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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Sand, Water And More: Boxing Punch Bag Fillers

By Jose Luis Maldonado

Information on boxing punch bags is everywhere on the Internet, and it's all yours if you perform a quick Google search. The biggest question out there is without a doubt how you can fill your own boxing punch bag.

Several schools of thought exist on this topic. Some feel that water is the best filler, or sand -- the ever popular choice -- or even 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 is the only choice here that just doesn't work, no matter what you're filling. Packing a boxing punch bag with grass will result in a soft bag that won't condition anyone's fists and will start to smell in the future.

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 materials with which you can fill a boxing punch bag. Rather than picking just one, the best, time proven method is to use several different materials and combine them for a nice mixture for your bag.

Some materials you could fill your boxing punch bag with include:

* Any items made from cotton

* Cloth or yarn made from wool

* Normal air

* The foam of a mattress

* Water or other liquid

* Used and unwanted clothing

* Shreddings or saw dust

* Pillow or any other type of feathers

* Rice that is dry

* Any kind of sand

* Packing material, such as styrofoam

* Rolled tight and packed up garbage bags

* Tires that have been shredded, or rubber of any type

Here is what your dojo does, something that you'll probably never hear from anyone, even after requesting an honest answer. The formula is as follows.

Take your boxing punch bag and pack it tight with cloth, taking care to eliminate any looseness because you'll wind up with a deformed, overly soft bag if you aren't.

What do you do to combat this?

Pour in some find sand near the bottom to maintain your bag's shape and keep it weighted. Line the edges with cloth -- you can use sleeping bags or army sacks if you'd like.

Fill the middle of the boxing punch bag with feathers for example and any type of rubber that's available. - 17274

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