Formless Method
Senior Member
When I set my drums up left handed it's like another drummer is playing. When right handed I have a jazzy sort of swing in my playing. I can get all Bernard Purdie like, if needed but my soul is with the (Swing). When I set up left handed it's more of a Bohnam groove style. I am not as versatile with my left handed playing but I could make it through a show just fine. I kind of like the fact that I amnot as versatile because I can focus on grooving more than swinging or shall I say staying in the pocket instead of swinging.
Strangest thing is I have noticed that practicing left handed and focusing on the groove has made its way into my right handed playing. Everything backwards. Maybe the practicing is training the brain and regardless how I use it, it comes out? Who knows,
Was just wondering if any of you have ever tried left handed and how did it feel to you. It feels great to me, it's like releasing a whole other drummer and everything I have learned right handed doesn't get in the way. Sort of like a whole new me that I can mold any way i want. I know weird right lol. Let me add that I have never focused on left handed playing, A few times a year I would turn my set around opposite and it always felt fresh and new, I kept doing this from time to time until recently I just said what the heck, and set up another drum set permanently for left handed playing and even my left foot is on the bass drum not the right. It's a lot of fun.
Anybody else done anything like this?
Strangest thing is I have noticed that practicing left handed and focusing on the groove has made its way into my right handed playing. Everything backwards. Maybe the practicing is training the brain and regardless how I use it, it comes out? Who knows,
Was just wondering if any of you have ever tried left handed and how did it feel to you. It feels great to me, it's like releasing a whole other drummer and everything I have learned right handed doesn't get in the way. Sort of like a whole new me that I can mold any way i want. I know weird right lol. Let me add that I have never focused on left handed playing, A few times a year I would turn my set around opposite and it always felt fresh and new, I kept doing this from time to time until recently I just said what the heck, and set up another drum set permanently for left handed playing and even my left foot is on the bass drum not the right. It's a lot of fun.
Anybody else done anything like this?
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