What Does a Speedball Really do?

[Solid Snake]

Do you know what are the benefits of using a speedball ?
Is it actually a speedball?
I 'd like your opinion and please post any drills(if there are) you might know.

[CharlesHackel]

it works on conditioning, strength speed every thing.

[TheMachine]

It helps develop hand-eye coordination

[shootodog]

Do you know what are the benefits of using a speedball ?
Is it actually a speedball?
I 'd like your opinion and please post any drills(if there are) you might know.


hand eye coordination, timing and speed.

drills: one-bounce, two bounce, one bounce left right, two bounce left right, round about...

[AgentX]

hand to eye cordination and strengthens shoulders.

[Yukimushu]

I like to use it alot on my jabbing.

[Nevada_MO_Guy]

Do you know what are the benefits of using a speedball ?


Do you mean the Speed Bag?

[punchfast]

I found this list of Speed Bag Benefits posted on Speed Bag Central.com :rolleyes:

http://www.speedbagcentral.com/SpeedBagBasics_Introduction.html#A

[Nevada_MO_Guy]

Nice link.

[Kenshin Himura]

Thanks guys...
The link is ok!!! I've been wondering too!

[kenpfrenger]

I'll chime in here with timing, shoulder strength, everything else mentioned and add......My copy of Dempsey's Championship fighting is out on loan at the moment so this is going by memory......Dempsey say the speed bag lets you practice the downward chopping parry followed by a backhanded strike. Not very useful with gloves on but Dempsey fought most of his fights bareknuckle in the lumber camps and so on during his youth.

[Guy Mendiola]

Speed and headwork...

[Freeform]

Speed, co-ordination, slipping. Excellent piece of kit.

Col

[Hui Lai]

It also teaches you to "pop" you're shoulders to get an extra spark of power in your punches. That's some good stuff right there, that "pop"