The Cross

[Von Milash]

[Sharla]

Yes Von - to other people observing my boxing I will be ..............
























still crap! But I'll feel the improvement

[El Kabong]

When you throw a cross especially after a jab you shift your weight and pivot your body....you slingshot your arm through the punch...it's almost like throwing a baseball only you don't follow through like you're on a pitching mound.

[Sharla]

When you throw a cross especially after a jab you shift your weight and pivot your body....you slingshot your arm through the punch...it's almost like throwing a baseball only you don't follow through like you're on a pitching mound.

I do get the idea of the movement Lyle. I'm not sure my problem has been knowing that the body needs to go into the cross just having the posture which allows me to put it into the cross.

I think it is because my head was too far forward a lot of the time. Maybe you can see what I mean if you try it yourself. Compare pivoting your body around with good relatively upright posture and your head balanced properly chin in - to leaning forward with your head and chin sticking out.

The later seems to be restrictive. It feels like you can't put your body in to the same extent. I think I was trying to put my body into the punch in this restrictive posture and just getting frustrated because i couldn't do it.

[Trainer Monkey]

Its the hip more then anything Sharla,it creates the whip you need

[El Kabong]

Allow me to show you an instructional video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJJqmU6D-kM

.....do everything he does re: the cross

[Sharla]

You didn't comment on my theory about what prevents me from putting my shoulder into my cross.

So are you saying that you don't believe head angle and position have anything to do with it?