help with my hook

[Lords Gym]

Ok, so I learnt the left hook last week and I feel perfectly comfortable doing a jab-right-left hook combo with speed and power on the heavy bag, but when I was doing some light sparring I couldnt get it to work.
The hook would always be off target and my footwork felt really awkward.
I think its because im tryin to do the combo while movin around...

any help or tips appreciated

Sure that’s because the heavy bag is always in position to be hit.. however an opponent leaves you with a target that isusually in motion. . there is alot of math ( science if you will) behind boxing. over time you will learn how to get you opponent to cooperate by fainting , and using certain shots to open up opportunities to throw other shots . Sometimes you need a reaction from your opponent in order to get certain shots off. I like to use str8 fast punches for that very thing . I usually hook off the counter . I try and keep a good tight hook, getting too wide can be problematic. , I have had a lot of success throwing a short compact hook on the inside It’s amazing the damage a 6 inch hook can do when thrown correctly and at the right moment.

CC# 486 I agree, cause when I'm in my yard hitting the bag and all I feel like a champ, but I know it's worlds apart from being in there with an opponent....

Also voodoo, I would recommend you watch some videos like Julio Cesar Chavez, Hatton and more recently Cotto these are guys that throw the hook with conviction....

Go to YouTube and type in anyone of those names and watch...

Right on ! Yeah the Heavybag is great, and you learn to throw punches correctly using the bag , when I am doing bag work, I truly never see the bag … I see an opponent. who is throwing back and moving, countering my every shot. So I treat a heavy bag workout like a sparring session . Working on defense and head movement after throwing punches. What happens when you first begin sparring as a young fighter . You find that your arsenal shrinks. All the things that worked on the Heavybag and mits no longer work as smooth In real life… that because your opponent has his hands up and is moving around. Trying to hit you.. Over time and with experience you will be able to invoke a reaction from your opponent that will allow you to come off smooth. And your arsenal ( variety of punches) starts to grow, your great fighters are actually one step ahead of their opponents because they will do things that make their opponent do thing via instinct, then they ( the legends) know what that is and already have the counter ready for it . The greats make boxing look a lot easier than it really is.. It requires a great deal of intelligence to be truly successful as a fighter. Looks at some these greats.. SRL Tito Trinidad, ODLH, Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather, all have a movie star quality to them, all are extremely intelligent , very bright individuals .