5 Reasons Your Hand Wraps Make A Huge Difference To Your Boxing Performance

If you’re a boxing fan, then you’re no doubt familiar with this piece of equipment. These little miracle devices wrap around your hands before a match to help prevent serious injuries. Although they are inexpensive, they provide the most protection for the average boxer compared to other options. They have such a high cost-to-benefit ratio that skipping them is not an option. However, what are some of the ways they can improve your performance?

What Are They?
In a nutshell, they are bandage-like rolls of fabric that a boxer or other combat sports professionals will wrap around their hands during training and for the fight itself. These hand wraps are intended to provide more excellent stability to the delicate bones and joints of the hand and wrist. Moreover, they are often required in professional fights. Therefore, it is an excellent idea to protect your hand health and essential if you want to fight competitively.

5 Reasons Why Should You Use Them
⦁    Less injury and more time training: Because they will protect your entire arm chain, you will be less likely to have an injury. This means that you will have more time to train and fight and become better in the process.
⦁    Stabilizes your wrists: By keeping your wrists in a stable position, you are in a better place to land fast, clean blows on your opponent. 
⦁    Keep your knuckles safe: Knuckles are easily scuffed, and while only a minor injury, they can cause discomfort. Wraps will keep them safe so you can focus on what is important.
⦁    Fills your gloves: All hands are different sizes, and so are boxing gloves. By wrapping up your hands, you will keep a tight fit inside the gloves, further reducing the risk of injury and allowing you to strike harder.
⦁    Gives you more confidence: The extra stability, lower risk of injury, and increased comfort mean that you can be confident that any strike you attempt will be hard and on target.

How To Wrap Your Hands Properly 

There is a technique involved in getting the proper protection, and doing it wrong might even result in an injury, thereby defeating the purpose in the first place. There are a few simple steps that you can follow to get your hands and wrists protected successfully:

⦁    Unroll your hand wrap to reveal the thumb loop at the end.
⦁    The wrap should be pulled across the back of your hand and rolled around your thumb.
⦁    Begin to wrap it around your upper knuckles three times.
⦁    Wrap a further three times around your wrist after crossing over the back of your hand.
⦁    As you wrap the wrap around your thumb, go up and across your palm.
⦁    Cross the wrap over your wrist, halfway around your thumb, from the other side of your hand.
⦁    With your thumb acting as your anchor, wrap between each finger, beginning with the pinkie and ring finger. 
⦁    You can now use your thumb as an anchor and encase the outside of your knuckles together three times, using your thumb as the anchor one last time.
⦁    Afterward, wrap around your wrist three or four more times by crossing the back of your hand.
⦁    If you have excess material after these steps, you can keep wrapping it over the back of your hand using an X shape.

These hand and wrist wraps are vital pieces of equipment and allow a boxer to improve their game. They are affordable and drastically reduce the chance of serious injury on the delicate bones of the hand.