Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold
I get lost with the numbers....
Other than always finishing with a left- why? think of your balance- combinations are a concept more than a reality. By that I mean that, rather than a set format, what you'll throw in the course of a fight, or a round, depends a lot on your opponent.
Everything starts from a jab-right-hook. In the gym I would work situations. For instance, slip outside a jab and hook to the body. Get that move down pat, then worry about coming back with a right hook or what ever.
A bunch of time gets wasted practicing combinations without purpose. The 2nd-5th punches are useless unless and until you master the first move and punch and then the flow of your body weight mostly determines what comes next.
Thats why i try to variate. The one two hook is so generic. Thats why i go left-right-right as a vase often enough. and tbh it's nearly always the last 3 punches in my combination that land.