Think of it this way: if you were in a fight, and you were planning to hit some guy square in the kisser, would you punch and push your fist two inches into his face, or would you punch and naturally allow your hand to bounce off so that you are ready for another punch (just in case you were going to have to hit him again and again)? The correct answer, I believe, is to allow rebound! The same is with sticks, when you allow rebound the sound is much fuller and pleasing rather than slamming the stick into the head and muffling the sound.
#Proper drum stick technique plus#
This seems to produce a fuller sound plus allows the beater to come back to a resting position, ready for another blow. I teach my students to always allow the beater to bounce off of the kick drum / bass drum head. If I need to play fast with a lot of volume, I use heel up and the weight of my leg (working with gravity) to thrust the beater. If I need to play faster than what I can do heel down, I use heel up and ankle pivot. You use either flat foot, heel up with ankle pivot or heel up and leg thrust. If I need to play really loud, I use more arm to pick the sticks up higher not to necessarily hit harder! If I need to play soft and fast, I use more fingers. In hand technique you use either arms, wrists or fingers and any combination of the three all depending on what you are trying to do. I view foot technique just like hand technique! Sometimes I even slide my foot back and forth or side to side, being careful to always remain on the pedal board. This allows me to play by pivoting my ankle ever so slightly and using my toes (ball of foot). It takes practice! For me, I practice flat footed a lot, but when I need more speed (more than I can give using "flat feet"), I lift my heels (only an inch or so). I think that playing flat footed gives the most control, yet requires the most control. I use both, depending on what I'm wanting to play. If you don't, the beater(s) just goes crazy and how do you stop or play dynamics? There is also a lot of extra noise from allowing your foot to come off the pedals including the Hi-Hat pedal! There are lots of players who use heel up only some play flat footed (really fast!). For general playing techniques, the "ball" of your foot should always remain on the pedal board. Your feet should ALWAYS stay in contact with the pedals whether you use heel up or heel down, it doesn't matter.
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