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Chapter Six

horizontal axis in order to
prevent it from spinning.
Hit the bag as it returns to
the bottom of its arc. If
you hit it when it’s
moving away you will
cause the swing to accel-
erate and/or you may
miss entirely and hyper-
extend your arm (and
that hurts).

Use straight punches as
the bag swings toward
you and hooks if the bag
Hit the bag or pillar dead-on as it moves side-to-side. Short,
moves toward you.
snappy punches applied
at the right moments during the arc of the swing will
keep the movement of the bag manageable.

If you punch as the
bag moves away
from you, you’ll
either miss and
throw yourself off
balance or cause the
bag to accelerate
out of control.

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