Training device

[atgatt]

It think it could be great to build contact reflexes if you could have your forearm arm touching it and go off the contact reaction more than the visual one.

Just for the heck of it, I will try that to see where it could lead. Not that you'd do that in a fight, but I just may learn something new.

It also has taught me to focus on where I'm hitting even though punches are coming at me. I leave the opening small to the dummy's head and at first I was getting too wild on my punches because I was too focused on avoiding getting hit, but no more, I stay focused where I'm punching. When it punches I try to come in real quick on that same punch side and throw a hook into the face right under the arm or come under and hook into the torso side.

Scrap, the impact is low at the slow to medium speeds, which is real jab speeds, but at top speed it says "hello" for sure, but even my bad neck can take it. If I were to market it as a fun way to exercise, I would regulate the psi to not go beyond 90 because beyond that, it is just too fast anyway.

[ryanman]

John,
I've shown your videos to a few friends. they aren't really into boxing but love to exercise. They all said it looked great and that they would definately buy one if it came on the market. A few of them like to hit the bag and pads, purely for fitness. Sometimes i throw a few jabs at them while they do it, just to tire them even more. So they are well aware how much more tiring it is when punches are coming back at you. Which is why it would make a fun and effective fitness tool.
I mean, if its a choice between a 5 mile run or slipping jabs and countering with booming hooks, theres no contest really.

[atgatt]

ryanman, thank you so much for showing it and then letting me know what your friends thought from an exercise point of view. That means a lot to me.

Last Friday I smashed my thumb pretty bad building something so several days had to go by before the swelling went down a bit. I sure missed boxing against the RBT and yesterday I was able to do it again and bare the thumb pain. I look forward to it that much. Like you said, it is amazing how much more of a workout it is punching AND trying not to get hit. I can only do about 4 rounds because my shoulders are screaming by then. I can see why boxers going many rounds get sloppy. Still, they show what great shape they are in to go that long.