Mark_S
Silver Member
I've been experimenting today with how I play the kick drum. I've always had tension in my leg so I worked on getting my leg loose to the point of being pretty much limp, and then basically lifting my leg a little and then letting it just drop onto the pedal like dead-weight to make the stroke.
This felt much more relaxed and instantly seemed to help my groove playing.. but before I go to mad working on it, does that sound familiar to how you guys do it?
I was tense before to the point of you could actually see my hip drop slightly when I relaxed.. I do notice this new way seems to use the muscle that raises the leg a bit more. I'm not even sure how my previous method worked, I just know it got tense especially on slow songs so its almost like I was holding my leg in a position between strokes..
This felt much more relaxed and instantly seemed to help my groove playing.. but before I go to mad working on it, does that sound familiar to how you guys do it?
I was tense before to the point of you could actually see my hip drop slightly when I relaxed.. I do notice this new way seems to use the muscle that raises the leg a bit more. I'm not even sure how my previous method worked, I just know it got tense especially on slow songs so its almost like I was holding my leg in a position between strokes..