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    Default How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Hi gentlemen long time no see!

    I have a difficult quetion that most people cant answer. Maybe you can.

    Ken Norton throws this punch in the most exaggerated way ive seen any fighter throw it and he broke Alis jaw with it and KOed plenty of others with it, in fact his whole style revolved around these special hooks.

    Basically instead of just having a statically positioned arm for a long hook like with a short hook, he seems to whip the arm at the elbow joint to get extra speed and I presume extra power.

    How exactly does he do it?

    He also does it for body shots.

    How do you whip that arm like he does? How the hell is he doing that?



    Here he is in action

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-sp8xbZv0


    Heres Sugar doing it. Less exaggerated.

    http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/72893/sugar-ray-o.gif
    Last edited by OMGWTF; 10-08-2014 at 12:48 PM.

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    no one know how on here?

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Whipping at the elbow joint? I don't think you're seeing what you think you're seeing.

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Quote Originally Posted by jms View Post
    Whipping at the elbow joint? I don't think you're seeing what you think you're seeing.
    what do you think im seeing?

    The arms dont look like 1 whole piece theres movement at the elbow joint.
    Last edited by OMGWTF; 10-10-2014 at 12:42 AM.

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    I think you're seeing him recover the arm as he follows through.

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Quote Originally Posted by OMGWTF View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jms View Post
    Whipping at the elbow joint? I don't think you're seeing what you think you're seeing.
    what do you think im seeing?

    The arms dont look like 1 whole piece theres movement at the elbow joint.
    Its all done with the thumb.
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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by OMGWTF View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jms View Post
    Whipping at the elbow joint? I don't think you're seeing what you think you're seeing.
    what do you think im seeing?

    The arms dont look like 1 whole piece theres movement at the elbow joint.
    Its all done with the thumb.
    Hmm I thought I had it all figured out, but no thumb was necessary, because it was a vertical fist long hook.

    What do you mean by thumb?

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Rotation.
    See ODLH the way he turns a hook from an apparent jab.

    The arms are the vehicle of force, but they don't generate the force.
    091

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Quote Originally Posted by Donny View Post
    Rotation.
    See ODLH the way he turns a hook from an apparent jab.

    The arms are the vehicle of force, but they don't generate the force.
    Agreed

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Quote Originally Posted by OMGWTF View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by OMGWTF View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jms View Post
    Whipping at the elbow joint? I don't think you're seeing what you think you're seeing.
    what do you think im seeing?

    The arms dont look like 1 whole piece theres movement at the elbow joint.
    Its all done with the thumb.
    Hmm I thought I had it all figured out, but no thumb was necessary, because it was a vertical fist long hook.

    What do you mean by thumb?
    If you had it figured out, why are you asking? Hell why don't you kindly explain it?

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    Default Re: How to throw a long hook punch like Ken Norton and Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Quote Originally Posted by jms View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by OMGWTF View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by OMGWTF View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jms View Post
    Whipping at the elbow joint? I don't think you're seeing what you think you're seeing.
    what do you think im seeing?

    The arms dont look like 1 whole piece theres movement at the elbow joint.
    Its all done with the thumb.
    Hmm I thought I had it all figured out, but no thumb was necessary, because it was a vertical fist long hook.

    What do you mean by thumb?
    If you had it figured out, why are you asking? Hell why don't you kindly explain it?
    Im not gonna help a troll, trolls are mean cruel hearted people, I do not like them.

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