Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Best Boxing Punch Bag Fillers

By Jose Antonio Ramos

The Internet is filled with information about boxing punch bags, and all of it is at your fingertips if you perform a simple search on Google. The most popular question is unquestionably how to fill a boxing punch bag.

There are several ways of thinking on this topic. Sand -- arguably the most common filler -- and water are the most popular, and some even claim to use grass.

The first two choices will work well, but depending on the bag you're using, what the shell is crafted from, and the weight of your bag. Filling a regular boxing punch bag with water is not a good idea unless you love mopping.

Grass, on the other hand, is not a good choice regardless of the bag you're using. By filling a boxing punch bag with grass, you're guaranteeing yourself a bag that is far too soft to serve as any kind of conditioning tool.

Do consider that when it comes time to fill your boxing punch bag, you'd be best served by purchasing an empty shell from the store rather than letting your aunt sew some kind of material for you.

Even if you're trying to be budget savvy, the consistency of your bag will be wrong and it simply won't last long enough to warrant spending any money at all -- unless you don't mind throwing away your money.

So what can someone do that doesn't want to buy a full priced boxing punch bag? Never buy a sack and go with it. Sacks are not built to take the kind of pain you're going to be dealing on it day in and day out.

Buy an unfilled bag and save yourself the hassle that will come when your sack refuses to take anymore and spills its contents all over the floor. The great thing about buying an empty shell is that they're very cheap. The filler of a boxing punch bag is what makes for an Everlast instead of an Aries or TKO.

There are numerous ingredients you can use to fill your boxing punch bag. Your best bet is to pick a few of these and use them to create a mixture that will perform for you year after year despite daily punishment.

Materials with which you can fill your boxing punch bag include:

* Anything cotton

* Yarn or cloth made from wool

* Plain old air

* A mattress' foam

* Liquid -- most often, water

* Old clothing

* Shreddings or saw dust

* Pillow or any other type of feathers

* Dry rice

* Any kind of sand

* Packing material, such as styrofoam

* Garbage bags that have been rolled tightly

* Ripped and shredded tires

So what is your boxing club really using? Well, it's something of a secret, so don't tell anyone I told you. The following is the formula.

Be sure to pack your boxing punch bag tight with cloth until there is no looseness remaining. Be careful here because if any looseness remains, your bag will be too soft and it will become deformed by punches.

What do you do to combat this?

Pour fine sand into your bag and let it fall to the bottom to weight it and keep the right shape. Line the walls with cloth torn from sleeping bags, or even army sacks if you have them available.

Fill the middle of the boxing punch bag with feathers for example and any type of rubber that's available. - 16887

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