(This in relation to the thread I recently posted about converting a cheap tom into a snare...now that I have a thing to bang on at home, I've banged on it quite a bit.)
Yeah, I've been trying to practice that thing, playing para-diddles and stringing together 1- and 2-stroke roll combinations. Sometimes even with a metronome.
This has been going on a few weeks now. But (BUT!) I'm still baffled at how awkward the stick feels in my weak hand. Trying to get the stick to rebound properly, trying to not tense up, trying to not drop the darn thing all feel weird. Weird!
For those of you who've played a long time, do your hands still feel different? Do you have more confidence -- even if it's by a very slight amount -- that your strong hand will perform the way you want it to, but that your weak hand may "glitch" from time-to-time? (And if you've moved beyond that, how long did it take?)
Yeah, I've been trying to practice that thing, playing para-diddles and stringing together 1- and 2-stroke roll combinations. Sometimes even with a metronome.
This has been going on a few weeks now. But (BUT!) I'm still baffled at how awkward the stick feels in my weak hand. Trying to get the stick to rebound properly, trying to not tense up, trying to not drop the darn thing all feel weird. Weird!
For those of you who've played a long time, do your hands still feel different? Do you have more confidence -- even if it's by a very slight amount -- that your strong hand will perform the way you want it to, but that your weak hand may "glitch" from time-to-time? (And if you've moved beyond that, how long did it take?)