Speeding Up Your Feet

drumcast.tv - 5-19-09. Nick from Florida asks how he can improve his double bass drum speed. Loren from California asks about tuning the drums with the rest of the band in mind.

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Music

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• double
• bass
• drum
• speed
• technique
• endurance
• power
• tuning
• drums
• drumming
• drummer

[YouHaveMetYourMaker]

When everyone says their bpms, do they mean 16th or 32nd notes.

[drumcasttv]

@YouHaveMetYourMaker 16th notes. Rock on.

[underprog]

im still at 130bpm, and im not getting any faster... but i do practice 4 times a week...

[drumcasttv]

Sixteenth notes at 130 bpm? That pretty respectable. How long can you play sixteenth notes at 130 bpm? One minute? Two minutes? Are they steady?

[drummerboi811]

How can you speed up your hands?

[drumcasttv]

By improving your efficiency of motion and practice, practice, practice.

[DillingerEscapeMan]

I don't understand how these teachers can play so badly - for instance nothing lines up at 4:01

[theladelph215]

@YouHaveMetYourMaker bpm= beats per minute... it does mean mean 16th/32nd notes, but not completely

[RealMcAhole52]

i prefer practicing with ankle weights like i find a song with alot of double bass that goes through out the whole song (laid to rest) and i play that song twice then i go off practicing songs i currently want to cover and do a blast beat for 1 min strait

[sadbloke87]

Uh...you know that Gene Hoglan has videos you can watch

[ESTslipknot15drums8D]

the fastest i can play while holding a steady beat for a long time and keeping everything perfect is 170 bpm. ive been playing double pedal for about 8 months now and i play everyday. my goal in 4 months i would like to be playing 200 bpm on the double bass.

[lumyingluo]

pretty helpful =D

[YaronFisherT]

he sucks ass

[FatCandyProduction]

just sayin' he ain't any near fast O:

[Gr1zz3m]

@DillingerEscapeMan

Its for individual limb control. it may sound like crap, but it takes a LOT of controll.

[megaarmenian1]

You hold the stick with wrong way mother fucker

[NaziZombieFREEEEK]

to skip talking 3:18....your welcome