What are all thr punching bags for? Survivor faction maxed

[PuppYofDOOM]

Well ive seen them before i maxed but what are they for?

Searching all i see is some co op vid of a guy tackling.. Which ive done to no avail.

What do you do with them?

[PocketYoda]

You jump at them and they allow you to safely fall.

[Pungent]

Apart from breaking your fall, they also do a decent amount of damage from the bag bursting, usually killing any regular zombie that's within a few meters of the impact.

To be clear, you simply run and jump into them, no other action is required to trigger them. They are really mostly useful when you're being chased at night in the early game (before you get the glider/grapple hook), since during the day, their quick deployment and AoE damage don't really help you accomplish anything.