Pedal clamp/bass hoop problem

[Vbs]

My bass hoop has a recess from the centre of it(a decline after the centrepoint), all the way to the bass head. When tightening the clamp, once it reaches a point where it gets a little harder to tighten it to it's fullest, my beaters will start falling back, distancing themselves away from the bass head. And because of this, the pedals literally feel 'harder' to kick.

I'm pretty positive that the problem lies in the design of the bass hoop, because I've gigged twice in 2 different areas & I can kick up singles at 155bpm without a problem. I can only do singles at 130bpm at home.

I've tried adding some small but bundled pieces of paper in the declined area but they dont seem to work.

Is there a way to rectify this problem instead of getting a new bass hoop?

[sticksnstonesrus]

I gotta be honest, 20 years ago, I remember this being something I recognized about the Pearl Export series...and thus bought a Tama Swingstar instead. I haven't such as seen or dealt with Pearl hoops and didn't reaalize they were still like that, but always wondered why their bass hoop design was like that.

[Vbs]

I've gigged with a Pearl EX couple of months ago & I face no such problem. The bass hoop has a recess but it's only at the centre of it, which doesn't decline all the way to the bass head, which also wasn't too deep a recess.

My pedals feel really, realllllyyy light during the gig. It's so light that I find it a little hard to control.

[Vbs]

If this helps...