Drum techniques - help me!

-jaybee · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:33 am Post subject: Drum techniques - help me!

Hey all!

I'm an 15 year old boy from denmark, and i like to play heavy metal... i have played for about 8 years (with some pause's), and i've had an Gibraltar double bass pedal with sum' heavy DW clubs (the one that is on every DW pedal) on since August.

I have played a lot of *Poop* with pantera, numbers like Cowboys From Hell, Primal Concrete Sledge and all those.

And now i wan't to improve my double pedal speed.
I think my tempo in 16th are around 132 bpm - 138 bpm,
and i have no problems with triplets and 4/16 in quick tempos.

I've been reading sum' of the other topics about dobbelt pedal playin', but i can't understand it quiet exactly... so if anyone would help me with how i should practice my skills, then please write!!!
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Drummin_Dan · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 11:04 am Post subject:

played WITH Pantera?

-jaybee · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 11:14 am Post subject:

Ho hey, wrong word there... played som sh*t LIKE Pantera
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Drummin_Dan · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 11:37 am Post subject:

ok..that sounds better...

anyways, question, do you play with heal-toe for double strokes on bass drum?

TKO · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 11:40 am Post subject:

I'm not sure if this helps alot, but the only advice I can give is to use your feet, not your legs.
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-jaybee · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject:

Drummin_Dan, i don't know, that's the problem...

what is heal toe?

i've just learned it myself, and i'm not too quick on the pedal....
well, when i play, my feets are raised from the pedals, if you know what i mean.
i just wan't to improve the speed of my feet...
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blindboy · Big Pit Bull Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 376 Location: Nod

check out this link, it will teach you how to do the heel/toe technique. Smile

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Drummin_Dan · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 2:50 pm Post subject:

it's like when you walk heel to toe, you put pressure with your heel while keeping your foot up to make the first stroke, then you use the pad of your foot to make the second stroke. If you do it right, the beater will hit the bdrum once and come back in time for your second stroke. It makes a buduh sound. Blast beats are RRLL as double strokes. That's my best explanation for heel/toe

damnuk · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:14 pm Post subject:

There must be thousands of posts about the heel/toe technique and that link Blindboy posted explains it all - brilliant stuff man - nice one.
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-jaybee · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 3:25 pm Post subject:

thanks a lot dan!
i'll go to bed now (it's half past midnight here in denmark now)
but i'll be back.... tomorrow!
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twine10 · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 4:15 pm Post subject:

thats amazing! that guy's a genius!

Drummin_Dan · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:19 pm Post subject:

I certainly don't think he evented heel/toe playing... it's been around for a LOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time

-jaybee · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:46 am Post subject:

i don't think either, but i think its hard!! Exclamation

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Drummin_Dan · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 9:30 am Post subject:

just takes getting used to. You'll just get it...suddenly. BTW, try not to overemphasize your movements too much. Sometimes you can strain your feet. Hand exercises are good... but sometimes, working the feet can benefit playing. anyways...I'll go back to lamenting about how freaking cold it is right now http://www.drumdogs.com/message-board-forum/viewtopic.php?t=1470