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Originally Posted by Heroic Wolf  Hi everybody 
Its always been more natural for me to throw an overhand right as opposed to a straight right, I'm also hit faster, harder, and more unpredictably when using overhand right as opposed to straight right. Should I try to ingrain standard boxing straight-right body mechanics into myself or just go with what's natural and doing the better right now?  |
HW,
They are different tools with different usages.
The
straight right is great in combinations, and REALLY great for counterpunching.
The
overhand is something you are mostly going to use against fighters who are
taller than you.
One benefit of the overhand is that it often involves a lot of head movement as you execute the punch.
A great combination for the overhand is to
Jab (to face)
Jab (to solarplex as you drop your head to your right and to the rear a bit)
Overhand (as you move your head to the left and step forward and to the left)
This is a great combo! It keeps your head moving around (always important when fighting a taller opponent with greater reach) and it puts a LOT of force into the overhand (when you whip your head from the rear/crouched position to the forward, upright position)
That's all kind of confusing as I read back over it. PM me if you don't undersatnd.
-Dw