How to choose a good boxing bag? Understanding which parameters are significant and which can be neglected is quite difficult. To answer this question, you need to pay attention to several important points when buying such a sports equipment.
Weight
To choose a boxing bag according to this parameter is based on the size of the user. Currently, the following options for devices in this category are available to consumers:
- Lightweight boxing bags. The price of such products starts from 2000 rubles. Weight is from 30 to 40 kg. On such bags it is extremely inconvenient to work out strong blows, during which the whole body is nested. At the same time, they are suitable for active movements and slopes, performing series of movements at various distances.
- A heavy boxing bag. Weight - from 90 to 110 kg. It is suitable for working out power equipment, performing single strikes, during which the whole body mass is embedded. Suitable for experienced athletes. The work of equipment on the bag by beginners often leads to injuries of the hands, damage to the shoulder and elbow joints.
Hardness level
The parameter is determined by the nature of the packing used. Earlier, sand was used for these purposes, which made it possible to achieve maximum bag stiffness. However, later they decided to abandon such a decision in favor of softer elastic fillers.
Modern budget models of bags most often contain packing in the form of tyrsa. As the projectile is regularly used, such a filler gradually knocks at the bottom of the product, making it too soft. Therefore, in this case, athletes have to periodically shake the bag and fall asleep backfire.
As practice shows, the best boxing bag is filled with rubber shavings. This stuffing does not rot, does not go astray and serves for as long as possible. True, compared with tyrsa material is lighter. The disadvantage is eliminated by an elementary addition of sand.
Exterior upholstery
Equally important is the type of upholstery material. In the manufacture of budget models of bags designed for beginner athletes, use a leather substitute. The use of the material is reflected in the reduction in the final price of the product. However, such lining wears out rather quickly. A more aesthetic, practical, reliable, but at the same time expensive option is genuine leather.
Box bag holder
Usually, steel rings are used as a means for securing a sports apparatus in a suspended position. The latter are evenly spaced around the perimeter of the upper edge of the product and are hooked. This mount is quite reliable. However, when striking the bag in the direction from the bottom up, the projectile may jump off the hooks. Therefore, before operating the device, they must first be bent.
Another type of fasteners is rope suspensions that are fixed on a single ring. The use of such a solution seems appropriate only in the presence of a lightweight bag. For products weighing more than 40 kg, the rope fastener will be too unreliable.
Bag height
The best option for most athletes is to buy a projectile with a height of about 1.2 m. It’s more convenient to work with dimensional products, especially if training involves kicking. If you have a room with a low ceiling, you can limit yourself to buying a bag 60-80 cm high.
Finally
A boxing bag is an indispensable tool for training, which must certainly be present in the arsenal of serious athletes. Work with the projectile is a special type of training, with which you can work out a strong, knockout blow and develop an effective technique of evasion. Only a thoughtful choice of a boxing bag will allow you to achieve high results and not spend money in vain.