flat footed

Hey I noticed that when im hitting the heavy bag and punch mitts and get really into it, I dont pivot my feet when I throw left and right hooks, my feet stay flat and planted firmly, even though i try to remember to be on the balls of my feet and pivot. Any tricks to help me with this? Or is it ok to punch like that because I seem to havealot more power that way even though it is unorthodox technique

you will just have to practice mate flat feet won get you out of trouble

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Originally Posted by fightingforever

Hey I noticed that when im hitting the heavy bag and punch mitts and get really into it, I dont pivot my feet when I throw left and right hooks, my feet stay flat and planted firmly, even though i try to remember to be on the balls of my feet and pivot. Any tricks to help me with this? Or is it ok to punch like that because I seem to havealot more power that way even though it is unorthodox technique

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Its not as big a deal as people think.Foremans feet were flatter then pancakes out there alot of the time

questions like these really surprise me. no offense. we had a kid at our gym in michigan with a similar issue. he was a really nice boxer, but on his right cross, couldn't seem to get down how to pivot the back foot onto the ball of his foot. very bizarre.... i suspect he was simply over analyzing the situation.

me, i just let my feet do as they will. let 'em loose, and let them drag a bit. your whole body should be a free flowing unit. just be relaxed and you'll pivot nicely.

(although i guess i do have an advantage from all my years of baseball, which is a similar motion in dragging the back foot when throwing...)

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Originally Posted by Von Milash

questions like these really surprise me. no offense. we had a kid at our gym in michigan with a similar issue. he was a really nice boxer, but on his right cross, couldn't seem to get down how to pivot the back foot onto the ball of his foot. very bizarre.... i suspect he was simply over analyzing the situation.

me, i just let my feet do as they will. let 'em loose, and let them drag a bit. your whole body should be a free flowing unit. just be relaxed and you'll pivot nicely.

(although i guess i do have an advantage from all my years of baseball, which is a similar motion in dragging the back foot when throwing...)

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Interesting that Im a totally different boxer then I am a baseball hitter,in Boxing I expect to wear you down using outside shots,in baseball my attitude is I may miss it 5 out of 6,but on the 6th time good luck finding the ball

I spar on my toies and often fight flat footed, strange isn't it?

I think it's a mental thing;)

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Originally Posted by hitmandonny

I spar on my toies and often fight flat footed, strange isn't it?

I think it's a mental thing;)

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Probably in the back of your head,your trying to hit harder