Advantages: Made of leather so very durable, not too heavy. Soft on the hands. Disadvantages: Probably not good for first time users.
...I will start with admitting I do not personally own one of these punchbags so this might not be a greatly accurate review however the boxing gym I attend twice a week has a great variety of them and they are, without a doubt, the best kind.
The leather cover on the punchbag means that it is soft to the touch so you will not get badly swolen knuckles or split knuckle skin as some people get from lower quality punchbags.
The leather cover also means that it is very durable and will happily endure a savage beating from you without splitting and covering you with stuffing. If the punchbag does happen to split, because it is covered with leather you can stitch it up to be as good as new.
Punchbags are a good way to build your biceps and triceps up, great cardiac excercise and a brilliant stress releiver also. If you are into boxing...
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