The Jab - Info overload..

[Doomer36]

As a newbie ive obviously being reading everything I can about correct form for different punches, but with the jab im still feel slightly confused. Ive been traing now for around a month and have thrown the jab relaxed, from the feet then from the shoulder and it feels right and it feels quite fast and the power behind it is improving. Heres the problem..

I've read then that the hip should be used and not the shoulder and now trying it it all just feels kind of wrong and a lot slower. Should i just stop reading so many dam articles and just crack on with whats working or should i practise with the hip until it feels natural? Any good advice on this would be ace.

Cheers!

[God.in.my.corner]

take time to learn the jab the proper way. Even if it 'feels' slower, you will have to reprogram your body with hours and hours of practice until it feels normal again. Learn to throw it from the proper stance, with proper balance, using your body not just your arm. Look under "useful posts" here on both the jab and the stance. I had to relearn it all over again after doing it 2 years "my" way, but now when I fight and spar, I'm so glad that I did, since it's my best punch.

Good luck!

[Rocky Balboa]

My coach says the power should come from the motion of stepping in... not from rotating the hips.

[Chris Nagel]

Adding a slight hip snap when you jab isn't necessary, but it can make all the difference if you want to jab harder. What's good about it is that you'll have a jab that can keep your opponent honest, even without you stepping in with it. If I were you, I'd just keep it in the back of your mind as another thing to work on later on.

[Doomer36]

Thanks for the replies guys, I guess this topic has been done to death on this forum so i appreciate your advice.

[atgatt]

See, here's another example of punches not truly being analyzed like I just posted in "training device". Why is it that a person can't radar their jab speeds to see what position and movements give them the best affect? Why is it a guessing game to "feel" what is best?

I'm no expert, but by-golly, I know enough to say to distract the brain it does not take a power punch; a stiff jab to the face is a jolt enough to allow the other power punches to be used that do involve more fist travel and body movement. You now have that extra time because of the "distraction".

Knowing what your jab speed is let's you know how fast your opponent has to react. Knowing how to achieve your fastest jab speed by trying different methods would be very useful. So again, why don't people radar their speeds to know for sure what they are doing? Increasing your jab speed by just 1 mph makes a big difference.