Training Tip: Flow vs Feedback
Shadow striking (swinging a stick in the air) is great for developing flow, coordination, and movement. But if you want to build real attributes — structure, accuracy, power, and recovery — you need feedback from your strikes. The weapon has to hit something. I’m looking at adding a striking target in the garden and weighing up a few options: Option 1 – Cheap & effective: Tie a tyre to a post. ✔ Great feedback ✔ Builds conditioning ✔ Very affordable Option 2 – DIY project: Build a wooden man with tyres. ✔ More realistic targeting ✔ Different angles and heights ✘ Takes time to build Option 3 – Premium option: Buy a BOB (standing humanoid bag). ✔ Best visual targeting ✔ Good for accuracy & combinations ✘ Most expensive All three will develop different attributes. The key point: flow is only half the equation — feedback completes the loop. Question for the community: What are you hitting in your training space right now? And if you could upgrade, what would you go for?