what are the pros and cons of swing punches and straight punches?

Question

which is more powerful? more faster?more effective?

Answer 1

Straight punches are faster as they travel less distance to connect to the target
swing punches are stronger, as they whole body is behind them, and there's more inertia so they're harder to stop.
Effectiveness using these 2 types would depend on the fighter, i fast fighter would do better with straight punches as he/she could connect many, if it's a point-based fight this will be the winning factor. A strong fighter would do better with swing punches such as uppercuts and hooks, since there's a huge chance for a K.O.

Answer 2

Swing punches ( HOOKS) are good close to the target. Straight punches are good from a little bigger distance. A Boxers straight punch is the most powerful upper body strike in all Martial Arts. Pounds per square inch was tested on all strikes and it got 1st for upper body. The spinning side kick was the most devastating but that uses your legs.

Answer 3

straight punches are easier to dodge than swing punches or upper cuts. Since, you just move your head out of the way with your neck or tilting to the side. If someone throws a hook at you. You have to move your entire body back unless you think you can blockit with your arm as in Karate and counter with a punch.
I think if you were to look up some kind of a Boxing statistics manual of all of the fights won by a K.O. They might have listed or documented the kind of punch that was used to win the fight. If a hook is the highest number than use hooks most of the time in amatch. Ofcourse, some boxers have a killer straight right or a killer left hook or a killer left straight. But, you want to know the kind of punch despite the individual boxers ability that is the most statistically devestating. The punch that comes up the most in a K.O victory is probably the best kind despite individual ability.

Answer 4

Depends on what the situation is. If someone is advancing with a straight punch, you can angle out and either counter with a straight punch or hook. If they come at you with a hook, go straight at 'em, unless you're too far away from them, in which case you have more time to get out of the way because you can see it coming more than the straight punch.

Answer 5

Straight punches(or jabs) are used for there speed and some power...you use them to disorient your opponent and set up a hook....they do enough damage to distract your opponent or slow them down before you swing a hook...hook punch are not only dranw back so they come from further away gaining more power but they also pull more momentum from the arch of the swing and upper body from your hip up....they are harder to fully dodge but you have more time in which to do so...where with jabs you HAVE to be fast to dodge...thats why most people dont dodge they just block....
Jabs Pros:
FASTER
Can be repeated quickly multiple times
Disorienting
Opponent has to be fast to dodge
Jabs Cons:
Dont do much damage
Can be dodged with speed fairly easily

Hooks Pros:
POWER to drop someone hard
Almost impossible to dodge after landing a few good jabs

Hooks Cons:
Slow
Easily dodged if the opponent has their wits about them
Takes energy out of you
Leaves you open to counters

You wouldnt really favor one over the other tho...they work in tandem....and serve there function for the other.

There are also upper cuts most effectie when the opponent is up against you resting if you know what I mean....and body shots that help to tire and are good when your opponent is covering your head....but thats mainly for boxing ina ring etc..

Answer 6

It depends on the situation. If I'm up close say less than 5 inches I use hooks and reverse punches. If I'm more 5 inches away I use straight punches. Hooks are not good distance punches because your oppenent can see you hooking and swinging your arm (telegraphing) thus giveing him the chance to block it.

Answer 7

A straight punch is faster but not usually thrown with much force since it has "nowhere to go" except the end of your arm. These are usually considered jabs in boxing terms. They are light damage but fast.

A hook punch has more force but less range and when you miss with one you are usually thrown off balance. It takes a lot of skill to throw them properly and most people don't. The extra force in a hook punch comes from the follow through you can give it after the point of impact. This was proven on the show "fight science".

Answer 8

I think wild hooks do have a big knock out effect but multiple accurately placed straight punches could do a lot of damage.

Answer 9

Straight punches are more powerful they use the momentum of the upper body from your core.Swing punches are like hay makers you might land them you might not they are not controlled.

Answer 10

depends on the situation and and where your hitting.generally though the straight punch would be the fastest and the swing punches would be the more powerful.