KID LET ME FIRST BEGAIN BY TELLING YOU THAT THE HOOK IS A VERY ADVANCE SKILL AND SHOULD BE LEARNED AFTER THE BASICS ARE MASTERED. THE LEAD HOOK IS A VERY DIVISTATEING STRIKE TECNIQUE, BUT IT CAN LEAVE YOU VERY EXPOSED. SO AGAINST A CRAFTY VET BE SELECTIVE WHEN USING THE LEAD HOOK!!!! ALWAYS KEEP YOUR BACK HAND HIGH AND CHIN TUCKED, BECAUSE THE PERFECT COUNTER FOR A HOOK IS A SHORTER MORE ACCURATE HOOK... THE BASE OF YOUR LEGS SHOULD BE SETTLED. GIVE A LITTLE DIP LIKE YOUR GOING TO JUMP OUT YOUR SHOES; BUT TRANSFER YOUR POWER FORWARD. LEAD ELBOW MUST BE HIGH AND AT EYE LEVEL WITH PALM DOWN. PLANT BACK LEG AND TURN LEAD LEG WITH YOUR HIPS. WHEN YOU NOTICE A GUY REACHING FOR YOUR JAB USE THIS TECNIQUE( FAINT THE JAB AND BOOM!!!). ALSO IF YOU TURN WITH GOOD POWER IT SETS UP A EVEN HARDER STRAIGHT RIGHT WHEN YOU ROTATE BACK......