Quote Originally Posted by manchestermatt1986 View Post
I have been in the boxing game a short whie and i took to the balance quiet well with a background in sport, specifically skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing.

Hats off to boxers thou, its not as easy as it looks at all.

What im finding is im in that place in my head where alot of the time my footwork is subconcience, but now and again im finding my balance off or not in a punching position, feet either too close or square on or side on too much.

my trainer always says imagine there is a block of wood between my feet, but i want to be able to move around without thinking
It would be very rare for somebody to get their feet too close together, consistently. Getting them too far apart is, today, considered normal.
It just takes time and practice, to do it without thinking. You have to think about quite a lot, at first, and pay attention to your feet all the time. One thing to keep in mind: Your stance, the position you start from, is (or should be) the place at which your balance is best, you can move as fast and as powerfully as you are able. That is the position you want to maintain, or, if you have to shift, the position you want to return to as quickly as is possible.
So any movement you make with your feet should be done in such a way as to keep you as close as can be to your ideal.