Hatton Speed Ball

If you like your boxing training and want to focus more on improving your speed and co-ordination, then this Hatton speed ball is just the ticket. Designed and manufactured to help you focus on reaction times, speed as well as your agility, this speed ball is made from an extra heavy duty leather outer and is a high quality boxing bag that won't let you down.

Why Choose a Speed Ball

As well as your pad work, strength and awareness (see maize bag!) working on your punching speed, reaction times and hand to eye co-ordination is of paramount importance whether you're gong to box, or just do the training aspect. This speed bag is a high quality bag and has an added reinforced loop attachment to give you superb durability. This is also part of the Hatton range of bags and training gear.

The Speed Ball

You've seen it on TV, before world title fights in the warm up and in various gym youtube videos. Now you can have a speed ball of your own. Cost effective to buy, once set up it's importance cannot be under-estimated for a range of boxing skills you should learn to master. From speed of hand to timing and reaction times, this little ball ensures you can benefit from a range of exercises and drills that will benefit your boxing, your fitness and your hand-eye co-ordination.

The Benefits of Speed Ball Training

The following benefits become more apparent as you use it more often. Hitting the ball will :

• Improve your reaction time
• Ensure you keep your hands and arms up
• Improve your ability to hit and move
• Improve your hand-eye coordination and footwork
• Improve your rhythm and timing
• Increase your hand speed
• Increase your punching power
• Finally, improve your fitness too!

Using a Speed Ball

These are simple training tips to help you get the best out of your speed ball. Also called a speed bag, the rhythmic pounding of the ball against the backboard or platform is quite addictive.

One way to start your speed ball addicition is to go with the three-rebound method. This just means that every time you hit the ball, it will rebound from the platform 3 times before you hit it again. So you hit the ball forward, rebound, comes back at you, rebound, goes forward and final rebound and as the ball comes back towards you you strike it again. And so on.

Hit the ball dead centre and it's then about getting your timing right in order to strike the ball at the same time each three rebounds. Start slowly and then you can work up to a faster rhythm as you get more adept.