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Originally Posted by johnnyg08
This works for me, but maybe not for you...but when I hammer my strike, I try to remind myself to stay down while hammering...so I don't come up too quick...I'm not perfect at it by any means...but it seems to help keep my timing consistent.
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I know a guy who stays semi-hunched (from the GD stance) and hammers, and his timing is excellent.
I stand up to hammer, which I do more like a short right to the nose than an uppercut to the chin. But I pause a beat while I'm still down, and then stand up and pump just as I get stood up.
I was trained by a guy who said that you should never look to the right and point, which I was inclined to do because it's more visible to everyone involved in the game. But this guy was against it, so when it came time to call my first strike (and he was my base partner), I punched straight out. It felt cool, so it became my strike call. And then a punchout is the short right with a drop-step and a left hook.
A punchout should be a little fun, but quick and not too showy. (A kid just struck out, and he doesn't need his nose rubbed in s---.)