Tips on snapping your punches?

[SUPREME.]

Shoutout to Rockin'.

The guy always knows what hes talking about.
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[barfly12]

Snap your punches

**** Saddler, the guy who first trained Foreman when he turned pro taught me this:
1] Pull your punch back as fast as you throw it out
2] Visualize that you are trying to put your fist right through the bag

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

The key to getting snap on your punches is one main thing.....YOUR SHOULDERS.

It's the weirdest thing for me to try and teach young kids wanting to box. It's that little "pop" in your shoulder that gives you extra power and "snap".

When you don't do it, you are stiff and your punches just aren't the same. It's hard for me to explain and I don't know if anyone else get's what I'm saying.

[Bastian Loc]

The key to getting snap on your punches is one main thing.....YOUR SHOULDERS.

It's the weirdest thing for me to try and teach young kids wanting to box. It's that little "pop" in your shoulder that gives you extra power and "snap".

When you don't do it, you are stiff and your punches just aren't the same. It's hard for me to explain and I don't know if anyone else get's what I'm saying.

please don't give any more advice.

I pray for the poor kids you must "train".

smh..

[Spartacus Sully]

The key to getting snap on your punches is one main thing.....YOUR SHOULDERS.

It's the weirdest thing for me to try and teach young kids wanting to box. It's that little "pop" in your shoulder that gives you extra power and "snap".

When you don't do it, you are stiff and your punches just aren't the same. It's hard for me to explain and I don't know if anyone else get's what I'm saying.

it definately in your shoulder. like when you jab you put your shoulder and back into it but at the moment you turn the punch over you can put just alittle bit more shoulder into it like you can over extend your punch half an inch or so giving you a little burst of speed for that last half an inch right at impact along with your arm snapping back that half an inch right after impact.

but i also think some of its in your elbow. like the moment you over extend your shoulder you tense up at the elbow so your arm dosnt compleltly straighten out except at the very end of that 1/2 in over extension and then springs back perfectly with your shoulder.

or you just lift too much weights and dont punch enough.

[Right2TheTemple]

Relax

The snapping punch starts with a completely relaxed arm and body. A relaxed muscle has the greatest potential for speed so this means your punch will come out faster than a stiff arm that is just trying to push-punch through the target. To further relax your body, you should also relax your mind! Don't think about being overly aggressive; instead, think about surprising him with a controlled relax snap punch.



Explode

As the snapping punch is thrown, the arm quickly bursts from a state of rest into high velocity. An explosive exhale of breath will aid the explosive movement. (Don't release a long sigh of air, shoot your breath out FAST!)



Release

The problem with some boxers and "push-punchers" especially, is that they like to hang on to their fist once their throw a punch. They don't realize that they're unintentionally tightening up the arm, squeezing the forearms and fist as they try to direct the fist to its target. Once you send your fist out with the initial burst at the beginning of the punch, just relax your body and let the fist fly out at full force. Again, don't try to control your arm or your fist once you throw the punch. Just let it go and trust that it will hit its target.



Minimize Contact Time

Tighten the fist ONLY at the point of impact. Make sure your fist has hit and you hear the satisfying *SMACK!* of the punch on your opponent. Immediately after impact, relax the whole arm and quickly retract leaving the impact to disperse on the opponent.

Recover Quickly

Recovering quickly is tricky because you want to conserve energy but also make sure that you transferred the force from your fist to your opponent. If you pull back your arm too fast, you're punching power decreases AND your shoulder muscles will use more energy to pull the fist back since it is simultaneously counter-acting against the tricep muscle that launched the fist out. If you allow the punch to travel out too much, it might become a pushing punch. The easiest way for me to know when the perfect time to retract the punch is to allow the force of impact naturally "bounce" my fist back to me. In the event that I am missing (or shadowboxing in practice), my arm naturally returns the fist home in a RELAXED manner once the arm is extended to a certain point.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

it definately in your shoulder. like when you jab you put your shoulder and back into it but at the moment you turn the punch over you can put just alittle bit more shoulder into it like you can over extend your punch half an inch or so giving you a little burst of speed for that last half an inch right at impact along with your arm snapping back that half an inch right after impact.

but i also think some of its in your elbow. like the moment you over extend your shoulder you tense up at the elbow so your arm dosnt compleltly straighten out except at the very end of that 1/2 in over extension and then springs back perfectly with your shoulder.

or you just lift too much weights and dont punch enough.

Yes you r elbow as well. Of course understanding proper punching technique with your hips and feet of course but that little "pop" of your shoulder is so hard for me to show kids.

You get so much snap and power by just doing that with little to no effort.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

please don't give any more advice.

I pray for the poor kids you must "train".

smh..

Just tell me, you want to suck my *** don't you? Just go out and say it, you following me around this website and posting after me, your obsessed...

I love you too...

[Bushbaby]

Step into the 1st jab,that helps with how crisp it delivers.But if ur feeling like Ur punches aren't snapping & U can't get them to no matter what,maybe U are more a power puncher than a fast flashy fighter.Seriously,maybe U should just sit down on ur punches & try a punchers approach.

[SUPREME.]

I have been trying the advice in this thread and it's been working, my punches are being very snappy and are quick,however I know it's a personal thing, but I feel like my punches aren't hurting whoever i'm boxing with. I'm pivoting my body and everything. Like they get hit, and their hand snaps back, but they quickly recover. Maybe i'm not sitting on my punches all the way, maybe it's not likely to get hurt with 16 oz gloves on and headgear, ahh what the hell I don't know what i'm saying.

I just don't want someone to not respect my power and try to walk me down or something.