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Originally Posted by Tim Turner
You make a good point. When I throw a hook I rarely turn it over. When I throw a straight punch I almost always turn it over so that my fist is horizontal, unless I want to throw the punch a little faster or I'm in really close and there's not enough distance to fully extend my arm and turn over my fist. In those cases it's become natural for me to throw a vertical straight punch.
I've boxed for Golden Gloves and I've also boxed for the Army and it really depends on your body type and what style of puncher you are. Anyone who trains for a certain amount of time will figure out how to naturally turn over or line up their fist depending on height, distance, angle, body movement or position, type of punch, etc.
The key really is muscle memory and drilling a variety of punches each way you can think of. If you find it more comfortable to turn over a punch at certain times or line up your knuckles a certain way than stick with it, it's not right or wrong it's just what works best for you, the individual.
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