Kick technique

[Dogbreath]

just that my playing sucks and I haven't developed any technique.

 

[seismetr0n]

i do my best for hit and release (especially if i bother to tune my heads) .. though a lot of the time i forget about my double-bass foot and it ends up resting that beater on the head.. doh!!

 

[BentRabbit]

I'm a 'both' man myself, but I probably leave the beater at the head more often than not since I'm predominently a heel-up player too...

 

[BeatMeister]

90% release 10% buried

I play heel up but I typically let the beater fall back slightly away from the drum head. But there are times you just want to lay into it for that extra umphh! It works for me anyway.

What I would like to know is other peoples approach to playing double pedals?? I was always a single pedal player for years until one day I got a chance to get a used double bass beater kit. After that I found there were advantages to the double bass format. So I eventually got rid of the kit but I have used double pedals (Pearl Eliminator) ever since. But (and this is a big BUT) I always felt I sounded like a single bass player playing a double pedal. I never had was able to put the practice in to get the left foot marginally close to the right.

 

[EdWonbass]

I am a bass player and have only had a drum kit for a little over a year. I play heel up but I try not to let the beater rest on the head. It tends to bounce a little and I get those flubby kind of hits. When I smack the drum I take my foot slightly off the pedal so my foot never really rests completely on the pedal. I don't know if this is right or wrong but at this point there are so many other issues with my playing that I just have to go with what works.

I am getting better at tuning.

 

[sirslurpee]

I play heel up but I typically let the beater fall back slightly away from the drum head. But there are times you just want to lay into it for that extra umphh! It works for me anyway.

What I would like to know is other peoples approach to playing double pedals?? I was always a single pedal player for years until one day I got a chance to get a used double bass beater kit. After that I found there were advantages to the double bass format. So I eventually got rid of the kit but I have used double pedals (Pearl Eliminator) ever since. But (and this is a big BUT) I always felt I sounded like a single bass player playing a double pedal. I never had was able to put the practice in to get the left foot marginally close to the right.

I played single-kick for about a year, and then eventually got a double-pedal and I never really developed the strenght or technique for my left foot. So recently, this is what I did: I set my kit up entirely left-handed, even though I am right handed. I've only been practicing it for a couple of days but holy shit there is a biiiiggg difference in the dexterity i'm gaining on my left side.. It's definately a good practice for left-side technique..

 

[SillyBee]

I'm curious as to how y'all smack that bass drum. I am of the school that says the beater must not remain rested on the head on a hit, yet most drummers I see tend to do this. Me, I let the drum speak for itself.

Please don't just vote. Expound on what works for you. Thanks.

Technique


Both depending on the sound I want.









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