Speeding up those combos

[boxer777]

Really good advice so far. A couple of basic things that might help are saving the power for the last punch in the combo. Something that I can be guilty of is trying to make every punch a knock out punch - but that just ends up making you too tight and gas very quickly. One more great tip I saw in a Tony Blauer Instructional DVD was to work on the balance of every stage of a combo. For example the 1-2-hook the balance is often lost between the cross and the hook . so to improve the fluidity of that part of the combo, you can extent your right arm as if you have just landed your cross (or you can press it into a punch bag ) then practice finishing the combo from there. Finally i think the less you telegraph, and the more you use misdirection, the faster your punches will seem to your opponent.

[The Student]

Really good advice so far. A couple of basic things that might help are saving the power for the last punch in the combo. Something that I can be guilty of is trying to make every punch a knock out punch - but that just ends up making you too tight and gas very quickly. One more great tip I saw in a Tony Blauer Instructional DVD was to work on the balance of every stage of a combo. For example the 1-2-hook the balance is often lost between the cross and the hook . so to improve the fluidity of that part of the combo, you can extent your right arm as if you have just landed your cross (or you can press it into a punch bag ) then practice finishing the combo from there. Finally i think the less you telegraph, and the more you use misdirection, the faster your punches will seem to your opponent.

Great post boxer, I do have a habit of tightening up and trying to punch hard for every punch in the combo. When the reality is that often the beginning part of the combo is just to set up the last shot.

Thanks for pointing that out.. it's definitely something I need to keep in mind

[BMN]

Really good advice so far. A couple of basic things that might help are saving the power for the last punch in the combo. Something that I can be guilty of is trying to make every punch a knock out punch - but that just ends up making you too tight and gas very quickly. One more great tip I saw in a Tony Blauer Instructional DVD was to work on the balance of every stage of a combo. For example the 1-2-hook the balance is often lost between the cross and the hook . so to improve the fluidity of that part of the combo, you can extent your right arm as if you have just landed your cross (or you can press it into a punch bag ) then practice finishing the combo from there. Finally i think the less you telegraph, and the more you use misdirection, the faster your punches will seem to your opponent.

something I need to work on as well, thanks for posting