The left hook can be thrown at 3 different ranges; long range, mid range and short range. Of the three, the left hook thrown at short range is designed to ...≡MenuTheLeftHookatShortRange–TheMikeTysonSpecial!AboutTheLeftHookAtShortRangeThelefthook canbethrownat3differentranges;longrange,midrangeandshortrange. Ofthethree,thelefthookthrownatshortrangeisdesignedtodeliverthemostdestructivepowerontoatarget,eventhoughittravelstheshortestdistance(justaskanyofMikeTyson’searlyopponents!) Anyshotsthrownatshortrangecanbeclassified withintheterm‘infighting’orfightingontheinsidealthoughpunchingisonlyoneaspectofinfighting. Effectiveinfighting,incorporatingskillssuchastheshortrangelefthook,isadifficultboxingtechniquetomaster. Byunderstandingthebasicmechanicsoftheshortrangelefthookyouwillpavethewaytolearnsomeofthemoresubtleskillelementsthatprovidethebasisforsuccessfulinfighting.OK,checkoutthevideothenreadonaboutthemechanicsoftheshortlefthookandasimportantlythecommonfaults.TheMechanicsOfTheLeftHookAtShortRangeThemechanicsofthrowingthelefthookatshortrangeare:Fromtheboxingstance,thefirstactionisanexplosivethrustfromthetoesonyourfrontfoot(theleftfootasanorthodox). Thisthrustrotatesyourupper-bodyinaclockwisedirectionaroundthecentralaxissothatyourhipsandshoulderswillalignapproximatelywiththeopponent.Astherotationistakingplace,theleadarmacceleratestowardthetargetata45degreeangle(unlikethemidrangelefthookwhichlandshorizontallyor shortrangeleftuppercutwhichlandsvertically.) Thisaccelerationtakesplaceoveraveryshortdistance,oftennomorethan3to6inches.Astheshotisacceleratingtowardsthetarget,yourbodyweightistransferredfullytothebackleg(asaresultofthe‘thrust’mentionedinpoint1).Asthefistapproachesthetarget,thepalmisfacingbacktowardsyou. Atthelastmoment,thefistclenchesand‘snaps’ontothetarget.Aftertheshotlands,thearmreturnstothe‘home’positionaspertheboxingstance.CommonFaultsWithTheLeftHookAtShortRangeThefaultsthatoftenoccurwhenthrowingthelefthookatshortrangeare:Thereisanurgetotryandhittoohard. Thedes