What is the difference between a hanging punching bag and standing punching bag?
When you punch a hanging heavy bag it moves freely, and better simulates a live opponent. You have to look beyond the “swing” of the bag, and visualize an opponent moving away from you, toward you, to the left, to the right, circling, etc. You have to also imagine that the bag has arms and it’s swinging at you when it gets in punching range. Thus, you need to concentrate on defense as well as offense. When utilized properly, a hanging heavy bag can be one of the best training aids for boxers, or anyone else interested in some realistic fight training. If the bag swings away from you, you can treat it like a real, live opponent moving away from you. You could work forward behind your jab and follow up with combinations. The entire while, you have to maintain good defense and imagine that the “opponent” is fighting back. If the bag swings toward you, you can treat it like an opponent coming forward. Using your footwork, you could sidestep to either side, pivot, and throw punches to the b
