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Century The Original Wavemaster Training Bag (Blue)

Made by Century

Sales Rank on Amazon.com: 3671

Lowest Price: $119.99

Average Review: 4 stars

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Amazon.com Reviews

Average Rating: 4.0 out of 5 Stars

The following review received 11 helpful votes out of 12 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-11-25
"Used by a...GIRL! It's nice..."

This bag is awesome. I pack a lot of punch and was worried it might not have enough weight behind it to stay put. I was able to put 4 bags of 50lbs of sand in it. I have room for one more, which it kind of needs because it does still scoot a bit across the floor i just haven't gotten around to it.

I scooted it into a corner so that i could brace it with the wall and a towel (to quiet it down) and that seems to work. I just can't do 360 work out on it now.

I'm 5'5" packing punch and it's stable. It has many height adjustments to fit anyones need. Unless are you freakishly tall? I only worry about getting the sand out? But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

All in all it's a great bag, i'm just starting so it hasn't had TONS of use, but just for recreational use i think it's perfect. Especially for the price. 4 stars

The following review received 9 helpful votes out of 10 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-08-16
"pretty good for a stand alone bag"

I'm impressed. It hasn't broken yet, so I haven't had to try out any of the adjusting notch fixes that I have read about. Maybe I'm just a lightweight but I feel like I've tagged it pretty good and it still works well. DO NOT RAISE THE BAG TO ITS HIGHEST POSITION! Then it will break as it will not be supported. The bag walks a bit when you work it which is good in some ways as it forces you to circle the bag, working evenly on all sides in order to keep it in roughly the same place. The underside of this thing will probably damage wood floors. Ive got mine outside on dirt which is working out well for me. The dirt deadens the sound of the bag's base rocking back and forth when you hit it, and I can leave the base outside and bring in the bag (which just slides down over the base.) If you are used to a hanging bag this thing takes a bit of getting used to, but it is most definitely better than nothing if you do not have the option of hanging a bag. 4 stars

The following review received 9 helpful votes out of 9 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-12-03
"Ok for the price"

I just got my bag and was really excited about it but then I started punching it.

PROS:
--It is very easily stored as it is not too large when all the way down to the bottom setting.
--The bag itself seems to be pretty durable and can take some punishment.
--good price

CONS:
--I am 6'3 and need the bag to be at the highest adjustment for a good straight punch. When it is at that adjustment, the bag is very wobbly and makes a lot of noise when it is punched. I had to use duct tape to tape the bag to the base for less movement. This makes it tough to adjust the height to be lower for kicks.

--It makes a lot of noise when it scoots across the concrete floor of my garage during a workout. I havent tried sand in the base only water and that may be my next option to remedy this problem.

IN SUMMARY: If I had to do it again, I would probably opt for the larger wavemaster XXL. I will make do with what I have for now, but if you are a larger framed person, go for the larger bag, not the cheaper one. 3 stars

The following review received 6 helpful votes out of 6 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-11-14
"recreational punching bag"

We bought this bag for an occasional anger management punch bag. We like the price, size and firmness of the bag but it "walks " accross the floor when punching it and it wobbles when it is hit at the 5 foot height. All in all we like this bag and it is OK for our needs. 3 stars

The following review received 4 helpful votes out of 4 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-10-27
"a Knockout!!"

Light before filling, Carried easily to second floor condo; Just like the ones at the gym; sturdy, excellent quality, I do kickboxing/martial arts and this was exceptionally priced and sturdy the same as Gym quality bags. 5 stars