I’ve been using a small synthetic impact bag stuffed with old carhart jackets. The bag is on the small side and I quickly broke through the material. I taped up the bag but its size and weight aren’t providing enough resistance for drill 3. Any recommended bags?
I bought an army duffle bag at a military surplus store, and had an employee at a carpet store stuff it for $20. Works great. I hit it almost daily.
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I did something similar. Got an old army duffle bag and found some free carpet remnants. Cut them into strips and filled the bag. Bag is very sturdy and firm.
I’ve got a 20 lb rubber medicine ball.
I order a canvas boxing bag (like a punching bag that you would hang from the ceiling) that came pre-stuffed with canvas remnants. Where I am located, it was cheaper than the canvas military bag plus I didn’t have to find and cut the carpet! Haven’t got too much time on it yet but I think it will be great long term.
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If I were to build an impact bag starting with a heavy canvas military gear bag I would think about using a few carpet layers, or something heavier, on the bottom and the back side panel for weight and stuff very tightly as many old cotton tee shirts, or maybe even firm foam rubber, needed to fill the remaining space and then adjust accordingly from there.
My idea of an impact bag provides enough weight so the bag doesn’t move around, although that’s of little concern, while providing enough resistance for feedback without tearing up the arms, wrists, and shoulders if striking resistance improperly, which many do at first. We want the bag to absorb impact, not deflect it- like a jet making an emergency landing onto an aircraft carrier- the nylon netting barricade absorbs speed and mass without damaging Uncle Sam’s hardware.
The one Two uses, looks good.
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Spot on a good impact bag should be filled with enough carpet remnants to weigh it down then the focus should go to material that absorbs the impact versus reflecting it. Many bags reflect impact and there has been a lot of injuries from guys pounding those type of bags. I personally use a 50 pound boxing bag that is filled with sand and it has handles on it also so I can do fireman carries with it on endurance days. It’s made by Titan sports a true dual purpose bag.
I also picked up a seabag to build another one but the 50 pound titan bag did so well I have not gotten back around to it yet.
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Sand is good for absorbing the blow of the club head, but I had a hard time keeping the sand in the bag. So I asked my cat to help me, and she gave me a bag of kitty litter that consists of compressed clumps that also absorb the impact, and in time will degrade and become more like sand . It has great lifespan in that sense, for added weighting I use heavy literature :))
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Welcoming back an across the pond-er.
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Yes this 50 pound boxing bag is all sand and the bag is made out of heavy duty leather. My neighbor stopped boxing and set three of them out on the trash so I scarfed all three up. Two 25 pound ones and one 50 pound. I use the 25 pound ones as travel bags back and forth at the golf course.
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Suppose I could look it up, but the combination sounds so interesting what is a fireman carry? Tell us what an endurance day looks like. 
Endurance day consist of
Circuit training
Trap bar deadlifts lighter weights higher reps
Fireman’s carry ie put the bag on your shoulder and do steps
Farmers walk with kettlebells
Finish up with your preferred cardio mine is walking my Dogo Argentina for walks through the woods.
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Thank you RR!