how do i snap my punches better?

[redeyez]

Yo. I have had a bunch of people tell me when i punch i push too much, and that i need to snap my punches back quicker so its a strike rather than a strike/push. I think the best advice was from my brother to almost pull the punch back before the strike lands which helps a lot. but still i find myself pushing a lil bit when i punch sometimes. any drills you guys can think of or anything like that to help my punches become more snappy? thanks

 

[Rinksterk**]

Have you tried pulling your punches back as soon as you make contact?

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

shadow boxing

 

[Tropics1020]

Yeah work on pulling your punches back faster...try putting a little more elbow into it, punching speed comes from your elbow. Also sometimes I get more speed on my jab if I flick my wrist a little bit. Experiment with your jab and find the way that suits you best.

 

[Biggiebrother**]

alright, here's a tip which helped me

When retracting your punches, don't think about pulling your hand back fast, think about pulling your elbow back fast. Elbow comes back, the hand has to follow

 

[hyperpowerd]

don't roll you're shoulder

 

[redeyez]

alright, here's a tip which helped me

When retracting your punches, don't think about pulling your hand back fast, think about pulling your elbow back fast. Elbow comes back, the hand has to follow

nice gonna try that

don't roll you're shoulder

yea i think i usually roll my shoulder into my punches making them slower but maybe more powerful also? not too sure. Yea more shadow boxing might help.

Thanks!

 

[wayne2000**]

Yo. I have had a bunch of people tell me when i punch i push too much, and that i need to snap my punches back quicker so its a strike rather than a strike/push. I think the best advice was from my brother to almost pull the punch back before the strike lands which helps a lot. but still i find myself pushing a lil bit when i punch sometimes. any drills you guys can think of or anything like that to help my punches become more snappy? thanks

push back on the opposite foot to which foot you use to punch forward with like you bounce forward with the punch then push back at the end of it watch some GSP vids he does it really well.

 

[wayne2000**]

Yo. I have had a bunch of people tell me when i punch i push too much, and that i need to snap my punches back quicker so its a strike rather than a strike/push. I think the best advice was from my brother to almost pull the punch back before the strike lands which helps a lot. but still i find myself pushing a lil bit when i punch sometimes. any drills you guys can think of or anything like that to help my punches become more snappy? thanks

push back on the opposite foot to which you use to punch forward with, you bounce forward with the punch then push back at the end of it watch some GSP vids he does it really well.

 

[Payak]

forget about power for a little while,shadowbox and focus on speed only,snap it out and back fast as you can then when you get a little better work some power into it.

 

[Tquest1110]

shouldn't you be trying to almost punch through your target? obviously not slowly but to put more power in your punch while still maintaining speed and pulling your hands back. The reason I say this is because I was at one time almost pulling my punches during pad work and my instructor told me not to punch the face but rather imagine im trying to punch the back of the head.

 

[thirteen]

Make like your cracking a whip
(but with your whole arm).
Hard to picture but it makes sense
when you get it right.

 

[redeyez]

nice thanks for all the advice. yea i think you are supposed to punch through but i still don't got enough snap to my punches when i do that. going to shadow box more and work on my technique when hittin the pads and bags.

 

[redeyez]

Make like your cracking a whip
(but with your whole arm).
Hard to picture but it makes sense
when you get it right.

no it makes a lot of sense. that what i am aiming for to whip out my punches more and make em more of a strike than a push. I have been doing a bit of weight lifting and also feel a lil slower than i used to be. maybe i need 2 lay of the weights for lil

 

[Payak]

are you teaching yourself to punch

 

[redeyez]

Saw this in another thread. Makes sense

"The goal is to whip your arm out and snap your fist into your target as though it were a ball on the end of a chain. If you have tension in your arm, you'll burn unnecessary energy, your movement will be slow, and your punch will push instead of whip into your target, causing considerably less damage."

Lead power hook

"When throwing the lead power hook, I'll first rotate my hips and shoulders in the opposite direction of the punch. In addition to spring-loading my hips. Which allows me to throw a more powerful punch, it will often deceive my opponent. If he is watching my body mechanics in an attempt to anticipate my next attack, which is something all good fighters do, my rotation will look as though I'm about to throw a right cross. As he prepares to defend against the right cross, I step my lead foot toward him, uncoil my spring-loaded hips, and throw a powerful left hook and catch him off guard.

I've also found it to be very effective counter for when my opponent throws a right cross (or lead right jab if he's in a south paw stance). As his punch nears my face, I'll slip it by rotating my hips and shoulders and moving my head to the outside of his arm. Before he has a chance to pull his extended arm back into his stance, I'll uncoil my hips, lunge forward, and land a powerful hook to the side of his jaw. "

Fedor
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[swoodrell]

Dont think of "pulling" that cost you energy
first whip it out like a whip and BOUNCE back
I always tell people I am working with to make there hands bounce off my face or gloves back into positon.. let me know if this helps.

 

[GodLovesUgly]

One thing that helped with my punching and slipping speed was really focusing on keeping my shoulders, arms and back loose. Obviously if your covering up you want to tighten up but when flurrying I always try to keep my arms loose to get that snap at the end of the punch. It just helped me to think of it like that.

 

[mikehmike]

This is one of those questions which is very hard to answer over the internet. Ask your coach or professsor of your gym for the best help imo

 

[Richard Smith]

My coach would always tell me when I jab to imagine i'm trying to hit a fly on the bag. If you try to "push" the fly you definitely won't hit it but if you snap your punch you can hit the fly. Hopefully that helps.