I have never really thought about how hard I hit until recently. During sound check at gigs they say "hit the snare" I do, "ok now really hit it like you're playing" I was? I have also never broken a head, and don't break sticks that often. I guess I play relatively lightly? The drummer in my favorite band (CKY) says he breaks heads, and cymbals all the time because he hits so hard. There was also an article in DRUM! recently talking about the hardest hitters of all time. So how hard do you guys think you hit? Any advantages/disadvantages?
I would hope that a single dynamic level of hit wouldn't describe my playing in totality - even if I was a metal player, and I'm not. ( Derek Roddy would bear me out on this ).
Ali's axiom " float like a butterfly & sting like a bee comes to mind...