I have been practicing my double kick mostly using a practice pad under my computer desk as of late.
I have not been paying really as much attention as I should to steadiness, time, (not using a click) etc etc.
Sat down behind my ekit the other day and immediately tried to jump in and play some double kick grooves at speeds that I THOUGHT were now attainable, turned on the click and away I went.
It was a train wreck, and the funny thing is, I kept at it for quite awhile before I applied the advice that I read on this forum probably 100 times. That is, use a click, focus on evenines, steadiness, groove, play it slow and keep it slow until you are comfortable enough to progress without losing all of the above. By the end of my 2 hour session things were starting to come around.
Strange that in spite of knowing what to do, I insisted on trying to do it wrong. Guess I just lost my patience. Ever have moments like these?
I have not been paying really as much attention as I should to steadiness, time, (not using a click) etc etc.
Sat down behind my ekit the other day and immediately tried to jump in and play some double kick grooves at speeds that I THOUGHT were now attainable, turned on the click and away I went.
It was a train wreck, and the funny thing is, I kept at it for quite awhile before I applied the advice that I read on this forum probably 100 times. That is, use a click, focus on evenines, steadiness, groove, play it slow and keep it slow until you are comfortable enough to progress without losing all of the above. By the end of my 2 hour session things were starting to come around.
Strange that in spite of knowing what to do, I insisted on trying to do it wrong. Guess I just lost my patience. Ever have moments like these?