Quote Originally Posted by Chris N.
One of the reasons of working with a heavybag is getting a mental blueprint of how long your arm is, so by the time you're in the ring you have a feeling for distance. A quick jab can tell you the same, because if you can't reach them with that you know you won't be able to touch them with your right either.

Some people compensate with pawing which can really put them in harms way. Pawing has also been used successfully as a tactic, I've seen Nasseem Hamed use it like an antenna that force his opponent to move where he wanted them to go. Muhammad Ali, and Jack Johnson just to name a few would use it to obscure an on opponents sight. In most cases it's just a bad tendency for a good opponent to take advantage of.

The problem with pawing is it is easy counter even if you don't push it down, you can throw a nifty counter jab to disrupt them and then follow up with a hard right. Or if you see the chance you can skip right over to the overhand right.
Yep yep
Common phrase around here,"If you dont know your range,the heavy bags over there,let me know when you find it"