Hey everyone. I've been having problems with my right hand at the base of the thumb becoming numb and tired making it increasingly difficult to play. I play german grip and I also play fairly hard, although not as hard as a lot of rock drummers. I only started to notice it when playing on stage, probably due to the fact that I'm playing harder and for longer. I find that my hand starts becoming weak and I have to grip tighter just to hold onto the stick.
It's a horrible feeling when you can't even fill for fear of making mistakes or dropping a stick because your hand is so tired! It seems to be the hi-hat that's causing the problem mainly, the constant motion of keeping those 8ths going is what makes my hand tired a lot of the time. I keep my grip fairly loose so I'm not sure if a tight grip is the cause. I also feel a slight pain if I apply a fair amount of pressure to the thumb which I don't feel on the other hand, Slightly worrying!
I understand it's fairly difficult to help me without seeing what I'm doing but has anyone ever had similar problems of tired fingers or thumbs and if so what was the problem? Thanks.
It's a horrible feeling when you can't even fill for fear of making mistakes or dropping a stick because your hand is so tired! It seems to be the hi-hat that's causing the problem mainly, the constant motion of keeping those 8ths going is what makes my hand tired a lot of the time. I keep my grip fairly loose so I'm not sure if a tight grip is the cause. I also feel a slight pain if I apply a fair amount of pressure to the thumb which I don't feel on the other hand, Slightly worrying!
I understand it's fairly difficult to help me without seeing what I'm doing but has anyone ever had similar problems of tired fingers or thumbs and if so what was the problem? Thanks.