Rival Precision Speed Bags

[Allentown]

How fast is the small Rival leather precision speed bags?

I am looking for speed.

[Speedbag]

As for the "new" leather Rivals I can't say. I'm familiar with the older style (original) rival bags. IMO the 8x5 rival is not as fast as the
8x5 Leone, (which feels to me a bit faster than most of my 8x5 bags).

I was teaching a friend some speed bag the other day at his home and he liked my rival bag so much, I gave it to him. (I'd rather see a bag get used than just sit around in my bag box. )

[Allentown]

I have the Leone 5X8. It is fast. One of my favorites.

[florian 380]

I have the Leone 5X8. It is fast. One of my favorites.

Is the leone faster than the xs atomic
I think my fastest bag is the xs atomic and for me its pretty fast

[Allentown]

Yes. The Leone is faster. The atomic is fast too but it is very light.

[florian 380]

WOW !!!! then it must be a fast bag the leone but they say its very light ,too

[paranday]

The Leone is not as light as the Atomic. And it's bigger. I wish the quality control problems could be resolved with the Leone bag, then I could recommend without hesitation.

[florian 380]

thats the reason why i still think about if i gonna buy one or not . I dont know if its worth to spend the money . Rather spend it on a 8x5 white fighting sports

[paranday]

I like the white Fighting Sports bag, people here have had good luck with them, but mine has a seam that is opening -- it will soon be damaged to the point where it is unusable.

The Title Gold 8x5 seems bullet proof. Ralph, has that bag stood up to your abuse?

[florian 380]

yeah i know the gold title is a very good bag wanna get me one soon !! but i have the 9x6 black/white fighting sports and the leather is just awesome. is the white one the same ??

[paranday]

The white FS has nice leather. It's one of my favorite bags.

[Speedbag]

The Leone is not as light as the Atomic. And it's bigger. I wish the quality control problems could be resolved with the Leone bag, then I could recommend without hesitation.

True, the Leone is heavier than the Atomic, and the title classics, 8x5 and 9x6, but the size doesn't adversely affect the rebound. I like it for the larger size, in that there is more surface area to make contact, a bit longer hang under the board for better fist clearance on downward elbow strikes, and it flies off the board as fast as any other I have at the moment.

with the exception perhaps of my aussie "Jim Bradley" bag, that Deano gave me in 2010. I don't know exactly what size it is, closer to large 9x6 or small 10x7, but it's light and F-A-S-T. The speed per size will really fool you at first.

I will still say that no american bag hits like it. The lightness would tell me it just can go that fast, but it do.

[Dumbcluck]

leone

the leone bags are great. light and fast and soft. only problem ihave had is the rivets on the strap holding the loop together.
title has 20% off sales all the time and you can get these delivered to your house for $40. not too bad. their customer service has always been good and accomadating.

[Speedbag]

the leone bags are great. light and fast and soft. only problem i have had is the rivets on the strap holding the loop together.
title has 20% off sales all the time and you can get these delivered to your house for $40. not too bad. their customer service has always been good and accomadating.

I keep waiting for that to happen. I've been pounding mine pretty serious the last few days and not problem yet.

The leone bag is interesting in that is seems a bit faster when it's not as fully inflated as it could be. Lots of times I'll put in a bit of extra air (slightly overinflate) an 8x5 to jump the speed up a bit, which makes the bag harder also. This doesn't seem to work on the Leone. when I overinflate it a bit, it seems slower. Maybe it builds up more compression inside as the bag flattens on the board, the springs off. Not sure why this is, but I find the softer Leone feels a touch faster than my other overinflated 8x5's.

I judge that by hitting to fast music. I may strain to keep up with a song on one bag, and find it easier on another. Right now the Leone is beating them all.

[Rhy]

Has anyone tried "Select" make in Canada?

It has a wider bladder than my Cleto Reyes, personally i find the Select to be faster but harder to add in reverse/side punches.. Now could that be due to my technique or do bags like the Select with a fat bladder for just triplet rhythm punching?

Select Sm 6.75"x9"
Cleto Reyes xs 5"x8"

Can anyone talk about the size of the loop and if it make's a difference, if you notice the Select bag has a small/shorter loop than The Cleto Reyes.