Learning how to hit a speed bag can be tricky if you are a beginner. This handbook shows you how to proficiently hit a speed bag using easy-to-follow instructions and descriptive photos that guide you step-by-step through the process. Learn how and where to set up a speed bag, how to wrap your hands and important safety tips. Printed in color; 64 pages.
Audience
Fitness enthusiast, fitness professional
General Guidelines & Safety
Speed Bags
Setting Up a Speed Bag
Accessories
Stance & Body Movement
How to Hit the Bag
•Timing
•Rhythm
•Balance
How to Wrap Your Hands
Stretching
Basic Punches
Advanced Punches
Speed Bag Drills
Sample Routines
Basic Punches
Front Forward Strike
Front Forward Strike Both hands
Jab
Cross
Advanced Punches
Front Circular Combination
•Two hands
•Jab-Cross
Forward-Side
•Two hands
Speed Bag Drills
Jab Drill
Cross Drill
Twenty-Twenty
Punch Routines
Routine 1
Routine 2
Routine 3
During Dale Walters's 15 year amateur career he was never beaten by a Canadian boxer. Further, he never lost an amateur bout (including international competitions) on Canadian soil. The 5-time national champion had a career record of 165 wins and 12 losses and was selected Most Outstanding Boxer at three National Championships. Walters won a Bronze medal as a Bantamweight at the Los Angeles Games in 1984. It was Canada's first Olympic Boxing Medal in 52 years.