is there a trick to doing boxing punches correctly?

[Kathryn]

Originally Posted by angel nee nee

Stand not facing, but sideways to the wall and punch with the arm that is right against the wall to throw a jab.

I was thinking about standing in a narrow hallway to throw punches, to train to keep the elbows in, but I didn't think it would be possible to find a narrow enough hallway, LOL! This would work just as well.