Heavy Bag

[Parky]

I know Wing Chun isn't famous for heavy bag use, but I have a 100 Lb bag I'd like to use and it is hard as a block wall. I hate to hit it because I find my forearm and shoulder going hard. I was taught to hit with a soft forearm, but can't seem to do it with such a hard bag. Has anyone here modified a bag to soften it? Any suggestions?

 

[Flatfish]

Layer of foam around it?

Is it a new bag? They tend to get a bit softer after a while of hitting them.

 

[KPM]

^^^^^ Beat the heck out of it with a baseball bat to loosen it up!

 

[Parky]

The bag's a few years old. Canvas outside. The wifey bought it as a b-day present a few years ago. Never had time to use it until recently. Not sure what's in it. I think it's an Everlast...probably the cheapest 100 lb bag they made 2-3 years ago.

 

[geezer]

The bag's a few years old. Canvas outside. The wifey bought it as a b-day present a few years ago. Never had time to use it until recently. Not sure what's in it. I think it's an Everlast...probably the cheapest 100 lb bag they made 2-3 years ago.

My bag apparently has a filling of sand and rags. It got wet and the sand got hard as a rock when it finally dried out ...and also seemed to have settled towards the bottom. Thinking along the same line as K.P.M., I used it for eskrima practice, using my heaviest sticks. It's softer now.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Just start out hitting light. Form over power. Power comes.

 

[Buka]

My bag apparently has a filling of sand and rags. It got wet and the sand got hard as a rock when it finally dried out ...and also seemed to have settled towards the bottom. Thinking along the same line as K.P.M., I used it for eskrima practice, using my heaviest sticks. It's softer now.

That's pretty much it.

You might want to use it as just a target and go light. Or you might want to untie the rope/cord at the top and see what's going on inside. And adjust accordingly.

 

[Parky]

Thanks for the responses!