CenturyWAVEMASTER XXL-BLU(PK OF 2) BASE:10176B

Buy it- you won't find another one out there for such a reasonable price as on Amazon ($260 shipped to my house!) nor will you find one from a different brand that will meet your expectations of a full sized bag that you can practice mma on.The base is between a foot and 16" off the ground, the rest is the bag all the way up to nearly 6'. I'm 5'10" and it's a bit taller than I am.Shipped in two bags; base in one, bag in the other- both boxes were lightweight since the base is plastic and the bag is plastic core with foam and protective outer cover. There's this "nut" the the base sits on and when you screw the bag in, the nut secures the bag to the base- without the bag screwed in, the nut falls down, but that's how it is supposed to be.So I'm a 5'10", 210lb woman. I got this for my mom since she's got a lot of anger issues since my dad passed away from cancer- I figured it would save us money on her killing the house' shades every other week when they don't operate correctly.Mom is 5'6" and around 170lbs.I filled it with water since I was afraid she wouldn't be able to move the bag if I filled it with sand (she can roll it into the middle of the living room and then off to the side when she wants to just watch TV)- also, I feared not being able to maneuver it into the living room as you need to fill the base with sand outside.I set the base up in the middle of the living room, put a large garbage bag (laid flat) under the side where the cap and opening are, and used what everyone else said- the cut off top of a one gallon milk jug- as a funnel. I filled about half of it by myself until the "funnel" wouldn't stay upright anymore, so mom had to hold it while I poured the water in. Took no more than 30 minutes to fill.I put telfon tape on the base's opening to ensure no leakage as others have commented about (no leaks at all even when I tipped it over on purpose).The bag moves along the rug if you hit it hard, so I can't put my full force into it. Mom hits and kicks on one side and I do the same on the other so we keep it going back and forth and when it moves too far towards her, I switch sides with her.Get a set of gloves- the bag is hard. I had 16oz gloves from my mma classes already, but before we got the bag, I took mom to Dick's and she tried gloves on- she got a pair of 12oz. Everlasts- white. I don't recommend using only wraps if you want to hit it hard.When I get another bag for myself, I will fill it with sand so I can hit it full force- the water sloshing around in it makes it move too much for my liking.Lastly, get a nonskid/slip mat for under it- my yoga mat doesn't work well, so I will be getting one of those commercial rubber mats they put down when you stand on cement floors all day.

It's exactly what I wanted. I love it. But be aware that it comes in TWO boxes, which sometimes (I've seen other complaints) arrive days apart. This wouldn't have been an issue except Amazon reported that the full order was delivered when only the FIRST box (the base) had arrived. It took another 3 days before I received the second box, with no acknowledgement or warning from the seller after I sent a message to the seller.

I like the height I can work on high kicks. My niece and nephew like it. Its plenty sturdy for them. Its a wave master, of course if you do penetrating thrust kicks you can tip it over, that's not what its for! Meets its purpose. I like it!!!!

Fell in love with boxing as a workout at the gym to mix things up as a runner. Wanted something I did not have to mount in the frame of my home but I could get the same intensity of a workout. The wave master XL is amazing as long as you do your part to set it up right. Make sure to get some wrap and punching gloves! Smaller/cheaper stand alone bags just aren’t heavy duty enough to go full power on.Setup: Make sure you fill the base all the way I recommend sand and get a funnel to fill it so you don’t make a mess. I used 5 bags of sand at 50 pounds each. After ensure you buy a non slip rug mat (like what you put under a rug so it doesn’t slide and trim it down so it doesn’t stick out too much. I laid it directly on tile in my basement. This would be very loud upstairs. Do that and you can go to town on this and it won’t move a bit. If you do not just know it will slide around a lot as the base is smooth on the bottom. Don’t screw bag on until after you fill the base or the base will cover the fill hole.Very happy with this purchase, high quality and didn’t have to affect the frame of my home. Very easy to move and unscrew from the base. Kids and wife love to go to town and it to and it will hold up all day.Con: doesn’t bother me but if you are a visual person the fabric on the bag does bunch up a bit where you tend to punch the most. The integrity of the bag holds up nicely however and this is only visual which personally I don’t care.

get about 10-15 punches and i have to rotate it back into place every time!! how does the bag not have some sort way to lock it to the base ?? i’ve even tried punching it 3 left punches 3 right punches and it still comes apart !! what a disappointment for the price