Handspeed, accuracy and sharpness.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

well there are different types of speed, which I don't have time to go into, sorry donny, but I'm sure scrap will be along soon.

[Scrap]

If you want to be sharpe really sharpe and want to be fast really fast and want to be accurate really accurate Ill give you a cracker . Find an empty wall a really empty wall. Then get a fit ball a really big fit ball, really pumped up max. Put it on the wall and start Punching Really start punching the fit ball it will do funny things really funny things its up to you useing your feet and fists to control it, have fun and only throw proper punches its insane

[Douglas]

If you want to be sharpe really sharpe and want to be fast really fast and want to be accurate really accurate Ill give you a cracker . Find an empty wall a really empty wall. Then get a fit ball a really big fit ball, really pumped up max. Put it on the wall and start Punching Really start punching the fit ball it will do funny things really funny things its up to you useing your feet and fists to control it, have fun and only throw proper punches its insane

That sounds crazy enough to be a good idea. And you don't need any fancy machines either. Rep.

Now I just need to locate a big fit ball.

[donnydarkoIRL]

What I'm doin to improve handspeed and timeing is sparring using one punch.

Let's say I want to sharpen my jab. My opponent or sparring partner whichever you prefer, understands I'm jusdt throwing my jab and will defend accordingly, maening I have to be extra fast at the right time to catch him.

[Scrap]

It dont work like that, causes to many bad habits.

[X]

What I'm doin to improve handspeed and timeing is sparring using one punch.

Let's say I want to sharpen my jab. My opponent or sparring partner whichever you prefer, understands I'm jusdt throwing my jab and will defend accordingly, maening I have to be extra fast at the right time to catch him.

I wouldn't do that too much, Donny. The art of accuracy is for the fourth or fifth punch of a combination to be accurate and sharp, not the first.

The ball ideas sound good to me ....... but the other way is to try and learn some combinations by rote. Say, jab, jab, right uppercut, left hook say ....... do this often enough and you will train your body to do it automatically when you need it to. Do it enough (ie when your arms are exhausted), and you'll be amazed how sharp it'll make this combination when you are fresh.

There is no substitute to hard work and sweat, I'm afraid ..... repetiton under pressure is what builds sharpness.

[Sharla]

Wow it's not often I see X on this board! I do agree with him and Scrap though!

I often throw single punches but I do it too much and I don't think my weight is left in the 'right place' afterwards. I tend to become almost unable to throw multiple punches and I think my combos are often slow because I don't have the fluency I should.

Not good to get into this habit as i'm finding it hard to break! Any tips on how to break it would be great actually!

[Andre]

Yeah hard work n repititon so that you know you have ticked all the boxes so that on the night you are no questions of maybes and what ifs.
Then your completly free in your mind to be freed up everywhere else and it comes out in all your moves. Your mind/body links all fire freely and you enter the zone and you fight your fight.

Reverse;
Put a few questions into the opponents mind while your in the ring (or before as some try to do) and watch his freedom to be sharp and accurate slowly diminish.