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one of my pet hates with a lot of boxing trainers is the myth that technique equals power. i have seen way to many people punching bags with speed and "technique" but no power. the lie being that as soon as you try to throw hard the power will automatically be there if the technique is good. the reality is that a lot of people forget everything they have learnt and go back to throwing haymakers the moment they try to hit hard. you see it all the time in low level amateur boxing. punches have to be throw hard in practice to teach the correct kinetic chain. if i told someone to throw a shot put with technique but no force how far do you think it would travel? i am certainly not knocking the importance of technique, just saying technique does not equal power. i have seen people throw better punches when they forget about technique and just throw hard. it's a bit like throwing a rock. there is no magical technique to throwing a rock it is just repetition of motion to increase the coordination required.