Speed Bags

The counterpart to the heavy bag that is used to train for power, a speed bag is a light bag that moves freely. A single hit can send a speed bag moving frenetically, and that's why they are used to train a boxer for speed. While powerful blows are a great asset in any boxing match, you also need to be quick on your feet.

Strength Isn't Everything
A common mistake that novice boxers make is to build up too much strength too quickly. When this happens, you get the look of a boxer--thick arms and shoulders--without the skills. Generally, bulky muscles are extraordinarily slow, while controlled speed is often the key to victory in the ring.

Using a speed bag is the best way to build your speed. By rhythmically battering your speed bag as quickly as possible, your body learns how to land blows in rapid succession. What's more, you get used to the fatigue that sets in after a few blows, and learn how to fight through it.

Speed bags generally wear to specific patterns of the user, so are generally owned and kept by individuals. With the great prices that you can find here at Boxing Setup, getting your own speed bag certainly won't be any setback. We'll get you ready for the ring in a flash and for a great price--showing once again that it's the smartest fighter who wins in the end.