Hey John, you're in the right place. This is the training section of the board.

By the way, we had a related thread that you might be interested in. You can read it here: http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ternative.html

I think that a machine that can punch straight out is a good idea. Having a thick pad behind the punching machine would be helpful, since it's natural to throw a counter punch after slipping a punch.