Free standing punching bag noise problem?

Put the freestand on top of a few layers of soft carpeting and foam. You lose nothing in terms of efficiency. Putting on gloves may also dampen the sound, if you were practicing bare-fisted; however, this changes the technique slightly, so watch out for this.

There’s nothing wrong with a standing bag, it has advantages as well as disadvantages over it’s heavy bag counterpart.

Floor Punching Bags

I had the same problem. but there’s not much you can do if you are using it in an apartment that’s not on the ground floor The problem is the base for them are actually too small or too narrow AND the support column does not give enough so everytime you hit the bag, the entire thing tilts and slams back on the floor. If they were made more stable so not to ‘hop’, the base would be at least three times the diameter of the bag and you wouldn’t be able to reach it because of the obstruction to your legs.

If you put cushioning under the bag (which had I tried), it could make it more unstable and topple completely if you hit it too hard. Even without the cushioning, I’ve been able to topple my bag a few times with a good kick. So we’re stuck with this design flaw.

Unfortunately, I have never heard of a good situation in which a free-standing heavy bag can be helped out of any problems they have. They have stands that hang the bag from metal pipeing, that won’t shake really, unless you’re digging hard into the bag and flinging it around. I have one of those, and have never had a problem. Not sure where you’re punching bag is, but it sounds like you won’t be able to find much of a happy medium at this point.

Those bottom based bags aren’t worth much, in my opinion. The ones that hang from the ceiling are your best bet. They are popular for a reason. The free-standing bags just are too much of a pain in the butt. I say they’re for kids mostly. After all, once you really start getting into hitting a bag, all the filling packs in at the bottom of it. So hanging it becomes a really big help in getting your punches stronger, as well as preserving your bag for longer use.

Wish I had better info for ya, sorry.

I have a B.O.B. (Body Opponent Bag) I bought it at a sporting goods place. It’s better when the base is filled with sand, not water. Now that BOB has one that goes all the way down to his mid thigh. The one I have only goes to the waist. Still pretty good workout for boxing and body kicks. Plus it’s shaped like an actual person, so your target practice is a bit better. That is one of the reasons why I bought the BOB. I think you can still get it. . . look it up in the net.

Advantage being, it’s way easier on your limbs so you can practice technique more often.