I saw on TUF Wednesday that some guys on Forrest's team were using this wierd looking thing, it had 2 punching mitts on it in a 90 degree angle and they would hit it like a trainer was holding pads. Has anyone ever used this and if so how does it compare to a trainer with mitts, and where could you buy one?
http://www.centurymartialarts.com/Targets_and_Shields/Focusmaster.aspx It's a Focus Master. I guess it can be used as a fun tool, but it's not worth the price. A simple heavy bag is a highly more practical tool than this can ever be. NO - nothing can compare to a trainer and focus mitts. Basically this is an over priced near useless waste of time and money. If you feel like dropping a grand why not, it looks like it would be at least some fun, once again not recommended as a serious training apparatus.
Yeah, bit of a gimmick really. The whole point of padwork is that the trainer moves around and simulates an opponent as much as possible. All that frame does is give you a flimsy version of the bag that limits how many ways you can hit it. Having said that, I remember seeing boxer Chris Eubank working on some wall mounted contraption that had padding for straight shots, hooks and uppercuts that looked pretty sturdy
