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(OW TO HOLD

A B C

&OCUS PADS HELD FOR A LEFT JAB B RIGHT CROSS C RIGHT CROSS LEFT HOOK

(OLDING THE PADS NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT INITIALLY

TO HELP PREVENTION OF ELBOW LIGAMENT INJURIES SUCH
AS THE DREADED TENNIS ELBOW ABOVE THE ELBOW
OR GOLFER S ELBOW BELOW THE ELBOW WHICH CAN BE

SUFFERED WITHOUT EVER HEFTING A RACQUET OR CLUB
4HE ARMS SHOULD BE RELAXED TO ALLEVIATE THE

hSHOCK FACTORv 4HE HOLDER MUST LEARN TO ANTICIPATE
BLOWS AND TO ABSORB THEIR ENERGY IN A TECHNIQUE
SIMILAR TO l ELDING A CRICKET BALL BY USING A LITTLE hGIVEv

ON CONTACT 2EDUCE RISK OF EYE INJURY BY SECURING
m APPY STRAPS BEFORE USE

4O HELP PREVENT STRAINS AND OVERUSE INJURIES PRE
STRETCH THE FOREARM AS ILLUSTRATED IN l G !FTER A
HARD SESSION ON THE PADS REPEAT THE STRETCHES AND

SHAKE YOUR ARMS AND l NGERS OUT
3TRETCHES