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limited space.They have a different sway action than a
bag --- moving more at the top than the bottom --- thus
affecting the timing of your punches.

Both will do the job --- provide a good punching surface
for your drills --- however, I prefer the hanging bag
because I can get in closer (no foundation or base in the
way). I also like the feel of my punches on it and the
sway seems to be a better fit for my routine.

More pillar negatory: they’re more expensive than bags.
I keep knocking them off their adjustment and finally,
they just don’t carry the right aura (what sounds better
to you:Working the pillar or working the bag?).

Preparation for the
Heavy Bag: Wraps
You’ll wreck your
hands without wraps
and bag gloves. There
are a zillion small
bones, easily bruised
or broken, in your
hands and wrists that
must be properly protected and supported. What’s
boxing without good hands?

Start the wrap with three or four turns on the wrist. I
like these to be fairly snug. Next, wrap around the
knuckles.Wrap with fingers spread in order to prevent
squeezing when you make a fist. Make four or five not-
too-snug turns here.Come back down to the thumb and
make a snug wrap around it.Then take the wrap up and
around the opposite side of the hand and begin making

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