doesn't photograph well).

[Mrs Mitts]

So if someone wanted to get the speed bag established locally, it's probably going to require putting in some time to show people how it's done, not just hanging a bag expecting it to take off. Maybe want a platform painted with this inscription:

www.speedbagforum.com

Yes, I'd agree and advertising the forum is a great idea. I was thinking of a laminated poster idea that could be put up by the platforms in my gym. It could have some tips for using the speedbag and promote the forum, maybe have some eyecatching graphics. if anyone has any ideas, I'd love to see them.

Do you see them being used now?

More, yes! After the circuits class it's a chance for me to have a go on a different bag and swivel even though the platform is way too high for me People see it used and lately I've seen a few guys and a girl or two trying it out for themselves, some have asked me to show them how to do it. Last week there were three of us creating one hell of a racket.... RESULT!!

[Tim]

So if someone wanted to get the speed bag established locally, it's probably going to require putting in some time to show people how it's done, not just hanging a bag expecting it to take off.

I've thought about this too. I would love to have a gang of local "regulars" who get together to bag once a week or something like that. The complicating factor is so few gyms have speed bags. The ones that do are usually $$$$ (boxing gyms). The bagging population is spread quite thin as well. In 4 years I've found only a handful of Orlando bag enthusiasts, and most of them aren't in to it for very long.