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47 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Best Freestanding Bag I owned Jul 14, 2005
By C. Colis
I had the same experience that the dude before experinced with the whole sliding around the carpet thing, but the screws on my bag are still going strong after hitting the bag everyday for months. I even took it apart to see if the screws were digging into the plastic & there were no signs of "digging," since there are rubber sleeves that go over the screws to help protect the plastic from any of that. As far as the performance of the bag....I love the whole spring action thing it's got. The workout you get on this bag is better than a regular freestanding bag due to the spring action. The combonations you can throw on this thing are phenomenal and you don't have to worry about it tipping over after your power punch. Nothing can beat a hanging bag, but this is the best alternative especially if you live in a small apartment or a dormitory like me.
35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Great Bag! Mar 15, 2006
By Cowgirl
Already having a 100# Leather Everlast bag hanging in my basement, the Everlast Freestanding Heavy Bag was a nice addition. While I like the 100# bag for punching, it wasn't very soft to kick at the bottom. I purchased the freestanding bag for light bag work as well as pretty powerful kicks. The freestanding bag holds up great for everything. I only have one request for the manufacturer...eliminate the adjustable heights and go back to the way the old freestanding bag was...one long height on top of the drum. I took kickboxing classes at a local school and the type of bag they had was the old kind that Everlast no longer makes. One height allows for kicking/punching low, medium and high. It also allows for a low kick and then a round house kick. That kind of switching around doesn't really work with the adjustable height bag. I tend to set my freestanding bag up adjacent to my hanging bag for switching up high and low kicks and punches. Other than that, I would definately recommend this bag. It never feels weak or like it will break, no mater how much force I use. As many complaints as I have heard or read about the bag sliding around during use, I haven't experienced any movement. My bag sits on concrete, but I use sand rather than water to fill the drum for weight.
20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Very stable and realistic recoil, but the quality is horrible Jun 28, 2005
By Matthew Vieke
I think the best option is an old-fashioned hanging bag, but I've recently moved to an apartment complex. I don't think the landlord would like me hanging a 100lb bag in my living room, so I opted for a freestanding bag.
First I bought the Everlast Freestanding Heavy bag. The bag has a flex-spring thing in the middle that absorbs some of the punching power. This makes the bag recoil from a punch and it lets you do some very nice combinations. However, the bag still slides around my carpet, and I constantly needed to move it back to the middle of the room.
Unfortunately the design of the equipment is very bad. The metal upper half (the part you punch) is connected to the plastic lower half by 2 metal bolts. I worked out on the bag for about 10 minutes and the bolts were loose. I tightened the bolts and started again...for about 10 more minutes. This process repeated several times before I saw that the metal bolts were digging into the plastic base. I returned the bag to the store and I purchased the Wavemaster Freestanding Heavybag.
The design of the Wavemaster is one solid piece, so there should be any trouble with metal parts wearing out the plastic. Since the wavemaster is one solid piece, it doesn't have the recoil feature that the Everlast did. THis makes the combo punches feel more awkward. Also, when you hid it hard, it tips backward and it slides around worst than the Everlast did. The tipping and landing after each punch is annoying (probably more so to my downstairs neighbor though).
The idea of a freestanding bag is attractive to a renter or someone with limited space, but in reality they arent that good. This is especially noticeable if you're used to working out with hanging bags.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Good Alternative if Space is Limited Sep 01, 2007
By K. Wilson
"Tapehead and Avid Reader"
Very compact solution if you don't have the space for a traditional hanging heavy bag. With 200 pounds of sand in the base the bag doesn't migrate much during a workout but is manageable enough to be shoved into a corner if needed. If you place it on an exercise mat (as opposed to carpet) it slides around less.
I would recommend this for average strength people under 5' 10" or so, not super-strong guys over 6 feet. If you try to adjust the height too high, it gets wobbly. The base and column are made of plastic, and while it is sufficiently strong for light workouts it is no substitute for a heavy-duty hanging bag if you are a serious boxer. I recommend it to anyone as a perfect supplemental piece for practicing kicks, though.
Several people said they assembled it in 15 minutes... a 6 year old could put it together etc. Assembly will take more than 15 minutes. Figure on 30-45 minutes at least.
Some Tips:
Do not fill with water. Water is not heavy enough and will get moldy. Buy 3-4 50lb bags of sand. Place the unopened bags of sand into the base before attaching the top with the screws. This way if you need to move to a new house or apartment, you can remove them easily and not have to try and move a 200+ lb object.
Have a second person help you put the actual bag together. It is difficult for one person to stuff the padding etc. inside the plastic sleeve of the bag by themselves.
20 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 The parts may as well be made of glass. Aug 04, 2006
By Expletive Deleted
"A Concerned Citizen"
I've had this product about a month, purchased from a sporting goods store - at first all was well. Unfortunately the bag became shakier and shakier as time progressed. I had to reset the screws (as other reviews for this product have mentioned) - but one screw WOULD not come out. It was stripped. A week later, same problem. I tend to hit the bag about 2 hours a day 3 times a week and 1 hour a day the rest of the week. Apparently hitting it causes the screws to warp the holes of metal centerpiece which connects the stand & bag to the base. This causes either:
a) screws to strip
b) the holes to enlarge and warp, meaning screws no longer catch.
Apparently whoever designed this product forgot that a punching bag is made to be struck and hit.
Today finally the bag got KO'ed because now only two holes in the metal centerpiece out of eight will actually securely catch the screws. I'm a 6'1 220 lb. guy and I'm only using about half of my full force into my punches (again, I hit it just about every day) - so in other words this bag is definitely not intended for heavy-duty use. I'll call Everlast Monday and keep my fingers crossed that the replacement part is made sturdier than the original.
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