Remembering combo's

[boxer777]

HI ST1, I know what you mean about having difficulty remembering combos when on the bag. For me sometimes its like my mind is a computer with limited RAM, and if i im using 20% to keep my form and posture correct, 20% to keep moving after every time i hit, and 20 % to visualize an opponent who is throwing punches at me and 20 % to keep my energy levels high and movements sharp then it doesnt leave a whole lot of brain power to remember lists of combos.
I find what helps me is to keep it very simple and progressive
a couple of things i do are :-
Set a different task/combo for each round ie R1 =1-2, R2 = 1-2-3, R3 = 1-3-2-3 , the main focus of each round is a single combo repeated over and over , but you can also include combos from the rounds before it to mix it up. after 6 or seven rounds of this you will be punching with a lot of variety providing you choose a good balance of combos.

Another simple thing to focus on is 4 points of the bag (head, body middle, body left , body right) then pick a number between 1 and 4 and cycle through those target - so if your number was 2 you would throw two punches starting at the head ,then two starting at the body etc (hope that makes sense) you can even add on a different block and counter each round for example after every combo slip-slip hook - cross -jab - jab (the pont being that some parts of the drill are fixed some are open to be creative and varied)

I have loads but ill leave you with one more - get some sports earphones and some tunes you like then spend 5 rounds shadow boxing( combos defense and footwork and rhythm)- when you get on the bag after that all your combos will be waiting to flow.
Hope it helps