how DO YOU hang a heavy bag

**hollaatyaboyy1** · 05-17-2007 11:57 PM

hey whats up guys... i have a question i do not have a basement or a garage and i was thinking about getting a heavy bag......i was about to buy one of those stands like this one..

http://www.fitbuy.com/images/cn15162h.jpg

but it leaves you no where to move it looks like you are basically confined to one spot....

however i have an area in my back yard that would be perfect to hang a bag. There is a big treee that i can build something off of.....im not sure there are any thick branches suitable for hanging a bag from but i was wondering, is there any way of nailing a peice of wood off of the tree so it would hang into my yard that i can hang the bag from..... im not sure how heavy the bag will be but im sure i dont want a real light one

please any info would be greatly appreciated thank you

**Trainer Monkey** · 05-17-2007 11:59 PM

If your hitting hard enough,youll tear it right off
Honestly Id recomend a stand,there are numerous ones out there,one of them will work for you

**hollaatyaboyy1** · 05-18-2007 12:06 AM

i have been looking all over can you please show me one of them that allows u to manuver so you are not standing directly in front of the "opponent"

**Trainer Monkey** · 05-18-2007 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by hollaatyaboyy1

i have been looking all over can you please show me one of them that allows u to manuver so you are not standing directly in front of the "opponent"

We use this
http://store.everlastboxing.com/ever...bag-stand.html
And yes,if you pay attention to your footwork,and place it right,you can get your work in
I know everlast has better ones,but I cant afford 3 grand for a heavy bag stand

**hollaatyaboyy1** · 05-18-2007 12:15 AM

haha yes me neither.......... this is the exact one i was looking at......i just hope i dont break my ankle when i'm moving around......its a shame i thought building something off the tree was a great ideaaaa ....ahh who knows lol

**Canvasback** · 05-18-2007 12:19 AM

I have one that I hang in my garage. I bought a hanger from Ringside which is a flat piect of metal with a D-ring in the middle. I anchored a 4x4 across the beams in the garage and mounted the hanger to the 4x4. I also bought a big spring from Ringside and got a length of heavy chain from the hardware store. I've been using this for around 10 years and have never had a problem. The 4x4 takes a lot of the stress off the rafters and doesn't make the whole house shake when I'm hitting the bag. Hope this helps.

**hollaatyaboyy1** · 05-18-2007 12:27 AM

i dont mean to be a pain ...... but how would i use that in conjunction with the tree i have in my back yard if iat all im just trying to visualize how i might accomplish this please let me know if u have any insite because i may run with this thank you!

**Canvasback** · 05-18-2007 12:32 AM

Not sure you could use it with a tree unless you had two very sturdy branches that were the same height and parallel to the ground. Then maybe you could attach a 4x4 across the tree limbs and hang the heavy bag from it.

**Von Milash** · 05-18-2007 03:36 AM

hey Holla....

Did you ever see the newest Rocky? (what's that, Rocky 27?)

Anyway, he has a pull-up bar in his backyard. You could always fashion something out of 1" black iron pipe.

**Spicoli** · 01-20-2011 05:54 AM

In hindsight made this mistake Christmas with almost exact stand. Bit of shopping around would have helped but oh well. As much as I hated to made some cuts on weighted legs and t-boned the center section outward with bracers....keeps balance with swinging bag providing your not going Clubber-lang on it and also allows circling free and clear...for the most part.

wow, realized I was on 3 yr old thread lol. TM sighting