How to make your own gum rubber practice pad

Drummertist · #1 10-16-2008, 04:57 PM

Get one of those black thick mouse pads and just sit it on a table! It works great! The thin ones work just as well and give a different feel. kind of like cymbals. put two or three on top of each other for a tom feel. It really does work. I tried to tell some students of mine who didn't have any money to use that and they looked at me as if I was crazy!

TRY IT!

drumhead61 · #2 10-16-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Drummertist

Get one of those black thick mouse pads and just sit it on a table! It works great! The thin ones work just as well and give a different feel. kind of like cymbals. put two or three on top of each other for a tom feel. It really does work. I tried to tell some students of mine who didn't have any money to use that and they looked at me as if I was crazy!

TRY IT!

ROFL, I happen to have one of those thick pads here at work and my sticks just so happen to be out in the truck, so out I walked to get them to test this theory out...and ya know it does work, not great, but it gives some rebound...works in a pinch, would not trade it in for my 12" HQ but in a pinch yeah! Good enough if ya can't afford a practice pad.

Drummertist · #3 10-16-2008, 05:35 PM

Some are better than others. The more expensive pads will have better material and will rebound better. I have some mouse pad-ish coasters at home and they're really thin but they feel just like a practice pad.

EDIT: Check out what I found for silent practice on a table with sticks. It's kind of neat:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ips?sku=440041

k3ng · #4 10-17-2008, 05:33 AM

THE BEST PRACTICE PAD

Wavelength · #5 10-17-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by k3ng

THE BEST PRACTICE PAD

You can increase the challenge by practicing at the olympic table tennis finals!