i didnt use wraps or gloves for the first 12 years i had my heavy bag(got it when i was 8 years old) i started using wraps and 16oz gloves and sprained my wrist a dozen times in the last two years. Seriously be careful with gloves, they will fuck up your idea of where your hand is in relation to the impact zone and your wrist. Be careful.
I'm speaking in relative terms. As in the pros do not use the heavy bag as that much of their training. At best the heavy bag is maybe 10-15% of their conditioning. Whereas for the average guy in the gym, the heavy bag might be as much as half of his training...which is too much.
After watching this video, I think I need to go to a new Boxing gym/class! The class I have been going to has me hitting the heavy bag for almost 30 minutes non-stop...my knuckles, wrist/hands are fried.
@@barakau never claim to be that but stop being a damn nanny. We used to be built to hunt and survive and you’re talking about not being able to hit some leather because your hands hurt. I’m not hating man some advice when you hit the bag just focus on straight, jabs and basic hooks. Don’t use all your power, be careful it’s very easy to hurt your ligaments and joints
@@barakau sure do what you already doing because it’s working obviously because of the fact that you were asking for advice from strangers on the Internet about why your poor hands hurt.
You can throw a bunch of lighter punches at the heavy bag. Some people say this helps pack in the bone or makes it more dense. There are some other videos and guides online on this. There's also knuckle push-ups on the ground.
johnny this may sound kind of a dumb question but how i hold my hands inside the glove, like should i always make a tight fist, or can i open my hand to relax when im not punching? and how tight my fist should be when unloading, is more tighter that equals more power, can you talk about this subject real quick? thank you!
Check your technique. There's a good chance you're hitting with the last two knuckles instead of the first two knuckles. Aim with your first two knuckles or even the middle knuckle. Make sure your forearm/elbow comes up high for straights and hooks. And of course, a low elbow for uppercuts.
Hi, I know this is super old but what if you're hitting with the 2 knuckles but feeling pain the index finger? I experience this mostly when my fist is horizontal if that helps
My hands / knuckles used to hurt for days after training until I did the following: 1. Bought Winning Knuckle Guards to include with my wraps + always wrap my hands 2. Bought the Ring to Cage C17 2.0 16 oz Gloves (Johnny reviewed these) 3. Hit a softer heavy bag and an aqua bag. No more hand pain!
You can throw the hook with your fist vertical or horizontal. Different techniques will fit different situations. With that said, it is NEVER my intention to land with the weak knuckles.
Really like your explanation. Though my problem is not in wrist but rather in joints where finders join with fist. They started hurting when I do heavy punches. What is a correct technique for that?
I been using 16oz gloves for the heavy bag, pad work, and sparring. But I wanted to know since I'm about 147 lbs will lighter gloves such as14oz condition my hands better when hitting the heavy bag?
After hitting the heavy bag using 14oz gloves, my left hand is normal but I noticed that my right hand's palm area that is connected to the thumb is sore/hurts after the workout. There is no pain in my wrist though. Is this normal or is my punching form flawed and does the handwraps affect the thumb?
My $30 one from BrainPad was and still is the best mouthguard I ever had. I tried to get a $175 custom one from the dentist but it was terrible. It fit my teeth perfectly but the material was too soft IMO, and the way it was built around the gums caused my mouth to salivate excessively. I would recommend custom mouthguards for other sports but not for boxing. Just my experience. If you don't like how everything goes when they're molding it for you, ask for a refund.
because of not knowing i made many mistakes in the past. Started boxing without wrapping my hands etc. and i had broken my hand before. I stopped boxing for a while and started doing some calisthenics and my wrist started to pain. I went to the doctor he said the cartilage is worn. It will not get better, he said i should go slower with my training. I wanted your advice now im doing a 3 months pause than i will start again with thai boxing. Any tips??? please help
very informative video man..awesome!... got a question though,..would u recommend training with open hand palm strikes instead of punches (if youre just training for street self defense only)? that way, you dont have to worry about wrist injuries.. and also, is it true that vertical fist also prevents wrist injury?
Stellar content. Well packaged video. Interesting thought about how older pro's move away from heavy bag. I'll have to tell a pastor's son I know to go easy on that heavy bag. He's in middle school, but man does he whop on that bag.
hi Johnny, how hard are you supposed to clench your fist? i am having some pain on the palm side of my hands, right on the opposite side of my knuckles, could it be that i am clenching too hard when i make a fist? i've been double-wrapping my hands since, and a fatter wad of padding on my palms has helped somewhat in reducing hand pain after practice.
haha I've hurt my wrist so many times hooking the heavy bag. I get out of breath and stop focusing on accurate punches and bam. any advice on mouthguards? i haven't sparred a single proper round yet because i'm saving up for a 500 dollar custom mouthguard from the dentist.
I wish I had watched this before joining my boxing gym! I was going about 5 days a week hitting the heavy bag for 30 minutes to an hour. Now I have boxers knuckle. It has only been a little over a month and my hand is already damaged. Could have been my gloves too but I am pretty sure it was just the repeated stress on my hand...
good tips thanks! but i hurt my wrist differently... i was trainning with this heavywaight girl, i had the mitts on and when ill put my body to the side she would kick it really hard! and it was just too much pressure for me i had to leave out of class before my wrist got worse. when do you think i can go train again?
Hey bro, ive been boxing for a week and i broke my wrist sparring,im 14, weight 60kg, 132 pounds and im 5"7. can you tell me what types of gloves to get( weight and type and what other safety items i need, for when i recover
Johnny, have you heard of any successful fighters not using hand wraps, and not being injury plagued? I only know of Gunnar Nelson(UFC) and 2 others I can't recall off hand. I ask because I've been NOT using wraps, starting since age 9 in karate- where they had us hitting everything from heavy bag, trees, concrete walls, and sparring with no hand wraps and only those flimsy red 'street fighter' kickboxing gloves with the open hands...I've only had one significant injury and it only happened because I was drunk and fractured my wrist on a cement pole because I stumbled while punching... I know I'm only one case but I believe it's like with horses and leg wraps and horse shoes...if you never start a horse with those things, they don't need them, even at high level racing. My wife has literally worked with said horses
this is one of those questions you should go to a real boxing gym and see for yourself. i recommend common sense. there’s no such thing as “getting used to”. either you want to give your hands extra protection or you don’t. random anecdotal accounts of outliers don’t justify going against common sense. even if you don’t think you need the padding protection, the wraps still help you when landing at bad angles against moving targets (something your stationary objects were not). but as with anything, you’re free to do whatever you want with your own hands.
Pro's don't work the heavy bag much? That's interesting -- all the clips I've seen of public workouts of Pacquio, Mayweather, Donaire, Marquez, Bradley etc they all work the heavy bag. Isn't the heavy bag where you build punching power?
I have no gloves and let me tell you when my sparring partner parrys my thumb just get crushed. im afraid before i even start my career im alr busted up
My bag unfortunately has at least a couple sand bags right on one side of it. so when I hit the sand bags boom. fucked up wrist hurts hella bad every time. I need to get some bag gloves I’m using some 12oz. Gloves. Smh.
I'm a 17 year old who started getting interest for boxing around 6 months ago. I wan't to start boxing and sign to a boxing gym but i got a problem. I'm around 5'10 and 149 pounds. The problem is that i got more fat on my body than i got muscle. How can i lose my bodyfat and get stronger without building any size? I want to start boxing before it's too late so any tips would help.
Thanks for the swift reply. Well, once it's healed back up again (probably a weeks time), Ill test what you're suggestin lightly and see if that's the cause. Thanks
You have too much focus on tension. 99% of your punching motion is relaxing the entire body to release the body into rotation as fast as possible, while releasing the fist. And then the last 1% is when you apply the tension at impact to add leverage to your speed and connect with a hard impact force. What you're doing is the same as all beginners. Too much focus on using tension instead of using relaxation.
My right index finger hurts every time I put pressure on it But I can’t pin point we’re the pain is coming from just feels like the whole finger is weak and tender when it’s ok when I bend it but when I try and open a can or some thing of that nature I deffintly feel it It’s been about 2 weeks since shadow boxed Is this a boxer fracture ?
Im always hittin my thimbs when doing uppercuts when hitting other peoples arms. Botht himbs got sprained over a month ago and still feel they are not back to what they were. Ive been watching my technique, changed gloves amd feel like im still hitting my thumbs on uppercuts. This doesnt happen to other people. Any help, tips or suggestions?
Newer boxers shouldn’t try and hit with max power because it’s too much pressure on your unconditioned wrists they aren’t yet ready to bear all that power. Also the wrist and forearm muscles aren’t strong enough to keep the wrist from bending or you just aren’t keeping it straight after impact. Combine this with lack of proper technique and it’s a perfect recipe for injuries
I have a problem. I inured my wrist about 2 months ago, took some time away from the bag, I wear decent gloves and always wrap my wrists and hands. I came back, first session, same inury. It's my wrist on the outer side that gets damaged. Jabs are fine, but anything advanced and it just gets wrecked. What would you recommend to do? As far as I'm aware, my technique is fine, the only problem I have is my power, I'm a hard hitter, and my power hand is the one that is getting hurt.
Thanks for explaining the - elbow follow hand - part, I wondered why my wrists felt so stressed after practicing left hooks on the bag (wrong technique). I was practicing karate before and wasn't necessary to learn it but looking forward to boxing. What techniques do you consider necessary for a long handed 1.86 cm 73 kg guy use for fighting short strong types? Very nice videos by the way
so im just training with the heavy bag for exersize so i guess i should just use weights instead of punching the shit out of it lol its the only way i could really build my stress in my arms but i couldnt go long enough to get the work out i wanted cause my wrist are already fucked up from skating along with my knuckles from no hand wraps as a kid we got this weird speed bag thing that i would hit all day lol where hand wraps and not the shitty glove ones buy the band wraps
Always use REAL HANDWRAPS. The gelwrap gloves are garbage. They don't support your bones at high impact at all. The point of handwraps is to secure your hand together as a solid fist, it's not to cushion your knuckles (that's what gloves are for).
Keep up your boxing conditioning and learn how to eat right. It's going to take you sometime to develop a boxer's physique. That sort of thing doesn't happen overnight.
Hey man! i broke my right meta-carpel (boxers break) 2 fkn times... second time i had surgery and a pin put in. they took the pin out and it has been 3 months i wana get back into boxing but im scared my hand is going to break again. but my point is . is there anyway to strengthen my bone ect so i can get back into thrwing hard punches.
Grow up is my advice and stop fighting on the streets like a teenager. Don't come on a proper boxing training video and start going on about street fighting. Wrong place. No trainer would ever instruct someone how to street fight. Put a duster on if you're so bothered about your pinky or is that against street honour? :)
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i didnt use wraps or gloves for the first 12 years i had my heavy bag(got it when i was 8 years old) i started using wraps and 16oz gloves and sprained my wrist a dozen times in the last two years. Seriously be careful with gloves, they will fuck up your idea of where your hand is in relation to the impact zone and your wrist. Be careful.
I'm speaking in relative terms. As in the pros do not use the heavy bag as that much of their training. At best the heavy bag is maybe 10-15% of their conditioning. Whereas for the average guy in the gym, the heavy bag might be as much as half of his training...which is too much.
After watching this video, I think I need to go to a new Boxing gym/class! The class I have been going to has me hitting the heavy bag for almost 30 minutes non-stop...my knuckles, wrist/hands are fried.
Quit being a nanny
@@patrickharris5917 sorry internet tough guy
@@barakau never claim to be that but stop being a damn nanny. We used to be built to hunt and survive and you’re talking about not being able to hit some leather because your hands hurt. I’m not hating man some advice when you hit the bag just focus on straight, jabs and basic hooks. Don’t use all your power, be careful it’s very easy to hurt your ligaments and joints
@@patrickharris5917 ok tough man lol. The experts do what they do but hey let’s listen to the internet tough man 😅.
@@barakau sure do what you already doing because it’s working obviously because of the fact that you were asking for advice from strangers on the Internet about why your poor hands hurt.
YOU can teach these other youtubers the real science! Much respect thanks.
Thank you, Abe.
You can throw a bunch of lighter punches at the heavy bag. Some people say this helps pack in the bone or makes it more dense. There are some other videos and guides online on this. There's also knuckle push-ups on the ground.
man you're great at giving thorough advice and suggestions for the sport of boxing. Thank you for the informative video my man. keep it up.
this is definitely what i was looking for, thanks.
johnny this may sound kind of a dumb question but how i hold my hands inside the glove, like should i always make a tight fist, or can i open my hand to relax when im not punching? and how tight my fist should be when unloading, is more tighter that equals more power, can you talk about this subject real quick? thank you!
Make a tight fist just before impact
Nick Rodrigue
+Wellard 2 kill Your gloves may be too small
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Does anyone in this comment section know what the problem is if my finger joints hurt when I've been punching for like 10 minutes?
Check your technique. There's a good chance you're hitting with the last two knuckles instead of the first two knuckles. Aim with your first two knuckles or even the middle knuckle. Make sure your forearm/elbow comes up high for straights and hooks. And of course, a low elbow for uppercuts.
Hi, I know this is super old but what if you're hitting with the 2 knuckles but feeling pain the index finger?
I experience this mostly when my fist is horizontal if that helps
My hands / knuckles used to hurt for days after training until I did the following: 1. Bought Winning Knuckle Guards to include with my wraps + always wrap my hands 2. Bought the Ring to Cage C17 2.0 16 oz Gloves (Johnny reviewed these) 3. Hit a softer heavy bag and an aqua bag.
No more hand pain!
I messed my wrist up throwing a straight right. how should I recover?
You can throw the hook with your fist vertical or horizontal. Different techniques will fit different situations. With that said, it is NEVER my intention to land with the weak knuckles.
My flexor carpi Ulnaris hurts when I box or hit the heavy bag anyone else with this problem?
Alejandro Saavedra I had that problem when I first started boxing. You're more than likely snapping punches from your elbow versus your shoulder.
Really like your explanation. Though my problem is not in wrist but rather in joints where finders join with fist. They started hurting when I do heavy punches. What is a correct technique for that?
Physics shows us smaller hands should actually do more damage. Unfortunately they will get hurt more as well.
Gama Isora More power? Hows that?
Oscar Maidana Smaller hand are going to be stronger because they'll apply x amount of force into a smaller area than a normal sized hand would.
@@haiduculiii973 but bigger or heavyer hand is faster cause soeed time weight or somting
I have a small fist but big bony knuckles
Whaat??
You have to look at it differently. It's not about hand size.
lol broken arm hooks 3:15, exactly what happened to me, dislocated my shoulder 6 months ago, still hurts when throwing hooks. Great vids!!!
Yo johnny is it normal to have shaking hands after starting boxing? I havent sparred yet but i got a heavy bag for xmas
I been using 16oz gloves for the heavy bag, pad work, and sparring. But I wanted to know since I'm about 147 lbs will lighter gloves such as14oz condition my hands better when hitting the heavy bag?
Great stuff. Thanks from Texas.
After hitting the heavy bag using 14oz gloves, my left hand is normal but I noticed that my right hand's palm area that is connected to the thumb is sore/hurts after the workout. There is no pain in my wrist though. Is this normal or is my punching form flawed and does the handwraps affect the thumb?
Got it, thanx.
My $30 one from BrainPad was and still is the best mouthguard I ever had. I tried to get a $175 custom one from the dentist but it was terrible. It fit my teeth perfectly but the material was too soft IMO, and the way it was built around the gums caused my mouth to salivate excessively. I would recommend custom mouthguards for other sports but not for boxing. Just my experience.
If you don't like how everything goes when they're molding it for you, ask for a refund.
because of not knowing i made many mistakes in the past. Started boxing without wrapping my hands etc. and i had broken my hand before. I stopped boxing for a while and started doing some calisthenics and my wrist started to pain. I went to the doctor he said the cartilage is worn. It will not get better, he said i should go slower with my training. I wanted your advice now im doing a 3 months pause than i will start again with thai boxing. Any tips??? please help
very informative video man..awesome!... got a question though,..would u recommend training with open hand palm strikes instead of punches (if youre just training for street self defense only)? that way, you dont have to worry about wrist injuries.. and also, is it true that vertical fist also prevents wrist injury?
This could be a combination of everything.
I do train fighters right now. But I only have time for a few.
Hand trauma is normal but I wouldn't say it's good. Try to minimize shaking hands with better equipment and technique.
Thank you
Stellar content. Well packaged video. Interesting thought about how older pro's move away from heavy bag. I'll have to tell a pastor's son I know to go easy on that heavy bag. He's in middle school, but man does he whop on that bag.
hi Johnny, how hard are you supposed to clench your fist? i am having some pain on the palm side of my hands, right on the opposite side of my knuckles, could it be that i am clenching too hard when i make a fist?
i've been double-wrapping my hands since, and a fatter wad of padding on my palms has helped somewhat in reducing hand pain after practice.
Dude, I'm learning a lot more from you than from my trainer(s). Are you training fighters too?
haha I've hurt my wrist so many times hooking the heavy bag. I get out of breath and stop focusing on accurate punches and bam.
any advice on mouthguards? i haven't sparred a single proper round yet because i'm saving up for a 500 dollar custom mouthguard from the dentist.
This is why boxers wear gloves. It doesn't matter how much technique you have, your knuckles aren't built to take repeated impact like that.
I wish I had watched this before joining my boxing gym! I was going about 5 days a week hitting the heavy bag for 30 minutes to an hour. Now I have boxers knuckle. It has only been a little over a month and my hand is already damaged. Could have been my gloves too but I am pretty sure it was just the repeated stress on my hand...
good tips thanks! but i hurt my wrist differently... i was trainning with this heavywaight girl, i had the mitts on and when ill put my body to the side she would kick it really hard! and it was just too much pressure for me i had to leave out of class before my wrist got worse. when do you think i can go train again?
Thanks ! This was very helpfull
Johnny, im only 13 but i love boxing and im really tall for my age, im 5'11 but i only weigh 120lbs, what gloves do you reckon i should have?
i somehow fractured my thumb sparring any advice ? i always use handwraps . & its the part in the thumb that hooks right under the nail ..
You should probably speak to a doctor or medical professional.
Hey bro, ive been boxing for a week and i broke my wrist sparring,im 14, weight 60kg, 132 pounds and im 5"7. can you tell me what types of gloves to get( weight and type and what other safety items i need, for when i recover
Johnny, have you heard of any successful fighters not using hand wraps, and not being injury plagued?
I only know of Gunnar Nelson(UFC) and 2 others I can't recall off hand. I ask because I've been NOT using wraps, starting since age 9 in karate- where they had us hitting everything from heavy bag, trees, concrete walls, and sparring with no hand wraps and only those flimsy red 'street fighter' kickboxing gloves with the open hands...I've only had one significant injury and it only happened because I was drunk and fractured my wrist on a cement pole because I stumbled while punching...
I know I'm only one case but I believe it's like with horses and leg wraps and horse shoes...if you never start a horse with those things, they don't need them, even at high level racing. My wife has literally worked with said horses
this is one of those questions you should go to a real boxing gym and see for yourself. i recommend common sense. there’s no such thing as “getting used to”. either you want to give your hands extra protection or you don’t. random anecdotal accounts of outliers don’t justify going against common sense. even if you don’t think you need the padding protection, the wraps still help you when landing at bad angles against moving targets (something your stationary objects were not).
but as with anything, you’re free to do whatever you want with your own hands.
Pro's don't work the heavy bag much? That's interesting -- all the clips I've seen of public workouts of Pacquio, Mayweather, Donaire, Marquez, Bradley etc they all work the heavy bag. Isn't the heavy bag where you build punching power?
It is mostely for speed but what he is saying is they work less time on heavy bag as time goes they dont need to work 20 30 min on the bag...
I have no gloves and let me tell you when my sparring partner parrys my thumb just get crushed. im afraid before i even start my career im alr busted up
My bag unfortunately has at least a couple sand bags right on one side of it. so when I hit the sand bags boom. fucked up wrist hurts hella bad every time. I need to get some bag gloves I’m using some 12oz. Gloves. Smh.
LOL Adrian, that's exactly what I said!
I'm a 17 year old who started getting interest for boxing around 6 months ago. I wan't to start boxing and sign to a boxing gym but i got a problem. I'm around 5'10 and 149 pounds. The problem is that i got more fat on my body than i got muscle. How can i lose my bodyfat and get stronger without building any size? I want to start boxing before it's too late so any tips would help.
Thanks for the swift reply.
Well, once it's healed back up again (probably a weeks time), Ill test what you're suggestin lightly and see if that's the cause.
Thanks
You have too much focus on tension. 99% of your punching motion is relaxing the entire body to release the body into rotation as fast as possible, while releasing the fist. And then the last 1% is when you apply the tension at impact to add leverage to your speed and connect with a hard impact force.
What you're doing is the same as all beginners. Too much focus on using tension instead of using relaxation.
I'm 14 shall is still use 16oz gloves?
With my MMA experience i've learned, that 12 Oz are perfect... And please Tape your hands...
My right index finger hurts every time I put pressure on it
But I can’t pin point we’re the pain is coming from just feels like the whole finger is weak and tender when it’s ok when I bend it but when I try and open a can or some thing of that nature I deffintly feel it
It’s been about 2 weeks since shadow boxed
Is this a boxer fracture ?
I think you should se a doctor! :(
Thanks for the tips
OUCH man! Read the guides on my website on boxing gloves. You'll find some helpful information there in the guide and also in the comments.
Im always hittin my thimbs when doing uppercuts when hitting other peoples arms. Botht himbs got sprained over a month ago and still feel they are not back to what they were. Ive been watching my technique, changed gloves amd feel like im still hitting my thumbs on uppercuts. This doesnt happen to other people. Any help, tips or suggestions?
+Sinkatze I have hurt my left thumb cause i do the hooks with the hand facing the floor.I think you need time to give your hands time to heal.
Is it true you lose power with bad hands?
Learn ALL techniques.
Newer boxers shouldn’t try and hit with max power because it’s too much pressure on your unconditioned wrists they aren’t yet ready to bear all that power. Also the wrist and forearm muscles aren’t strong enough to keep the wrist from bending or you just aren’t keeping it straight after impact. Combine this with lack of proper technique and it’s a perfect recipe for injuries
knucke pushups to condition wrists and knuckles guys
knuckle push should be done before injury or after
I have a problem.
I inured my wrist about 2 months ago, took some time away from the bag, I wear decent gloves and always wrap my wrists and hands.
I came back, first session, same inury. It's my wrist on the outer side that gets damaged. Jabs are fine, but anything advanced and it just gets wrecked.
What would you recommend to do? As far as I'm aware, my technique is fine, the only problem I have is my power, I'm a hard hitter, and my power hand is the one that is getting hurt.
How are you doing now
Check out my guide on the website to figure out the right size gloves for you.
when you throw a hook shouldnt your palm be facing you, not the ground? as to prevent landing with weak knuckles.
Thanks for explaining the - elbow follow hand - part, I wondered why my wrists felt so stressed after practicing left hooks on the bag (wrong technique). I was practicing karate before and wasn't necessary to learn it but looking forward to boxing. What techniques do you consider necessary for a long handed 1.86 cm 73 kg guy use for fighting short strong types? Very nice videos by the way
how did you fix your wrist problem? I fix it a bit with force exercise of forearm
so im just training with the heavy bag for exersize so i guess i should just use weights instead of punching the shit out of it lol its the only way i could really build my stress in my arms but i couldnt go long enough to get the work out i wanted cause my wrist are already fucked up from skating along with my knuckles from no hand wraps as a kid we got this weird speed bag thing that i would hit all day lol where hand wraps and not the shitty glove ones buy the band wraps
Always use REAL HANDWRAPS. The gelwrap gloves are garbage. They don't support your bones at high impact at all. The point of handwraps is to secure your hand together as a solid fist, it's not to cushion your knuckles (that's what gloves are for).
ys!
I’m not a millionaire. I can’t afford to buy to pairs of Expensive gloves and use them both one for the bag and one for sparring.
Keep up your boxing conditioning and learn how to eat right. It's going to take you sometime to develop a boxer's physique. That sort of thing doesn't happen overnight.
Hey man! i broke my right meta-carpel (boxers break) 2 fkn times... second time i had surgery and a pin put in. they took the pin out and it has been 3 months i wana get back into boxing but im scared my hand is going to break again. but my point is . is there anyway to strengthen my bone ect so i can get back into thrwing hard punches.
i hurt my back because i punched a bag that does not move
Roberto Castro sucks bro
Roberto Castro u weak af
BS
Grow up is my advice and stop fighting on the streets like a teenager. Don't come on a proper boxing training video and start going on about street fighting. Wrong place. No trainer would ever instruct someone how to street fight. Put a duster on if you're so bothered about your pinky or is that against street honour? :)
BrainPad is definitely the best ive had, I recommend trying it first before getting one custom made by the doc. Like the first week it will be uncomfortable and you will drool kinda because its so big but you will get use to it.
o I thought i said it differently, fail l0l. Well just reiterated cheers :D