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  • Pegasos
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2007
    • 110

    Connected to the floor?

    Do you tie/link/connect your heavy bag to the floor?

    I dont, but am thinking of doing so now, so that i can adequately practice some kicks, without the bag flying around after each hit..

    ..but how???
  • toolboxdiver
    Speed Bag Guru
    • Jan 2008
    • 516

    #2
    I do not, but for kicks I would recomend it

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    • Pegasos
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2007
      • 110

      #3
      Yeah, but there is wood on the floor...

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      • Tim
        Administrator and Founder of SpeedBagForum.com


        • Jan 2006
        • 3428

        #4
        Can you connect it to a stack of barbell plates? That works for my double end bag. That way I don't have to permanently attach it...

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        • Speedbag
          Author of the Speed Bag Bible, founder of speedbagcentral.com

          • Feb 2006
          • 7109

          #5
          You can also use one of Ringside's Floor "Rocks" for anchoring bags.
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          • Pegasos
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2007
            • 110

            #6
            Thanks for the info,

            unfortunately i dont have any barbell plates

            that rock floor anchoring thing seems a perfect solution, since i also got a double end bag just today and wouldnt want to drill the wooden floor, so i could use with both my heavy and double end bag!

            Two questions:

            is it filled with sand? i suppose it is sold UNfilled

            and

            any idea what kind of words i would use to search for it in ebay?


            (i could order directly from that "Ringside" webpage but since my credit card number theft from england due to online purchases some time ago, i only order using PayPal since then...)

            thanks

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            • Pegasos
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2007
              • 110

              #7
              probably nothing on ebay... i ll have to use amazon



              update:..but they dont ship those to Europe!

              I ll have to order from a stand-alone shop again..
              Last edited by Pegasos; 04-05-2008, 09:17 PM.

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              • Speedbag
                Author of the Speed Bag Bible, founder of speedbagcentral.com

                • Feb 2006
                • 7109

                #8
                Originally posted by Pegasos View Post
                Thanks for the info,

                unfortunately i dont have any barbell plates

                that rock floor anchoring thing seems a perfect solution, since i also got a double end bag just today and wouldnt want to drill the wooden floor, so i could use with both my heavy and double end bag!

                Two questions:

                is it filled with sand? i suppose it is sold UNfilled

                and

                any idea what kind of words i would use to search for it in ebay?


                (i could order directly from that "Ringside" webpage but since my credit card number theft from england due to online purchases some time ago, i only order using PayPal since then...)

                thanks
                Actually, you could probably make your own version of these. Yes, they are filled with sand. When I used them, I went to a building supply store and got a 25lb bag of sand. I wrapped the sand in plastic and stuck it inside the "Rock". But you could also modify a duffle bag or any large soft bag with a handle or attachement area for the bungee.
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                • Tim
                  Administrator and Founder of SpeedBagForum.com


                  • Jan 2006
                  • 3428

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Speedbag View Post
                  But you could also modify a duffle bag or any large soft bag with a handle or attachement area for the bungee.
                  Yes, there's nothing special about the rocks really, they're just sand bags...

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                  • Tim
                    Administrator and Founder of SpeedBagForum.com


                    • Jan 2006
                    • 3428

                    #10
                    What I like about barbell plates are that you can find them cheap (used) and they take a smaller amount of space than a sand bag (i.e. 50 lbs of iron will be alot more compact than 50 lbs of sand). In this case I've got a 33 lb and 22 lb plates stacked on each other, with a bungee through the center. I then used pliers to close the metal bungee ends up so it can't come apart. I don't recomend using plastic hook bungees, as you can't connect them permanently like this and they tend to fly apart when you hit the DE bag with a big uppercut...

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                    • Pegasos
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2007
                      • 110

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Tim View Post
                      Yes, there's nothing special about the rocks really, they're just sand bags...

                      You re right.. its just easier to order them...

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                      • Pegasos
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2007
                        • 110

                        #12
                        Anyone actually uses these sand filled anchors?

                        I created a homemade one of about 65-70lbs weight (suggest filled anchor weight for a heavy bag)



                        ,but it jumps around when i give a strong punch to the bag.

                        I m thinking that thank God i didn't use screws to anchor it to the wooden floor, it would have ripped it apart!

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                        • toolboxdiver
                          Speed Bag Guru
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 516

                          #13
                          change the chain to rubber bungie cord

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                          • Kyle
                            Speed Bag Guru
                            • Nov 2006
                            • 581

                            #14
                            Originally posted by toolboxdiver View Post
                            change the chain to rubber bungie cord
                            Good idea id do that to plus the chain will probably wreck the floor if it moves alot
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                            Last edited by Kyle; 09-11-2011, 06:40 AM.

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                            • Pegasos
                              Senior Member
                              • Feb 2007
                              • 110

                              #15
                              Originally posted by toolboxdiver View Post
                              change the chain to rubber bungie cord



                              But then there is not much point, since the bag will move a lets say 20% less, attached to an elastic cord than it would with no attachment at all..

                              ..not to mention that "rubber bungie cords" are another thing unheard of where i live!

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