A tecchy question!

**ab0u910e** · August 17th, 2003, 12:12 AM

Okay guys and girls,

My first question to all you great drummers goes like this -

My problem is that occasionally, when playing fairly fast 16ths on my double pedal, my feet tend to spaz out. Thus, I can't seem to get the control needed to maintain a nice, smooth flow of notes.

Any advice on helping me overcome this annoyance. I'm sure it boils down to a lot of woodshedding but any specifics would be super duper!!

Oh, my pic didn't quite work out, it's all pixellated! Looking back on it, I should have donned my fake goatee and done my best impression of steve holmes! - "..don't hurt anyone with the blush-da!"

**peter c** · August 17th, 2003, 12:21 AM

Double-stroke!

**jimi** · August 17th, 2003, 09:38 AM

Try not to go too fast too quickly, work on the tempo a little below your 'spaz'zing tantrum and you can work the muscles blah blah, catch my drift?!

**Steve Holmes** · August 17th, 2003, 04:10 PM

Indeed.
Find the tempo right below the loss of control point and keep it there. I mean keep it there for a while without stopping for 10 minutes or so.
Also are you playing any other subdivisions like 16th note triplets, or 32nd's at a slow tempo maybe (just think sixteenths but play a half time groove on top).
Virgil's Power Drumming vid has some cool DB exercises.

**peter c** · August 17th, 2003, 06:49 PM

Steve's advice above is about the best advice
that you could possibly receive and not just
on quicker double-kicking but just about any-
thing in life.

When I said "double-stroke", I meant for very
high-speed stuff:

www.thediametrixletter.com/dogpoops4.mp3

Speed is something that comes naturally from
control but it doesn't work the other way
around, unfortunately and many get stuck
on that.