If you are looking to improve your switch-hitting and your overall upper body/lower body co-ordination, then this drill will really help.
This type of drill has its origins in the Eastern European boxing scene and is becoming increasingly popular in Western Europe.
The drill helps you develop switch-hitting; that is switching from orthodox to southpaw and back again.
A further benefit of the drill is that it promotes great co-ordination by forcing unorthodox movements whilst remaining functional as a boxer.
Whatever positions you are in you are still able to unload shots – you are always able to deliver effective punches to the target.
Practice this for a full 3-minute round.
It will feel awkward to begin with but persevere. Use it regularly in your gym sessions and you will feel benefits.
Comments or questions below please 🙂
Cheers
Fran
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Awesome drill man, did you come up with this yourself?!
Hi Dan
Not totally. I came across the the rough idea watching some old Soviet coaching videos a long while back, this is my variation of that 👍
Excellent drill, Fran. I nearly passed away.from an undiagnosed heart condition the Lord healed me from. This should help me regain some of the coordination I lost!
Hi Jonathan
Thank you for your comment. I wish you the very best with your recovery…keep on keeping on!!!
Great drill Fran! Added some slips and a bob & weave to make a cardio/overall fitness version. Had fun with this one. Appears simple but quite complex really. Simplexity!
Thanks Fran
Simplexity…very good Denny, I like that one. Always good to make your own adjustments and variations, will help you develop the boxing brain.
Thanks, as always Fran. Switch-hitting is a game changer. Terence Crawford reckons it’s all about when you do it, timing wise. Have a great Christmas and New Year. Hopefully everyone around the world can get back in the gyms again soon
Hey James. You’re welcome, thank you for taking the time to watch. Yes, 100% agree with Bud. It’s also about knowing what to do with it. Feels a missed opportunity to switch if you don’t vary your tactics.
Thanks again James, and have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Fighters like Lomachenko and Tyson could switch back and forth with crazy angles, and that’s just what fighters today need to learn. Thank you for the drills, Mr. Boxing Coach!
Great point Emile, thank you for your contribution.
Hi coach. This was exactly what I needed. Can’t thank you enough for all the content you’ve been sharing. Keep safe.
Thank you Joao, really kind words and it’s good of you to take the time to watch👍
As usual, brilliant stuff from the man – Fran Sands.
Saw Conor McGregor do switch hitting successfully against Mayweather in the early rounds of their fight. If it can work against the best boxer in the world. It is an excellent tool in the kit bag to pull out against amateur fighters at my white-collar level. Most of have never seen this kind of tactic.
I practiced it Cuban style. Every technical detail (Breath, hand position, switching balance from foot to foot) in extreme slow motion for one round. Next round slightly faster, the next round faster… until in the body memory.
Thanks so much Fran.
Cheers,
Declan
Thank you Declan for taking the time to contribute – smart input as always.
Really like the Cuban reference – the breathing and the focus. Others would do well to apply that type of method.
Cheers mate.
Hi Fran.
Strange drill but it will be worth practicing that one.
Thanks.
Chris.
It’s a bit weird Chris, but it really does help your overall style in time
Nice drill Fran and a lot of the pros seem to do this more and more now.
Interesting to me that your starting with ur feet in the neutral position then doing the first step/jab, and not from the regular stance with probably a smaller step/jab to start. I think the way ur starting promotes better fluidity and learning how to eventually move around the ring and then get in and out of your boxing position with a punch and stay in balance.
thank you for the drill,
mickey
My pleasure Mickey
Yes, starting from the standing position definitely adds something, unorthodox and it promotes being responsive from any position. Glad you like the drill Mickey, thanks for the comment
Just the thing for me to practice on a Heavy Bag. I’m fairly ambidextrous, and I like to practice Southpaw moves, if only to exercise both sides equally.
Really glad it adds something for you Frank – I struggle with southpaw, always have, but even I enjoy using this drill myself.
I see this is an extension, in macro movement drills, from the last one and it is great stuff Fran. I have a research paper somewhere that discusses the greater learning/retention value in demonstrating a complete skill movement then having the athlete(s)/boxers perform it vs. teaching and practicing micro-movements or parts of the skill that make up the whole. That said, I believe there is a time and place for various methods of instruction that is dictated by the learner’s individual needs. But it’s easy to see value in these drills.
Brilliant
Thanks Pug. We are really hitting this type of stuff hard in the gym, it’s bringing real benefits. Love the gradual layering and in my opinion it is incredibly effective.
Cheers pal.