Learning Distance and Range

[The Student]

Some very good points in there. This issue of establishing your range is always a hill to overcome during the initial stages of learning boxing, and even for more experienced guys meeting a new type of opponent (e.g. someone shorter than you with what seems like an unfeasibly long reach) can cause problems. Effective range finding is always something that should be dealt with with very small movements (Scrap's 4" principle is very relevant here, and indeed being at long range and being out of range can often be a difference of only 1".)

I wonder whether these 2 articles might help, one for context and the other as a direct drill to allow practical application (apologies if you've already seen these 2 as I know you take you're Saddo name literally in that you like to study the detail!) In fact, the drill itself does not sound dissimilar to Herb's combative drill re: knife practice.

Finding Your Range in Boxing

Footwork Drill - Boxing Tag

Hope these help mate

Cheers

Fran

Thanks for your input Fran.

I never came across that first article you posted. Very informative as usual and I like the fact that you always add a video to illustrate the theory that you're explaining to give the reader the practical applications of what you're saying.

As far as the tag boxing goes, I just gotta find a partner to do that with. As I mentioned to you before, I tried it once, but was doing it completely wrong so I need to do the drill again, correctly this time, to truly benefit from it.

I keep forgetting about that drill, but it should most definitely help with distance, range and timing.

Thanks