Quote Originally Posted by anon View Post
hi

i've just started boxing at my uni these past few weeks. i'm a right handed southpaw, mainly because i know the importance of the jab and lead hook and maybe more importantly the footwork feels more comfortable. The problem is that i have really poor coordination with my left hand and so my "power shot" the left hook is really weak.

Is there any exercises i can do to improve my weaker. I was considering switching to orthodox for a while, would this help or does it go against my natural preferences?

Thanks

You have just said you are a right handed southpaw.
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IS that because you feel that to have your right hand out in the lead you can defend and attack with your strongest out front?

At the moment for you it is a bad habit and your trainer (if there is one) is failing you allowing you to continue that way.If you continue that way you will get read by the first reasonable fighter that comes along and they will deal with you like they would a one armed man.You will be out maneuvered and flogged.

Go orthodox ,train in the basics and be patient about it and your weak side will naturally strengthen. Just holding it up i the air out front is going to build on its strength as is its reaction to being out there parring off shots and jabbing.

We do talk about switching in here but that is only on certain moves and special situations for way above average fighters who understand the pros and cons, when the rare opportunity arises for it to be very safe or even better to be beneficial to do so, briefly.

Its a funny subject matter because some unlearned people can only think of switching as simply being in the opposite stance and has it got a benefit.
That answer is 99% of the time NO.

But the real art of switching is in the transition move and its infinite timing so that its safe for you and devastating to the other fighter ,all on his first move so he is committed to the trap.