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Hello all,
I got this bag on sale from ringside.com
Price: Clearance: 39.99 + 4.95 shipping
To start out: The bag is small, only a little over two feet long. and is made with thick rubber. It is small, but not light, it's 65 lbs fully filled
Ok the important stuff: hitting it definitely reduces impact, but not as much as you'd think.
The rubber is pretty thick, so you feel the impact, not so much on your knuckles, but on your wrists..
The reason you feel the impact:
When you you hit it the water moves around and the rubber sorta feels like it,"hits you back", meaning that the rubber bounces right back at your hand, so it's kind of a double impact. The initial hit and the bouncing back feeling of the rubber and water...
It certainly has a unique feel and I have kind of mixed feelings. You kind of feel weaker when you punch because of the feeling of the water moving around and it's not as solid as a traditional heavy bag.
I will try it a few more times to see how it feels, because of the unusual feeling
but, If you want to buy a water bag, generally speaking, I would recommend buying a more expensive one that has a foam liner, or a traditional heavy bag with foam in it. (which is my personal preference, you get protection and a solid hit)
This is just something I will use when I'm not at the gym, so its o.k for that, but I definitely prefer the feel of the title boxing leather heavy bags, (the foam liner kind)
so it is an ok bag if you get it on sale, but if you are planning on spending more money, get one with the foam and water, or a traditional heavy bag with the foam.
I got this bag on sale from ringside.com
Price: Clearance: 39.99 + 4.95 shipping
To start out: The bag is small, only a little over two feet long. and is made with thick rubber. It is small, but not light, it's 65 lbs fully filled
Ok the important stuff: hitting it definitely reduces impact, but not as much as you'd think.
The rubber is pretty thick, so you feel the impact, not so much on your knuckles, but on your wrists..
The reason you feel the impact:
When you you hit it the water moves around and the rubber sorta feels like it,"hits you back", meaning that the rubber bounces right back at your hand, so it's kind of a double impact. The initial hit and the bouncing back feeling of the rubber and water...
It certainly has a unique feel and I have kind of mixed feelings. You kind of feel weaker when you punch because of the feeling of the water moving around and it's not as solid as a traditional heavy bag.
I will try it a few more times to see how it feels, because of the unusual feeling
but, If you want to buy a water bag, generally speaking, I would recommend buying a more expensive one that has a foam liner, or a traditional heavy bag with foam in it. (which is my personal preference, you get protection and a solid hit)
This is just something I will use when I'm not at the gym, so its o.k for that, but I definitely prefer the feel of the title boxing leather heavy bags, (the foam liner kind)
so it is an ok bag if you get it on sale, but if you are planning on spending more money, get one with the foam and water, or a traditional heavy bag with the foam.
