Heavy bag & gloves?

[Stormstaff]

I'm interested in hanging a heavy bag in my basement to work on. I've never really looked much into them but I was curious what I need to look at. Brands? Different types?

Also, I don't want to use my sparring gloves but some form of "bag glove" I guess I should call it. Suggestions?

Sorry to sound so new, but I am fairly new to the sport.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice. Links appreciated.

/bow

[BMW]

I'm interested in hanging a heavy bag in my basement to work on. I've never really looked much into them but I was curious what I need to look at. Brands? Different types?

Also, I don't want to use my sparring gloves but some form of "bag glove" I guess I should call it. Suggestions?

Sorry to sound so new, but I am fairly new to the sport.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice. Links appreciated.

/bow

Depending on your body weight and punching power, I would say a 70 lbs bag should be good for you. However if you hit like a ton of bricks you might prefer a heavier bag.

Bag gloves are usually no more than 12 oz.

Keep in mind, one does not have to slug away at the heavy bag, it can be used to focus primarily on form and even distance by punching fairly lightly on it. If you do "punch outs" though you'll be slugging away at it at the end of the rounds regardless though.

A suggestion: I've found investment in a spring very helpful. I would recommend it, it will take some of the pressure off of the support system your bag hangs from. Your bag will eventually pull on the screws holding your bag fastened to your floor boards (your basement ceiling or whatever you want to call it). So, either spend U.S. $45 or more getting a bag hanger or if you get a far less expensive bag hanger that uses two screws to fasten above, you'll probably want to cut up some two-by-fours, drill holes through them for *bolts*, and construct a kind of "post-and-lintel" thing in between your rafters.

Everlast is a respected brand, so is the Grant brand, and some other big names. I can't remember for sure but I think it might have been the TKO brand that was found to be stuffing their heavy bags full of old rags, garbage, and even pin needles. There was something about this on the Rossboxing.com blog a while back.

[Stormstaff]

Do you have a link or a pic of this "spring" you're speaking of? Yes, I'm that much of a n00b, hehe.

Difference between a "normal" heavy bag and the ones that have water in them?

Once again, thank you for your time, answers, suggestions and help with this.

My in-laws are poking at me about what I want for Christmas. Figured I'd throw these couple of things at them,

[BMW]

Do you have a link or a pic of this "spring" you're speaking of? Yes, I'm that much of a n00b, hehe.

Here's a link: http://www.karatedepot.com/bag-mounts.html The spring pictured on the page, "shock spring coil" for $14.95, is what I'm talking about. You'll hang your bag from the spring with of course the spring hooked onto the bag mount above.

The "heavy bag holder" is what I have, however, if you don't have the proper drilling tools to drill through a 2-by-4 the long way (going vertical through the 4 inch length) I would just suggest purchasing the "rafter heavy bag hanger" for $49.95 and avoid the headache.

Difference between a "normal" heavy bag and the ones that have water in them?

Maybe someone else might know? I'm not an authority on boxing bags or boxing equipment or martial arts equipment - I only have minor experience in this. I've gone to a boxing gym for a couple years (off and on perhaps more truthful) and I've started going to a very good martial arts school now too.

All the bags I have ever hit have been sand filled to my knowledge. Certainly none have been water filled. Water I presume "gives" more when receiving a strike. I would go with a 70 lbs sand filled bag or a 100 lbs sand filled bag. The average adult male in average physical health (bone condition and all) should be able to handle striking a 70 lbs filled with sand.

Given the reality of drug resistant Staph (MRSA) I would probably recommend getting a nevatar, leather, or synthetic leather heavy bag over a bag made out of canvas. If that is, you will be allowing other persons to strike your bag. I have a canvas bag and have blood sprinkles on it from my earlier years of hitting it with no gloves. Canvas easily causes abrasions to the knuckles and fingers. I throw Thai kicks on it now too, and I have not had any cuts on my shins, but I have had some redding. Which would be no problem, but various variables including throw Thai style "foot jabs" at the bag, the increase of *possible* infection goes up.

I have a medicative (over the counter - actually bought online) product called "StapAseptic" which one applies to cuts or abrasions and it helps kill Staph germs. My martial arts teacher was *extremely* recommending all of us students get this stuff, months before MRSA became a big news topic in the media. Now I'm happy I did!

[Stormstaff]

Thanks for the link and further explanation!!