The free standing heavy bag has become increasingly common as mixed martial arts have become popular. These bags offer a number of benefits over a hanging heavy bag. Even boxing studios have discovered these benefits and only the boxing purists scoff when they see this type of boxing bag at a boxing school.

As previously stated, a freestanding bag has many more benefits than a hanging bag; one of those benefits is a larger striking surface. This is vital to those practicing mixed martial arts because punches are used along with knee strikes and kicks. A free standing bag not only accommodates to but withstands those varying attacks better than most hanging bags do.

Even a double mounted hanging bag will sway quite a bit if kicked, which is the second advantage of the standing bag. A free standing heavy bag weighs quite a bit more than even the heaviest hanging bag. A water filled standing bag weighs around two hundred and seventy pounds and can easily weight more if filled with sand, as many are. This gives a much more stable bag to punch and kick.

To counteract the lack of movement, the padding on these bags is designed to cushion the blow quite a bit more than a hanging bag. The feel can still be altered though. A bag filled with sand will feel quite a bit more substantial than that same bag filled with water. The individual school may even have a few of each, giving the less experienced strikers a chance to use the water filled and the more advanced students the sand filled to keep it from moving when it is struck.

Another benefit of a freestanding bag is the portability. Fitness centers and boxing training schools like these freestanding boxing bags because they are easy to roll in and out of the gym?s main floor. Although a first choice because of all the benefits, some people opt for a standing bag when they have no wall or ceiling mounting options.

Another advantage of the standing bag is cost. Because the end user simply puts water or sand into the bag, the amount of materials needed to produce each unit is dramatically lower than most of the hanging bags. The amount of labor to build one is dramatically less as well. Most of the labor of a hanging boxing bag is in the sewing of the pieces together by hand. Because of the design of most standing bags, there is much less hand sewing need.

Finally, the purchaser of a standing bag also saves on shipping. Because it is shipped as a bulky but incredibly lightweight item, the shipping is much less than that of a typical heavy bag. Many of the heavy bags have shipping limits as to where they can be shipped. Many more destinations can be reached by a standing bag.

For most people, a free standing heavy bag is a good choice and a wise investment. The benefits include the different styles unavailable, varying weights, and multiple mounting options.

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