Tiny Bag II

[BillyMack]

Starting to get in the groove of my Rival 4x6...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAe-SYVBDog

[ninja420]

Billy bad ass! :) good job! I alwase love to see new videos.

[SupergeZ]

ever tried hitting it with your head?

nice vid btw, must take a helluva lots skill to hit that tiny bag aswell as you do :)

[Speedbag]

Starting to get in the groove of my Rival 4x6...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAe-SYVBDog

...hmm. Is it just me or were your hands kinda slipping off the bag, indicating either the bag is slightly high and your hitting a bit below the belly. OR, your angling the fists downward on contact both front and reverse. The video wasn't long enough to be sure, but It just seems like you've had better contact on the larger bag. Just sounds like many of your contacts are weak.

Maybe it's my ears.....

[SpeedBagSkunk]

maybe hes tryin to go a little to fast and start hittin the SAME combos as zach ruffo lol oh well keep practicing

[Kyle]

Skunk is back!!! cant wait to see some new videos on that four bag platform
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[BillyMack]

maybe hes tryin to go a little to fast and start hittin the SAME combos as zach ruffo lol oh well keep practicing

Zach who?

[Chris M]

maybe hes tryin to go a little to fast and start hittin the SAME combos as zach ruffo lol oh well keep practicing

sigh. Not this again.:mad:

[SupergeZ]

hey billy, can i ask what swivel you use on your setup?

thanks

[BillyMack]

hey billy, can i ask what swivel you use on your setup?

thanks

I have 2 setups, the one you see in that vid is the lower of the two, and I have an Everlast all-metal ball & hook on it. I have the all plastic model on my higher setup...

Hows your new setup?

Cheers

[SupergeZ]

its great man, loving it, just need a new swivel coz the 1 it comes with sucks, was thinking of getting an everlast ball and hook swivel like youve got but finding it most difficult to find a uk supplier that sells them, but im gona keep looking and maybee contact some online stores to see if they are going to stock them any time soon.

[BillyMack]

Ya, it's a hard model to find...I actually got that one from the Grandmaster of Speed Bag, Mr. Alan Kahn. I had to trade him my first born son and a mustache comb but it was worth it!!

[SupergeZ]

HAHAHA nice trade! unfortunately i have neither of those things so i think ill have a hard time getting the swivel i desire! lol

[Speedbag]

Ya, it's a hard model to find...I actually got that one from the Grandmaster of Speed Bag, Mr. Alan Kahn. I had to trade him my first born son and a mustache comb but it was worth it!!

Sorry, you can have the kid back. He's eating us out of house and home, but my wife likes the moustache comb and uses it everyday.

[Chris M]

my wife likes the moustache comb and uses it everyday.

LOL!:D

[Chris M]

its great man, loving it, just need a new swivel coz the 1 it comes with sucks, was thinking of getting an everlast ball and hook swivel like youve got but finding it most difficult to find a uk supplier that sells them, but im gona keep looking and maybee contact some online stores to see if they are going to stock them any time soon.

Keep trying ebay, sooner or later someone will list one from the UK.

[SupergeZ]

what do you think of this bombay bad boy? less than a pound? will order if you guys think its alright? its the ball and hook one im on about

http://www.newitts.com/product/BX-64/Spare_Swivel_for_Speedball.htm&WT.mc_id%3Ddfz5z8191418aw&WT.cms%3D1

[Chris M]

what do you think of this bombay bad boy? less than a pound? will order if you guys think its alright? its the ball and hook one im on about

http://www.newitts.com/product/BX-64/Spare_Swivel_for_Speedball.htm&WT.mc_id%3Ddfz5z8191418aw&WT.cms%3D1


I've never tried one, but speedbag (alan) says that they wear out pretty quickly and the ball falls through the retaining cup. I'd pass that one up because from what I hear, they're pretty cheaply made.

[Speedbag]

Chris M. is correct that I don't really recommend that style. The ones I've used are pretty soft metal and the housing around the ball bends as the shank hit it. Before long, the ball just falls out. But this brand looks slightly different than the ones I've use. Just don't expect much and you might not be disappointed.

[SupergeZ]

what swivel would you recoment then alan? i want 1 that is fairly fast, and that goes in all directions, the 1 i have atm only goes forward and back, not side to side.

[Speedbag]

what swivel would you recoment then alan? i want 1 that is fairly fast, and that goes in all directions, the 1 i have atm only goes forward and back, not side to side.


Right now I have a plastic Ball hook from Everlast. I superglued the metal shank into the plastic ball. It works fine and was very quiet until recently when it has picked up a really annoying squeek that has defeated every attempt at silencing. Every type of oil and greasy covering has failed to stop the squeek. If It doesn't quit, I'm going back to one of my metal ballhooks. Those are about all I use, to be honest.

[jaguiler]

Alan - I use something called Liquid Wrench on it - like a WD40 - but the problem is that for the first 10 minutes of hitting - it tends to get in your face a little - but it keeps the plastic ball quiet for a while, then reapply.
Notice in the picture - the gray powder around the swivel on the platform...that's the lubricant that spryas out afer hitting it after just oiling it -

http://www.abckidstime.com/storage/Pictures/misc/speedbag%20setup1.JPG

[Chris M]

I really like graphite because it's not as messy and it seems to last longer than any oils. Better yet, it doesn't attract dust.

[Speedbag]

I really like graphite because it's not as messy and it seems to last longer than any oils. Better yet, it doesn't attract dust.


Graphite? how do you put it on the swivel? I've never used a graphite lubricant.

[BillyMack]

You've not lived until you've used graphite as a lubricant...

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99332.htm

Man, they should make a teflon-coated ball/hook swivel...yumm

[Speedbag]

You've not lived until you've used graphite as a lubricant...

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99332.htm

Man, they should make a teflon-coated ball/hook swivel...yumm

Thanks, man. Great Link. I'll get some tonight. I'll try anything to keep my ball bearings lubricated and moving.

[Dutchman]

Used to use a dry lube called Tri-Flo quite a bit. It comes in an aerosol can, goes on wet and dries clean. For the purposes I was using it for it lasted for a fairly long time. How long it would last on a ball hook swivel I couldn't tell you.

[Chris M]

Used to use a dry lube called Tri-Flo quite a bit. It comes in an aerosol can, goes on wet and dries clean. For the purposes I was using it for it lasted for a fairly long time. How long it would last on a ball hook swivel I couldn't tell you.

Hey I never thought of that. I use that stuff on my bicycle chains and it works great and doesn't attract dust and dirt like normal oil! You can buy those "dry" lubricants at any bike specialty store.

Alan, you can buy graphite at any hardware store. It comes in a little pen shaped thing that you squeeze for use in locks. Locksmiths also always have it too.