The elbow is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS at the same level of the fist when you hook. If the elbow is BELOW the fist (then that makes it a hookercut... which is useful depending on the situation).
So why is the elbow always at the same level as the fist?
- more power and solid reinforcement behind the fist making it a stronger hook
- the elbow shields the puncher's chin from a face-level counter-attack like a straight right
- if the opponent is in close enough and the hook misses, the elbow will catch the opponent.
I was taught by numerous trainers to always have the elbow high. It's the de-facto standard for all boxers. It's seriously common knowledge and I wouldn't recommend for you to do otherwise.
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