Landing Hooks and Uppercuts from the outside.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I've fallen into a strange habit of lunging when throwing Hooks and uppercuts from a distance, albeit Uppercuts were never my forte.

Obviously countering is one excellent method of ensuring your power punch will land, but what other methods are employed to ensure the punch lands?

For the purposes of the thread it may also be helpful to discusss defences against such punches.

[Youngblood]

Donny I have a vid I might put up one day (or a little bit of it) when I get it from my coach showing how god aweful ugly missed hooks from far out can look. lol

My left hook was so successful against shorter fighters I figured it was sure fire, and I ran into a guy who was 6`4``or 6`5 and I had a hurt back before fighting him too. But mostly I was leading off with that left hook and to my surprise not only was i missing by a mile and horribly, the punch was going across my body and tying me up! lol

I figured out in time how bad it was and quickly started using an straight right left hook combo to counter him...and managed a win...but wow...was it ugly, the opening hook. Itll be embarrassing as hell but when I get it Ill put up a cut clip from it.

That caused me to start working on shortening it. Plus add some elements to work on too for a counter like an overhand right-straight left combo. Plus working on my slipping.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I've got a nice hook, but I've let it loosen in recent times.
I need to begin tightening all limbs once again.

I feel since i've sparred with pros I've encounteed leads with unusual punches more so I need to expand my own repetoire of leads.

[Scrap]

A little tip, the problem usualy starts with the feet not being right and to compesate the shoulders are overcompesating and tighten as does the lower back and groin. Making it hard for the elbows to be where they should be on the ribs where they have the ability to feel where they are. giving a sense [ feel] for direction of where to go, distance is lost.

[donnydarkoIRL]

A little tip, the problem usualy starts with the feet not being right and to compesate the shoulders are overcompesating and tighten as does the lower back and groin. Making it hard for the elbows to be where they should be on the ribs where they have the ability to feel where they are. giving a sense [ feel] for direction of where to go, distance is lost.

Excellent advice.
I understood it first time round this time

I was thinking for a LH to step as if with a jab and twist on extension with the hook.
I haven't experimented yet, I will tonight, but it may work.

[Youngblood]

A little tip, the problem usualy starts with the feet not being right and to compesate the shoulders are overcompesating and tighten as does the lower back and groin. Making it hard for the elbows to be where they should be on the ribs where they have the ability to feel where they are. giving a sense [ feel] for direction of where to go, distance is lost.

Excellent advice.
I understood it first time round this time

I was thinking for a LH to step as if with a jab and twist on extension with the hook.
I haven't experimented yet, I will tonight, but it may work.

This also may help explain why I was experiencing alot of lower back pain for a while when I was working on using my left hook a lot. It has since stopped as ive shortened it, but it was always sore.