Foot-Eye Coordination

[twtguy]

Is there a way to improve foot-eye coordination other than jumping rope? I'd like something as close to equivalent as I can get to a speedbag for your hands. Is this possible? Any help is much appreciated.

[Elfunko]

Why not try multiple kicks at a bag? Maybe at different targets? Start slowly to work on form, and gradually speed up as you become more proficient. Is this old method not working anymore?

[GonzoStyles]

You can try a footbag or as my generation called it hackey-sack, great for foot-eye coordination. You can even practice knee strikes with it.

[twtguy]

Why not try multiple kicks at a bag? Maybe at different targets? Start slowly to work on form, and gradually speed up as you become more proficient. Is this old method not working anymore?

This would work if you had a tiny enough bag, and you had one for leg, body, and head levels. I suppose you could hang a double-end bag at different heights.

You can try a footbag or as my generation called it hackey-sack, great for foot-eye coordination. You can even practice knee strikes with it.

That's a really good idea. The only problem with that is my accuracy gets poor when I kick high...and you usually kick a hackey-sack when its low, but I'll give it a try anyway.

[GonzoStyles]

you can work it how you want to I usually only inside kick when I need to save the bag or set it up for a big kick with the instep as hard as I can and try to send it straight up and catch it again with my knee. overall I think it is a good way to improve foot-eye coordination as well as timing. I wont post another "Sepak Takraw" link but if you dont know what it is, youtube it or maybe ill dig it up and bump it later for you.

[twtguy]

Yeah I'll check it out...thanks

[sportmuaythai]

I've found pad work to be the best way to improve just about every thing. Your trainer can watch and correct what you're doing wrong, and suggest what may help.

[aku aku]

I like to hang a towel from the basement ceiling and try to hit just the tip of it.

[gabbah]

Kicking high is harder because it's further away from what is natural to the body. So it requires more from muscles and balance.
If you want to improve your high kicks, you should kick high a lot.
Kick the bag for extensive periods. Aim at a spot on the bag with your eyes and then try to hit that spot, all the time looking at your target.

[theprophet]

You can try a footbag or as my generation called it hackey-sack, great for foot-eye coordination. You can even practice knee strikes with it.

Works for me, you can hack with a soccerball too.

[aku aku]

What if you hang a string from the ceiling and tie something light to the end, like a piece of sponge or something, and kick it as it moves around.

[twtguy]

What if you hang a string from the ceiling and tie something light to the end, like a piece of sponge or something, and kick it as it moves around.

But, that's close enough to a double-end bag don't ya think? Might as well just use one of those.

You guys all have a lot of good ideas. I think I'll try them all out. I appreciate the responses. Keep 'em comin' if you have more.

[Elfunko]

I meant target different parts of the bag. So aim high, low, middle, where a thight would be, etc. But that was an obvious trining method.

The hackeysack idea is pretty good. And you don't have to always kick a sack low. Kick it low to do that well, you will get very proficient moving your feet down there. You definately can use it for knees also. Then if you want you could kick it high, and while its in the air try to kick it against a wall or something, like kicking a soccer ball up high. But its smaller and doesnt bounce like a soccer ball.

I think do both forms of training. The bag and the hackeysack.

[aku aku]

But, that's close enough to a double-end bag don't ya think? Might as well just use one of those.

You guys all have a lot of good ideas. I think I'll try them all out. I appreciate the responses. Keep 'em comin' if you have more.

A double end bag would move differently and, if you're doing follow through kicks, you might get hung up because it's tied down. I'm just thinking out loud here.

[southpaw14]

me and my friends play hacky-sack at school, and it seemed to have improve my kicking, works on keeping you fresh and your legs stretched, timing to be able to hit the sack when you want too, control, so that you dont over-kick or under-kick the hacky. Overall I love hacky-sack and its addictive and can be done almost anyplace.