Your opinion on training equipment

[AceHBK]

Your thoughts on this training equipment. I actually like the LCD indicator. Even though it seems to be made for boxing, MA should have no problem with it.

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=16231&cp=1190161&parentPage=family

 

[Haze]

looks ok but I don't like that torso made of thick high-density, reinforced blowmolded polyethylene. That stuff is HARD. Got to think, this is training. Don't need any injuries from this. I would stay with a wavemaster or something like that. More padding, less chance for injury.

my $ .02

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

If you are looking for a bag then in my opinion you cannot go wrong with a Muay Thai heavy bag!

Brian R. VanCise
www.instinctiveresponsetraining.com

 

[tradrockrat]

I used one of those once. The claim was it's superior "life-like" quality.




I don't think so.:bs:


It pales in comparison to a 6 foot Muay Thai bag. In fact, I've never found anything better than heavy bags.

JMHO, of course.

 

[pstarr]

I prefer an old-fashioned striking post (makiwara) and candle...

 

[ronin_warrior_j]

Ill bet after a few hundred strikes the LCD's quit working. I agree with Haze, the wavemaster is a great choice.

 

[Adept]

Ill bet after a few hundred strikes the LCD's quit working. I agree with Haze, the wavemaster is a great choice.

I'm a big guy, and I hit pretty hard. I've got no problems bouncing a heavy bag off the ceiling, but I have recently moved and have nowhere to hang my bag. How does a wavemaster handle us bigger heavy hitters?

 

[terryl965]

I would agree, you hit it breaks.
Terry

 

[King]

I'm a heavy hitter as well and I've worked with the Wavemaster on my desperate days. Don't know how much it weighs but they are so light I waste so much energy setting them back in place. For fun I lined up 4 of them in a row - I'd kick one end and watch them smack into each other. I would have kept adding more but other people didn't find it as amusing.

I would not recommend them unless you are desperate. The heavybag is still the way to go.

 

[IcemanSK]

I'm a big guy, and I hit pretty hard. I've got no problems bouncing a heavy bag off the ceiling, but I have recently moved and have nowhere to hang my bag. How does a wavemaster handle us bigger heavy hitters?

I'd recommend the Wavemaster XXL. Its got a lower center of gravity & can take more punishment than a regular Wavemaster.

 

[Marginal]

www.ringside.com has a freestanding heavybag that can take a hit better than a Wavemaster. More expensive tho.

 

[ronin_warrior_j]

I'd recommend the Wavemaster XXL. Its got a lower center of gravity & can take more punishment than a regular Wavemaster.

Thats the one i have. The XXL with the scoring zones. It great

 

[Brandon Fisher]

The wavemasters are good just have to put a lot of sand in the base for the power hitters. I agree on the XXL its a good bag just pricey.