Punching Bag - what filling?

Massimo Giorgianni

HI,

one of my students just bought a punching bag and asked me what filling he has to put in - he was considering rice or soya bean

Anyone can advise on that ?

Thank you

paulmclaughlin

mm custard, om nom nom

chuckjitsu

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/titleboxing/Unfilled-Heavybag.pdf

Hope this Helps

stedeb

hi
i used to work years ago in a sports manufacturer in dublin.
i had a well known boxer with his own shop come in all the time and get free scraps or ends of fabric to fill his bags
maybe ring around to these places or alteration places and get it free

Gumbi

Rags will do the job. If you pay to have a bag made of heavy duty canvas (custom-made, it should only cost 50 euro) you can fill it with rags (old clothes etc.). I did it with my own bag, and it's brilliant. 'Tis a cheap option, too.

HammerHeadGym

Small strips of cloth work well, if you want to make it heavier (and tougher) use scraps of leather. A mix is probably best.

Niall Keane

Rags and sand, 50-50 mix. Firm and heavy with some give.

Malolan

How big is the bag? I used to have one 2m long and 45cm in diameter. I filled it with pieces of rags and it was about 50-60kg heavy, so no swinging during workout. If it is big you can put rags and to make it heavy you can put inside a "bomb" with sand:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/822/torpedadoci.jpg

Some fill the bag with sawdust, too.
Avoid filling with sand only - it becomes hard and you can break or twist the wrists while punching.

Massimo Giorgianni

Thank you all for the advises. I ll pass him all theses options

Massimo

Niall Keane

Niall Keane wrote: »

Rags and sand, 50-50 mix. Firm and heavy with some give.

And hitting it at the bottom will result in a visit to the hospital with a broken hand. I've tried it, believe me.

black dragon

RAGS