Is a Free Standing Heavy Bag Right For You?
Over the years, mixed martial arts has increased in popularity and that has lead to an increase in use for the free standing heavy bag. When compared to a hanging heavy bag, they offer a number of benefits. Those benefits are just one reason why fitness gyms, boxing studios, and training centers have starting using them.
As previously stated, a freestanding bag has many more benefits than a hanging bag; one of those benefits is a larger striking surface. For the mixed martial arts crowd, this is critical as punches are often combined with kicks and knee strikes. A quality built and well-designed free standing bag can withstand and holdup well against these varying attacks.
Even a double mounted hanging bag will sway quite a bit if kicked, which is the second advantage of the standing bag. A free standing heavy bag weighs quite a bit more than even the heaviest hanging bag. On average, standing bags filled with water weigh in at about 275 pounds, but you can replace that water with stand for even more weight. This extra weight results in a more stable bag, which is ideal for punches and kicks.
The movement is less with a standing bag because extra padding is added to the strike area; the extra padding counteracts the movement. The feel can still be altered though. A bag filled with sand will feel quite a bit more substantial than that same bag filled with water. The individual school may even have a few of each, giving the less experienced strikers a chance to use the water filled and the more advanced students the sand filled to keep it from moving when it is struck.
Also, freestanding bags are more portable than hanging bags. The ability to move around a freestanding bag with ease is just one reason why fitness centers, schools, and boxing centers like using these bags; they can roll in and out. A free standing bag is also ideal when you do not have enough space needed for a wall mount or a ceiling mount.
Another advantage of the standing bag is cost. The filling is not added in the factory and the user must add either water or sand to the bag at home; this keeps costs low. The amount of labor to build one is dramatically less as well. Most of the labor of a hanging boxing bag is in the sewing of the pieces together by hand. There is less sewing and less labor involved in making standing boxing bags.
Finally, you also save money on the cost of shipping. Hanging boxing bags are heavy and usually shipped with their fillings already instead, meaning it costs more to ship. Many of the heavy bags have shipping limits as to where they can be shipped. Many more destinations can be reached by a standing bag.
In short, for most people, a free standing heavy bag is just the better choice. Between the multiple styles to choose from, the varying fillers, the varying weights, and the portability, these bags aren’t only popular for gym use, but home use too.
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