Century Original Wavemaster Freestanding Heavy Punching Bag

This thing holds up well. No leakage, it’s a good value, the tank holds a lot of water. My husband and son punch on this all the time.

Great product.Shipped quick.As advertised and just like the images. Easy to assemble and fill.

I bought this so my husband could blow off some steam after work or whenever needed. Neither of us has owned a punching bag before so I do not have anything to compare it to. However, it seems to be well built and durable. It does not get used that often but we have had it for a number of years and it practically still looks like new.I think you could fill the bottom with either water or sand. We choose sand and using a funnel it was not that hard to do. Be sure to clean up any sand or other substrate you spill around this because it can scoot on the floor if you hit it hard enough and potentially cause scratches. It created a few scratches in our laminate floor before we realized what was happening. We did not fill the base 100% with sand because we thought it would end up being way too heavy. Perhaps if we filled it with more sand it would not scoot when he hits it really hard but we wanted to be able to move it without too much of a struggle. As it is it really only scoots if he absolutely wails on it.As far as a punching bag goes I am not sure what else one could want or need. As the listing states the round bottom makes it pretty easy to move around, adjusting the height is not difficult, and it seems very sturdy.

Bought this bag for my wife to take out her aggression on during medical school, and it serves the purpose. The box it arrived in was beat to pieces, but the bag didn't sustain any damage. Setup took only a couple minutes, but then filling the base with water took a while (just ran a garden hose into the base, easy enough). I love the adjustability of the height, and the bag itself offers a good firmness (not so hard to break your hand, but not too spongy either). My only real complaint (thus four stars vs. five) is that if I use the bag I end up chasing it around the room...an easy jab will only rock the bag, but a solid punch will move it slightly. It's not a deal killer, as it makes for a good workout circling the bag rather than punching from only one area. That being said, we had initially wanted to keep the bag in one corner of the workout area, but that just didn't work...the bag kept bumping up against the wall and was damaging the baseboards.Overall, this is pretty much what I had expected. I knew the bag would move some, just wasn't sure how much. The quality of the bag is good, and it is actually nice being able to move it around fairly easily. We've only had it for a couple of months, so I can't speak to how the bag will old up over the long run (although they have the same bag in the local YMCA, so it must hold up reasonably well).

I’m 6’-1’ and this raises high enough for my high strikes and kicks and lowers down enough for heal stomps and knee strikes. Sturdy and durable.

I have another Century punching bag just like this, but my other one is old, torn and worn out which is the reason I bought this new one. I love Century punching bags. The base is sturdy and you can really throw hard punches and kicks to get a really good feel of your punches and kicks because the material is very durable. My 1st bag, I filled with water which is great. This new one, I filled with sand (just 100 lbs. at $7 per 50 lb. bag at Home Depot) and it's sturdy enough to stay in place. Filling with sand is a pain, but this one is staying indoors in my house gym room, so sand is better if using it indoor on 2nd floor.

I love this thing. I wanted a punching bag but didn't have a good place to hang one from the ceiling. This thing is perfect, it doesn't slide or move at all when I punch or kick it. In fact with 200 lbs of sand in the bottom, it's extremely difficult to move even when I want it to. The instructions say to use a hand truck, but I haven't tried that yet. I don't have to move it very far so I've just been pushing it. Be careful not to hurt your back if you do it this way.Filling it was a little tedious. I didn't want to deal with stagnant water and mold issues, so I chose sand for the base. I picked up four 50-lb bags of sand and a quick-fill funnel, and used a scoop to get most of the sand in because I couldn't lift the sand bag and hold the funnel at the same time. Worked like a charm. As another reviewer stated, if you're doing it this way, make sure to periodically tip the base so that all the sand doesn't collect under the opening.The base is very big and the unit isn't very attractive, I wish they made some kind of cover for it but I haven't found one yet. But it's perfect for my needs and I would buy it again.

For what it is, it's amazing. It's free standing and well built. The foam padding is cheap, however this base is compatible with the bob rubber top. So if you start with this, you can upgrade. The sturdiness is a little iffy. I punch and it slides around. BUT THIS IS NOT A DETERRENT! If you have nowhere to hang a bag in your home, this is a WORTHWHILE compromise. Sure it slides it, just view adjusting it as a secondary workout in your boxing. Overall great purchase.