myboxingcoach
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Having been a boxing coach for many years I often use the comparison of boxing with golf. There are practical similarities, for instance understanding how to throw a perfectly straight right cross (or back hand to be non-orthodox specific) requires an appreciation of drive, rotation and momentum. But a more profound link is the fact that the 2 sports are highly technical. Something I say to many of the boxers that I work with, from raw novices to international standard competitors, is that it's perfectly normal to see the world's best golfers working with coaches on the practice range on the detail of techniques, even though they've been in the sport for decades, so why should a boxer be any different (or a Muay Thai/MMA fighter for that matter.) There is an acknowledgement in golf that bad habits may creep in and these habits must be identified and fixed as soon as possible in order to remain competitive. Whatever your sport, 90 - 95% of what champs do are the basics, they just do them very well!
Great thread
Fran
Great thread
Fran