Thoughts on Century BOB

[bradlee180]

Hello people,
I’m new to defend.net, and I’ve been browsing lots of threads. Lots of great info here. I’ve been thinking the past few months of buying the Century Body Opponent Bag, but it’s quite pricey. For those of you who’ve trained with it, what are your thoughts? Am I better off with my heavy bag? I believe striking a man-shaped target would help to condition oneself to visualize a real adversary and to unleash full-force on a real person in a fight. One can tend to forget that when pounding away on a heavy bag. Is BOB worth the dollars? Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Penance]

It's ok, but I really don't prefer it.

The way the rubber/latex/whatever reacts to impacts isn't very realistic, so it tends to bother my wrists and arms when I land head shots because they ricochet and bounce off at weird angles.

I used it for thai knee practice once, which was good for practicing the clinch, head control, and swinging the dummy around, but one time I missed and tagged the hard plastic post......*OUCH*!

[Thai Bri]

Hi bradlee. Welcome to the forum.

I have one of these, along with a Spar Pro too (now no longer made). I also have an assortment of other punch bags.

I loved it at first. The realistic shape of the head and torso does help targeting, especially to areas that a punch bag cannot replicate (like under the chin, under the nose, neck/throat and eyes. But it is poorer when you train to generate massive impact.

If your fighting system involves aiming for the eyes and throat, go for it. If it involves going for impact afgainst the head, then a three in one bag, or a maize bag, may be a better choice. Those things are heavy and solid, like a head.

I still use it to practice pre emptive shots, but do concur that it does not take impact well around the head (it just bends!). But I use the harder bags increasingly.

Get one if you like, but you may find it a secondary tool, rather than a major part of your training equipment.

[Hardball]

Key to good strikes are aim, power and timing. I'd rather take the extra money and buy a speed bag, timing bag and heavy bag. Besides Bob is an ugly Mo Fo!!

[bigred389]

Bob doesn't take battle damage too well either. Can go out of commission real fast if taking full power hits.

[Hardball]

Bob is also too flat footed, you need someone who is going to emulate bobbing and weaving and slipping.......like a speed bag, heavy bag or timing ball...........hell with the money bob cost you can throw in a pair of focus mitts and a jump rope also. Besides Bob is an ugly Mo Fo!

[bradlee180]

Thanks for the insights, guys.

[gregimotis]

Welcome to El Forumo (spanish, that) BL180.


Nothing to add except to confirm what everybody else said. I use bob for head kicks sometimes because of his shoulders, but he's second best to a heavy bag.

[Blue Wave Gym]

Great for specific targets like practing pre emptive strikes but hte head can't take power shots just flops lol. But the body is pretty decent so why not add him to your B.E.L. have a d.e.b and a headache bag but what is a 3 in one bag and I thought a maize bag was just for slipping not hitting.