Doctoring a spped bag swivel.

[Von Milash]

Well, again, the swivel is fundamentally flawed in its design. And yes, the bag could be a factor. It is a 10x7 everlast that I outgrew a long time ago. That said, I just ordered this 5x8 Rival yesterday.



And here is the "new" swivel, the way they were meant to be.

[yvonne]

Well, again, the swivel is fundamentally flawed in its design. And yes, the bag could be a factor. It is a 10x7 everlast that I outgrew a long time ago. That said, I just ordered this 5x8 Rival yesterday.



And here is the "new" swivel, the way they were meant to be.

Nice ball there bud.How much do the shackle cost over where you live?There cost around about £20-£25 over here!

[Von Milash]

Nah, CAN'T be THAT much! Unless you're looking at some kind of special shackle. Because a brand new SWIVEL is only $35 or so, and that's a GOOD one. I paid about $2 for that shackle and $3 for the pin. In retrospect I guess I should have sold the bag and swivel as a set and bought a new swivel with the new bag. oh well... never thought of selling it...

[yvonne]

Nah, CAN'T be THAT much! Unless you're looking at some kind of special shackle. Because a brand new SWIVEL is only $35 or so, and that's a GOOD one. I paid about $2 for that shackle and $3 for the pin. In retrospect I guess I should have sold the bag and swivel as a set and bought a new swivel with the new bag. oh well... never thought of selling it...

Yep we brits pay a hell of alot of VAT,still good shackles though!!Mind you you can pick up a full speedball set(including everything,the ball,shackle,swivel,board,brackets)for £70-£80(the cheapest)

[Von Milash]

you guys need to burn down parliament buildings. That's crap. I'm mad for you.

[Chris Nagel]

Hi Von, did you give it a go? How's the "new" swivel feel?

I've been using a different kind swivel myself, it's similar to this:
The fish-eye bolt is connected to a ball which adds a lot more dimension to the speed bag's movement. You could say that it turns that lovable speed ball that you could hit forever and as long as you liked into "Huevo de Diablo."

Trust me, after you after you install that baby you'll practically have to learn how to hit the speed bag all over again.

[Von Milash]

no not yet. Have to remount the platform.... don't ask why.

I can't imagine using that type of swivel. I would imagine it would be very difficult....

[Chris Nagel]

You had a beautiful board for your platform if I recall. You ever think about coming out with line up of custom speed bag platforms and marketing them to the boxing elite?

[speedbag]

Hi Von, did you give it a go? How's the "new" swivel feel?

I've been using a different kind swivel myself, it's similar to this:
The fish-eye bolt is connected to a ball which adds a lot more dimension to the speed bag's movement. You could say that it turns that lovable speed ball that you could hit forever and as long as you liked into "Huevo de Diablo."

Trust me, after you after you install that baby you'll practically have to learn how to hit the speed bag all over again.

I think that Yvonne is right that the swivel has little to do with what part of the bag contacts the board. On a fully inflated bag it should not matter if the bag hits on the seam between two panels. That happens hundreds of times in a normal workout and should not really influence the rebound negatively.

And Von Milash is correct that this chainlink swivel can influence the rebound of the bag, but I find it happens much more when punching from all sides around the bag. When punching mostly from the front area of the bag, like most boxers do, I don’t think it will influence the rebound arc too much. However, I like his modification. I have modified swivels several times, but have never seen the one he made.

Chris Nagel, here is a video of that particular "Boxing Gear" ballhook swivel “Huevo de Diablo." . That’s a good one..

[Chris Nagel]

That is mesmerizing and watching your video made my day. You sir possess great command of the speed bag.