Expert: Alan Kahn - 8/28/2006

Question
im trying to build a speed bag mount mainly due to limitations in places that i can place it. i dont have any beams or walls so im trying to mount it onto a home gym i put together. i already mounted a 1 inch thick board straight into the metal frame, and there is well over several hundred lbs on this whole piece so the the makeshift wall I have is VERY solid. problem is its only about 25 inches wide, and the highest point I can mount it on isnt high enough to mount a traditional speed bag onto (reinforcement from the top). So I was wondering, if i took another 25 inch wide board and mounted that with a series of brackets (2 heavy duty on the bottom, several more small ones on top) would this be useable or am I wasting my time. Also Im familiar enough with speed bag and am using a small bag, but im still debating whether or not the mount will be large enough so the brackets wont interfere with the bag and whether or not its possible to make this whole thing solid enough for frequent use.  

Answer
HI Greg,

I gotta be honest, I can't picture what you're talking about. I can't envision where your second board is going or how you are using that to raise your rebound board up. I'm not sure puting several boards together in some shape is going to tolerate the punching force you will put on it, even with a small bag of 9x6 or 8x6. With a swivel in the middle of your 25inch board, a 9x6 or 11x8 will come close to the boards edge. IF you have brackets within the rebound arc, they will be in the way of the bag.

Good luck on this. I wish I could help more, but I can't with what I know about it.

sincerely,

Alan Kahn
author, The Speed Bag Bible