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    Default Speed bag question

    I am going to be getting one for my home soon.
    Are there any brands that are better or worse than others?
    How do I know when it's properly inflated?
    How high should it be in relation to my head?
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    A ringside.com brand is very good, and are on sale right now for $29.

    You should inflate it until it's just firm, but not hard. you should be able to depress it a bit with little effort. Over-inflating it will result in the seems splitting and it buldging.

    The fat part of the bag should be even with your nose...give or take a bit, depending on what you like.


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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    they must have been selling too fast.. the dirty bastards upped the price
    http://www.ringside.com/DETAIL.ASPX?ID=25256

    you could also look at titleboxing.com. They're name brand is also very good. But I'm on an all-out boycott against them for shit customer servise.
    http://store.titleboxing.com/titlespeedbags1.html

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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    Quote Originally Posted by Von Milash
    A ringside.com brand is very good, and are on sale right now for $29.

    You should inflate it until it's just firm, but not hard. you should be able to depress it a bit with little effort. Over-inflating it will result in the seems splitting and it buldging.

    The fat part of the bag should be even with your nose...give or take a bit, depending on what you like.

    thanks bro, for the help!!
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    I find the prices are better at the local sporting goods store, I can a Everlast bag that has the gyro print on the outside for $30 or less. Everlast is a good brand, there's others too, but avoid the cheap knockoffs that are sold on ebay.
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    i bought an el cheapo from k-mart! they all serve the same purpose. but i would have bought a decent one if i had the $$$$. cause the fisrt one i got i punched straight if the hook and ripped the stitching lol... i guess im just a cheap skate
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris N.
    I find the prices are better at the local sporting goods store, I can a Everlast bag that has the gyro print on the outside for $30 or less. Everlast is a good brand, there's others too, but avoid the cheap knockoffs that are sold on ebay.
    chris, sorry bud, i hate to differ with you but the super store everlast bags are not as good as what I've linked to. The leather itself is fine, but the seems are not welted, the bag isn't as round, and the rebounds aren't as true. A $29 bag from title or ringside will be better than a $39 bag from Everlast. The gyro thing means pretty much nothing... it's simply marketing.


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    Don't know if your building your own platform or buying one, but make sure it's very stable. I built mine (but really did have to put it in a crappy place) and it wobbles just slightly, but it washes a lot of speed off the bag...
    Knowing how high to pump it up is pretty easy, pretty much until it get's hard. You can start of pumping it up so you can still press fingers into it slightly, which makes the ball bounce a little bit slower and good if your not that experienced on it. Then when you want to speed it up, just blow it up a little bit more.

    Also, you don't have to go big and expensive on the swivel... I had a moulded plastic one that came with my speed bag, but thought a better one would be uhhh better, so I bought the $30 steel one off ringside.com.. After a week I switched back to the plastic one that came with my bag. It was much faster and the bag felt much better with it... I think it's because the swivel is quite compact and leaves the top of the bag close to the platform, making it bounce a lot faster with less path for the swinging.. I've used bags with other swivels but honestly think this is the best one around...
    http://www.jimbradley.com.au/html/s1...v_top_id=Shop2 that's the link for it if your intersted..
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    Meh,I like our Everlast fine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey
    Meh,I like our Everlast fine
    Yeah, well their isn't never that much difference and any would be fine... was just giving a suggestion on different ones as he's setting up his first speed bag thing and my have to pick one at some stage.
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    I like everlast, it's done me good. The only thing I don't like is how gloves are made nowadays.
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris N.
    I like everlast, it's done me good. The only thing I don't like is how gloves are made nowadays.
    They heavy bag gloves,or the actual ring gloves?

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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    The ring gloves, unless it's completely worn in it's hard to make a proper fist in these foam gloves, the attached thumb doesn't help either. If I have the opportunity I'll buy an old pair of gloves that's in good shape and has the different padding.
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    Default Re: Speed bag question

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris N.
    The ring gloves, unless it's completely worn in it's hard to make a proper fist in these foam gloves, the attached thumb doesn't help either. If I have the opportunity I'll buy an old pair of gloves that's in good shape and has the different padding.
    Agreed about the attached thumbs,they get on my nerves something evil

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