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1. Dempsey directs the reader to punch "along the power line;" is that simply his way of saying to shoot from your shoulder?
It seems to me, the location of the power line will vary, depending upon the target and angle of the punch. And what if you fire a shot, wherein your fist begins at your side? Are you then to lift that fist to shoulder level, before firing it?
2. Likewise, Dempsey says, of "powder-puff" punchers, that their "punches lack body-weight, explosion, and follow-through," and that "such failure can be prevented by power-line punching." But I don't quite follow; this power line seems only the path for the fist to follow, and I don't fully grasp the role it plays in power generation. It seems to me, without mass in motion and explosion, the power line would have no power at all.
If you land with the appropriate three knuckles, do you automatically adhere to the principles of power-line punching?
3. Dempsey says, when shuffling either forwards or backwards, to keep the weight on the front leg, but is that action actually possible when reversing?
It seems there would at least have to be a momentary shift to the rear foot.
3. Dempsey says not to move the feet in the shovel hook, but I would think the leg spring that drives the hip into the shoveling motion would require the foot to move in some manner.
I presently have difficulty achieving the "hip hunch" without going onto the ball of my foot, which would seem to conflict with the author's instruction.
4. Likewise, of firing punches from the whirl, with the feet parallel, he says not to move the feet during that movement. Yet, others claim one should allow the feet to pivot on their balls and so derive more power.
I suppose the real question is: what did Dempsey mean by "don't move the feet." Is that to say, simply, no stepping, or literally, no movement whatsoever?
I'll be curious to see what you lot have to say on the above.
Cheers,
Andrew
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