Old tricks for footwork/balance

[manchestermatt1986]

whats a good method to train keeping your rear front slightly out and away from the body to keep the proper stance, i find when i circle clockwise (backwards) or start moving in and out i end up side on rather than square on

Not sure what you mean but if you mean your not square on with your opponent that is a good thing. If your side on you have used your footwork to create an angle to land a punch. Once again hard to explain without showing you.

Yes the footwork drills you find on YouTube are good. Start out simple tho. Forward, backward and side to side. Put a cross on the floor with tape, put your front foot in the middle and work your rear foot around the other ends of the tape (4 ends).

I think shadow boxing is under estimated. Shadow box with no punches, just footwork. Also light sparring.

Thank you for the reply. Ill do the tape in the squash courts at the gym tomorrow. there are squash court lines on the floor and i follow them in my stance so moving round the box's, up and down the lines, pivoting on corners etc is this a good thing to be doing

when i say i end up side on, if you imagine looking down birds eye view to two orthodox stances, when i circle or move out and back in i find im nearly all side on, my right cross would be seen a mile away and id have to lose balance to land it or move my foot to throw and it would be seen anyway. I keep trying to keep my rear foot out in front of me but find im literally sideways