wanttolearn

i just bought a new heavy bag but its to light i was wondering what to do to make it weight more i was thinking of adding sand but idk if it would stiffen up and hurl a lot ne ideas let me kno

xmartial artist

with some punch bags you can remove some of the filling and replace soft sand (at your own risk) but you have make sure the bag is big enough, has good stitching at the bottom, and just add extra support to the chain attachment (connects chain to bag of course) you could use duck tape over the leather chain attachment strap.

JIMI

Go easy on the sand bro, you can break your foot faster than you can say "oh shit"! You can go to a thrift store and buy old clothes to stuff down in there too!

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wanttolearn

ok thanks for the help ill look to see if its strong at the bottom before i put some sand in cuz it would suck if it fell apart on me

JIMI

If you go to a thrift store and buy some cheap clothes, shirts, pants, whatever, and stuff that down there first, this will help you with any leakage. I would recommend putting clothes first, because the sand will eventually settle to the bottom anyway. But a mixture of both would be good, clothes, then sand, then more clothes, more sand, and so forth....

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Hardball

Catch a sale at you local sporting goods store. I just got a 100 lb bag for $59.99. Now I have a 60,80,100 and 3 25lbs bags. Serious training should involve different size bags but if you're on a limited budget just take your time and add on when you have extra cash. I mainly use the 100lb for ground work {although I would love to kick it if I had a cornerman; but since I have a wavemaster the issue isn't pressing, the 60 and 80 I use for boxing drills and combinations, the 25 lb bags I used for multiple attack scenarios.

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chanmartialarts

If you pack an new thai bag right it can feel like kicking a steel pole w/ only rags and old blankets from the salvation army/good will. Gravity & time will be the 2 best things, so be patient. Make sure there are no gaps or it may settle un-evenly. Some people place a 25 lbs plate on the top to expedite the process. Don't forget its there!

Sand is ok and good, but go EASY on it b/c it adds a ton of extra weight that can take a toll on the structure that you are hanging it from. Too much sand will cause your bag to bottom out. Be careful! If so you may need to build a bra type suspension system w/ duct tape to reinforce the bottom.

Periodically take it down and flip it up side down or on it side to let it re-settle. Everyone has a certain feel that they like, so ultimately it is up to you. Depending on your shin conditioning...I myself prefer a hard bag b/c I like the contact, plus Im used to it.

All suggestions posted so far are good. Its you're bag, pack it how you like.

Best of luck!!

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WMTI

I do believe there are better ways to pack a bag. Use leather strips and use a bat to push down - then allow gravity to pull down and refill as needed. Other option is rice. Yup - rice isnt as bad as sand, as it dont compact like sand does. It has space between the grains and allows for movment, albeit - very little. These are both proven fill techniques. Sand... I'd caution you on that - weight, and compression = a broken bone - especially if you are not solid on techniques.

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Hardball

Since you just bought it almost any store will let you exchange it as long as you have the receipt. If it was recent you probably don't even need the receipt. Exchange it for a heavier one.

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Blue Wave Gym

dude, don't start fucking around with your heavy bag cause you'll probably ruin it like I ruined my old 1. Also did you save your recipt, if so then return it,or by a better 1 at a local spoorting goods store i..e much cheaper than that catalougs

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Blue Wave Gym

how do you use the 60# and 80# bags for boxing drills when you have no conor man to hang them from and why then don't you hang the 100# one, btw I thought I was the only guy to use a heavy bag for groundwork like dan severn did in the ufc long ago LOL

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