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We call it straight hitting for a reason. From the on-guard position, your right hand should shoot straight out and retract along exactly the same path. I’ve already talked about how keeping the target within range of the gunsight will keep your punch straight and improve accuracy. Another important contributor to straight hitting is the position of your lead elbow. It should be kept close to the body. If kept too far away, your target will be out of gun-sight range. Notice how you’ll be pointing in the wrong direction.

Keeping your elbows close also serves a defensive purpose by giving your opponent less of a target. See Figures 33 and 34.

Figure 33: Elbow pointing away from the body. If you were to extend your index finger from this position, you’d be pointing downward and off to the side. In order to throw a straight lead, you’d first have to center and raise the front hand.

Figure 34: Correct elbow position for straight lead. Keeping the elbow close to your body enables correct positioning of the hand and, consequently, more efficient punching.