Hey guys I know this has been probably brought up before, but I'm going to be asking a question and maybe give some insight at the same time. First off I'm not a boxer, I tried it for a while but things got complicated and I had to stop. I do punch the heavy bag though for a good workout.

Anyway I always thought in order for a punch to hit hard there needed to be a big shift of weight. But I've been experimenting a little and I've found that keeping the weight on the back foot produces just as much, if not more power.

So a little experiment I tried. Stand in front of a wall in your boxing stance. Then put your right fist against the wall as if you just threw a right cross at it. Now drive into the wall by pushing off your back foot and you will notice how your weight naturally shifts onto your left foot somewhat. It should feel like a very solid connection and powerful. From analyzing a lot of videos I see boxers that tend to plant that left foot and shift their weight onto it. But what happens is you naturally lean forward and even closer to the opponent than necessary.

Now do the same thing again except this time keep the heel of the left foot off the ground slightly and the majority of your weight on the back foot. Don't shift that weight onto the left foot. Twist as far as you can and notice how you naturally drive off the ball of your right foot. Notice how solid the connection feels.

So anyway I always thought that in order for a punch to be really hard you needed to shift the weight into the punch. It seems counterintuitive to keep the weight on the back foot and the natural instinct is to shift the weight, but it seems to work a lot better, for me at least.

I'm wondering what you guys think. Is it a natural instinct for humans to want to shift weight and is it actually better to go against that instinct? Just some things to ponder, I'm always looking for the best way to do things.