a quartet of old bags on eBay
Collapse
X
-
Were all older bags from that era gynormus? All the vintage ads and pics I've seen of older bags, are all bags that seem much bigger than most people use today. Maybe I just haven't seen enough pics that show the variety of sizes but I was just wondering if they were all large when did the smaller 8x5s come into play?
fedora
-
-
Originally posted by fedora View PostWere all older bags from that era gynormus? All the vintage ads and pics I've seen of older bags, are all bags that seem much bigger than most people use today. Maybe I just haven't seen enough pics that show the variety of sizes but I was just wondering if they were all large when did the smaller 8x5s come into play?
fedora
As speed bag punching moved out of the boxing gym to the home fitness arena, requiring smaller and lighter equipment, I expect the trend continued. I seriously doubt the presswood, lightweight 24 inch boards of the least expensive home speed bag setups could withstand a hard power blasting with the large bags of the 1920-40's era that would extend 2-4 inches past the end of the board.
That is my suspicion. I do know the move from outdoor based camps to indoor facilities gave rise to the wall units, as I have been told that by several old school boxing coaches.Speed Bag
Put a little Rhythm in YOUR workout!
*attendee: Every SB gathering so far!
The Quest Continues...
Hoping for another Gathering...
sigpic
The Art of the Bag
Comment
-
-
Originally posted by Speedbag View PostFrom a bag size standpoint, I think the smaller bags were a reaction to the overall change of "traditional" boxing training camps (outside, large rings, lots of room) to more indoor based facilities. Whenever you see an outdoor boxing camp from the 1920-40's era you see very large speed bag boards, a 360 degree movement area underneath and big bags to match. Surely these emphasized repetitive and rhythmic power punching over "speed" of smaller bags. But as facilities moved indoors, you see the rise of "wall based units", requiring smaller boards to take up less room in the gym. I suspect these smaller boards gave rise to smaller bags to fit.
As speed bag punching moved out of the boxing gym to the home fitness arena, requiring smaller and lighter equipment, I expect the trend continued. I seriously doubt the presswood, lightweight 24 inch boards of the least expensive home speed bag setups could withstand a hard power blasting with the large bags of the 1920-40's era that would extend 2-4 inches past the end of the board.
That is my suspicion. I do know the move from outdoor based camps to indoor facilities gave rise to the wall units, as I have been told that by several old school boxing coaches."He [Marciano] was far and away the strongest man I've encountered."
Archie Moore
Comment
-
-
Originally posted by Bag Man View PostSomethng I never would have thought of. Wonder if the move from bare knuckle to gloved boxing in the early part of the 20th century had anything to do with a change in equipment; albeit gradual. I'm completely out of my depth here, but, maybe a bare knuckler trained/fought in a different manner. From the pics, their stances are very distinct. Maybe that was the custom for photography of the day, and had nothing to do with how they fought.
(sigh..)Speed Bag
Put a little Rhythm in YOUR workout!
*attendee: Every SB gathering so far!
The Quest Continues...
Hoping for another Gathering...
sigpic
The Art of the Bag
Comment
-
-
Speed Bag
Put a little Rhythm in YOUR workout!
*attendee: Every SB gathering so far!
The Quest Continues...
Hoping for another Gathering...
sigpic
The Art of the Bag
Comment
-
Comment