Speedbag Hook Drills

Training Session Outline

This workout describes a variety of Hook Combinations and Drills which can be bundled together to create a Hook Workout session.

Overview

The Hook is considered an Intermediate level strike… mostly because timing is a bit more tricky….

Normally when you are hitting a speedbag it is bouncing towards or away from you, so timing the strike is not so critical.. it doesn’t normally matter if you are a little bit early or late… but when using a hook – particularly in combination with other punches, the bounce is often across the direction of the hit… so timing of the hit is much more important.

Drills & Combinations

The Speedbag is a fantastic way to practice Hook Combinations… Focus on the Technique, Timing and Speed… and once this becomes comfortable switch to a heavy bag to build up Power.

The table below outlines a range of individual drills/combinations that could be used in this workout (the easier ones are at the start, but get harder as you move right and down.

Workout

Stance – stand in the BOXING stance. This is particularly important for the hook as you need to reach, stretch and twist your body, which is much harder (or impossible) to achieve flat footed. Lean slightly towards the bag, on the balls of you feet.

Select one of the drills above and work through it until you are consistently and accurately getting 10 in a row… then swap for another drill and repeat (until exhausted or bored)