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Drum Lesson: Hand Pivot Technique for playing fast licks

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  • Great to see a new video max! You're one of my favorites.

    I feel I should add a word of caution though. As a drummer with Carpal Tunnel, and from what doctors and teachers have told me, I'd be careful using pivoting motions like this only using your wrist. Effective yes, but if you're not careful it may be strain on your wrist.

  • Hey Handidrummed, Thanks for your nice comments! I had tendonitis about 10 years ago because i was playing too stiff. I was not letting the stick bounce back so my wrist was absorbing all the shock of the stroke.I agree with you, if you're not careful you can hurt yourself but not just from a wrist turn. It comes down to if you're choking the stick or letting it rebound and allowing the drumhead to absorb the shock. Since allowing the stick to rebound using the freehand technique,

  • I haven't had any problems or pain. All the best, hope your carpal tunnel gets better.Take care,  Max

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  • Expertvillage SUCKS!!

    Dimsunk RULES!!! :D

    Helped a lot, thanks man!!

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  • Are u italian Max? ;) Awesome vids, you're great.

  • i`m from Greece! Thank you a lot! Your video-lessons helps me a lot to improve the way i play drums!! Thanks a lot!! you` re great!!!!

    Drumamaxas

  • Nice idea and something I can work on - you explained it very well and I'll be checking out more of your vids - thanks!

  • Respond to this video...  great video. got my sub!!

  • @handidrummed i was under the impression rotation of the wrist is ok, but it is the bending motion which does the harm! is this not correct then?

  • What I want to know is how he was so fast with his left hand on that snare...

  • You SUCK!

    Super helpful

    Understandable

    Cool!

    Keep making more videos dude!! (:

  • wow 

  • Billy Cobham would tell you its all about twirling the stick within the fingers, barely gripping the stick at all...blah blah blah... while I like Cobham's playing, I would listen to you first any day. You out-groove him any day of the week. YOU GO!!!

  • dude are those hats sabian aax fusion 13 in hats?

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