Does anyone have tips on how to increase foot pedal speed?

[baggettcindy]

The last couple of months, I've been working on my bass drum speed.  I know practice is key...so does anyone have practice tips...routines?  What method do you use?

[TightestGroove]

foot technic

- Jojo Mayer

foot technic

- Dave Weckl

These two clips helped me develop my own foot excercises to practice. Try strarting slow with a metronome and build it up from there. I also attach AA batteries to the beater when im practising those techniques it builds speep and heavyness in your foot. Thats what works for me, try different things, hope this helps.

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[PianoClubhouse]

foot technic - Jojo Mayer
foot technic - Dave Weckl

These two clips helped me develop my own foot excercises to practice. Try strarting slow with a metronome and build it up from there. I also attach AA batteries to the beater when im practising those techniques it builds speep and heavyness in your foot. Thats what works for me, try different things, hope this helps.

  TIGHTEST GROOVE

Wow, that guys a good teacher, was easy to follow!  BTW, you have 2 of the same video posted. I don't think your second one made the post.

[baggettcindy]

Thanx....I love Jojo...

[TightestGroove]

Oh sorry didnt realize i had put them on twice...well i hoped those videos helped. Jojo is the man!! Be Blessed

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[flamtapz]

steroids.

[malthumb]

The last couple of months, I've been working on my bass drum speed.  I know practice is key...so does anyone have practice tips...routines?  What method do you use?

Paint pictures of roaches on your pedal?  That would work for me 

[baggettcindy]

Paint pictures of roaches on your pedal?  That would work for me 

LOL...I was expecting something a lil more serious.

[malthumb]

LOL...I was expecting something a lil more serious.

I know.  And I tried VERY hard to resist the obvious joke, but the low hanging fruit was too tempting.  As a bassist, I have NO advice that you would find useful.  I am hopeless on the kit.

[TightestGroove]

Try practicing basic rudiments on your foot, such as: singles, doubles, triplets, and even quadruplets. As I said before, start slow with a metronome so you can keep the timing and maintain control. Dave Weckl does a nice demontration on his Back to Basics dvd, I can't think of any other resources that would help at the moment, if I do, I'll post them up. Blessed

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