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![]() | I just bought a new 6ft leather thai bag. I would like some suggestions for filling it. I know I know!!! Rocks and Sand LOL. I just want a good workout and improve my technique so that is a bit harsh. anything else that is not as hard yet no super soft??? Thanks in advance!!! |
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![]() | Thanks pachanga!!! Someone else suggested that and it sounds reasonable.. THey said line the bag with carpet padding, put a 40 pound bag of sand at the bottom, then fill with old clothes. the garment scapes sound better because I imagine the density would be better!! Anyway do you know where I can get them from??? I live in So. Cal in the Inland Empire...... |
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| Registered User | COOL...I'm in the IE also (FONTANA) You can try going to some garment factories. Usually, you can get them for free since this is what they throw away...Don't know around here. I bought a bag from fairtex and filled it w/ the scraps and it's pretty hard. My teacher has one that's also filled w/ scraps and it's really really hard. I guess it depends how hard you pack the cloth scraps inside of it. Just remember that the cloth takes a while to settle down...i'm sure if you kick your bag regularly, your shins will get conditioned pretty quick. You're not going to notice how hard the bag is after a while that's what happened to me.Also, I think you have to add the cloth scraps a little at a time and pack it in....This is something I forgot to do (i filled the bag 1st and tried packing it). This will make the bag harder...which is something i now want. Where do you train? Hope this helps
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![]() | I recently purchased a 6' banana bag from Fairtex and they recommended filling it with cotton strips, preferably denim - Fairtex uses garment scraps in their pre-filled bags. Their packing method is as follows: Pack the bag in 1' increments, packing it from the center outward with something heavy such as a sledgehammer. This produces a solid bag with smooth surfaces. I hope that helps, ~W2 |
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