I noticed a significant difference in power between the Axis longboards and DW 9000. Demon Drives felt weak compared to the DW 9000's too. I really wanted to like the direct drive pedals, I tweaked them as much as I could. I changed out beaters and everything. I couldnt get the same amount of power for the life of me. Maybe I was playing them wrong, but for the way I play they are significantly weaker. That being said they are super smooth and very quick and felt awesome on a triggered set up.
Did you put the dw9000 beaters on the Axis?
I swapped my Pearl single's beater to a DW and it was way better.
Powerstroke 3 coated 1/3 of a remo ring foam inside the hoop,nothing else and an Evans front head with the litlle film dampener ring around the diameter of the head oh and one of those bassports in the hole.
I tune my kick a bit firmer for the feel.
I can do those 1 + ,2 + a,3 +,4 + a(triplet feel) on the single much faster.
That lick Porcaro does at the end of Hold The Line by Toto also.
Or The Immigrant Song.
Great bassdrum songs.
Gungho by Anthrax for speed lolol.
I remember a bass drum technique a friend drummer of mine used to do.
s=snare r-right foot l=left foot.
rlrs lrls rlrs lrls rlrs
srlr slrl srlr slrl
I think I've written that wrong.
Anyway snare on 2 and 4 for the first pattern and 1 and 3 for the second.
Sounds great,leaves the hole for the snare ,and still sounds like a chugga chugga bass drum beat but more musical.
I think it sounds cooler.