The Left Hook Gap

[SugarBoxing]

Throwing the left hook does not begin with the pivot on the left foot, not if you want 'snap' on the punch. Follow this and try it out.
From your stance, drop your right foot flat, toe perpendicular to your target- you want the right side of your body in a straight line, as close as possible. You use the muscles on the right side of your body to torque your left side around; this causes your left foot to pivot. The left foot pivots on the toe, the leg turns, the hip turns, the shoulder turns. Your keep your left shoulder in its original position as long as possible, and the tension you are creating causes it to turn, whipping the fist through the target. Turning the weight in front of the punch creates a whip-like effect and concussive force.
What Weldon is showing is damn near useless. Many years ago I bought one of his training videos and wasn't impressed with the way he taught punching. Then I saw a fighter of his- Weldon had started him, and he was undefeated. Punched just like Kenny taught in the videos and he couldn't hurt anybody with his fists, bad luck for a prize fighter.

Thanks for shedding certain light, I also figured out the way to throw the snapping hook like you have described. My experience, that non of coaches I trained with understand it sadly. Where did you get this understanding by the way?

[greynotsoold]

Throwing the left hook does not begin with the pivot on the left foot, not if you want 'snap' on the punch. Follow this and try it out.
From your stance, drop your right foot flat, toe perpendicular to your target- you want the right side of your body in a straight line, as close as possible. You use the muscles on the right side of your body to torque your left side around; this causes your left foot to pivot. The left foot pivots on the toe, the leg turns, the hip turns, the shoulder turns. Your keep your left shoulder in its original position as long as possible, and the tension you are creating causes it to turn, whipping the fist through the target. Turning the weight in front of the punch creates a whip-like effect and concussive force.
What Weldon is showing is damn near useless. Many years ago I bought one of his training videos and wasn't impressed with the way he taught punching. Then I saw a fighter of his- Weldon had started him, and he was undefeated. Punched just like Kenny taught in the videos and he couldn't hurt anybody with his fists, bad luck for a prize fighter.

Thanks for shedding certain light, I also figured out the way to throw the snapping hook like you have described. My experience, that non of coaches I trained with understand it sadly. Where did you get this understanding by the way?

Edwin j Haislet explains it in his book. Scrap talks about it in a bunch of places- in the link you provided, he mentions how the left side of the body drives the right hand; it goes the other way as well. My father taught me about punching. I watched Joe louis.
I REALLY recommend the Haislet book.

[Scrap]

As Greys says, what moves any side of the Body is the opposite side. Also every Punch is a Backfoot Punch, because that is your distance, the power source.Dont fall back onto it, drive off it gives better control of the Front Foot mechanics.

[SugarBoxing]

Tnx to all for the feedback, I managed to put pieces together for my article on the topic.