Buying a heavy bag

[girv]

Hope someone can help here. I have just bought a new house which comes with a double garage which will probably never have a car in it. Was planning on getting some equipment in including a heavy bag but have no idea what to buy. Can anyone give me some good advice?

[FLINT ISLAND]

Buy a heavybag

Get a speedball fitted on the wall

Get a floor to ceiling ball

Just get good quality equipment.............

Not shitty cheap equipment because they bust easy

I had a speedball for years and it finally worn out

Then I bought a cheap one and it bust in a week

Spend that bit extra - and you will save in the long run

[GPater11093]

hsng a full size replica of enzo macc up.

Hit that it should fall down after the first jab

[girv]

Buy a heavybag

Get a speedball fitted on the wall

Get a floor to ceiling ball

Just get good quality equipment.............

Not shitty cheap equipment because they bust easy

I had a speedball for years and it finally worn out

Then I bought a cheap one and it bust in a week

Spend that bit extra - and you will save in the long run

Thanks, that is pretty much what I intend to do but dont know who makes the top quality gear

[FLINT ISLAND]

Thanks, that is pretty much what I intend to do but dont know who makes the top quality gear


I had my speedball from a shop up in Cardiff that specialises in Boxing Equipment

The bloke who runs the shop told me Naz popped in before the Steve Robinson fight to buy some boxing boots

Years ago

I live in Swansea - about 50 miles away from Cardiff - so only been back on fo there a handful of times over the years - to see Calzaghe and Enzo fight, etc.

Back at the time in the 1990's I was boxing over the club at the time and really in my training

So I went up to cardiff and bought a speedball and the backboard to fit on the wall

the speedball lasted years

and then finally worn out

so I bought a £20 from Argos - bust in a week

and I bought another £20 from Argos - bust in a month or so

fucking shit

I went back up to cardiff only recently to the same shop and bought a new Speedball for £40 - a Lonsdale one

So far so good

Word of advice - dont buy BBE equipment that Argos sell - not speedballs or heavybags - or floor to ceiling balls - they are fucking cheap shit :dead

[FLINT ISLAND]

I ordered a good floor to ceiling ball from the back of Boxing Monthly before too

What I'm saying is standard places like Argos - just sell cheap shit

You got to go to the boxing specialists to get the good quality

You can order stuff off Boxing Monthly - good quality suppliers

[Fat Joe]

Have a look at the sticky in the training forum

[FLINT ISLAND]

The make of the floor to ceiling I got is called

PRO-TEC

its lasted years I had from about 1999 / 2000

[GPater11093]

i just get the stuff i can and it lasts

i have a Bryan floor to ceiling from argos and it is in top nick had it for 2 years

got a 3 in 1 bag from the lonsdale website and its good aswell

[FLINT ISLAND]

Everlast I consider a decent make too

I had boxing gloves that are Everlast and have been well worn

[GPater11093]

RBK is pretty good

dont buy gloves from sports direct/world there cheap shite

[FLINT ISLAND]

PRO-TEC make small and normal sized floor to ceilings - they cater for real pro's and they are quality

[mossy141]

i wa sthinking of buying a bag too . what height would be good for a beginner?

[Fat Joe]

i just get the stuff i can and it lasts

i have a Bryan floor to ceiling from argos and it is in top nick had it for 2 years

Flint was only slagging the Argos stuff because he hits a lot harder than you

[FLINT ISLAND]

Flint was only slagging the Argos stuff because he hits a lot harder than you

:roll:

Dont listen to him

He is just shit stirring

Bryan are OK

Its BBE that bust

And heavybags are more durable than Floor to ceiling balls and Speedballs which can get punctures.

[girv]

Thanks guys

[Farmboxer]

All the bags in my gym are Everlast.

[Kevin Maree]

girv have a look at vipbe.co.uk its very good value, i have it in my gym and most of the main pro gyms in manchester use it

[itrymariti]

If you're buying a speed-ball/frame, I'd recommend getting a good one. You can get away with mickey mouse punch-bags and hand-wraps for a while; but if you don't have a good backboard you won't be able to hit the speed-ball fast at all (as the frame will get knocked backwards by the ball and won't provide enough force to knock the ball back towards you at speed).

I learned this lesson the hard way by buying one of the cheaper speed-ball frames which really aren't any good once you start building up speed.

(Also, make sure you deflate it a bit after use, otherwise it really will pop - this also happened to me.)

[itrymariti]

[Only registered and activated users can see links] is the best

[will8801]

Lonsdale Extra Heavy bag would be a good choice from [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) for around £130.

If you have the money then the 65kg Lonsdale Colosus heavy bag for around £235.

[AVFCMagicMan]

RBK is pretty good

dont buy gloves from sports direct/world there cheap shite

I just bought two pairs from there :lol:

Proper Lonsdale ones though so i'll see how they hold up.

[Rocky]

This is the best website on the net, for buying stuff,

[Only registered and activated users can see links]

Everything you need is on here :good

[girv]

girv have a look at vipbe.co.uk its very good value, i have it in my gym and most of the main pro gyms in manchester use it

thanks everyone