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TwoCables
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Haha, I know, I'm just kidding! I routinely misinterpret things when I don't expect them to be humorous, haha.
Yeah, and I didn't even read the first reply. lol I feel so bad. haha
Haha, I know, I'm just kidding! I routinely misinterpret things when I don't expect them to be humorous, haha.
What do you think of playing open handed?
Im just wondering, because i play open handed.
Very popular on the Internet, not at all popular among actual drumming professionals. Some of the reasons for this are explored here.
I largely agree with you on this Todd. I played open handed exclusively for 2 years and, looking back, I realize I essentially spent two years of hard work that really did not significantly improve neither my vocabulary nor my musicianship.
Your point on your blog about the cross-lateral coordination aspect of it was cool, too.
I'm pretty lazy by nature and don't spend much time working on things that aren't immediately useful, and definitely not for purely academic reasons. But I've found that playing open handed changes my feel. By putting my weak hand on ride duty my 8th notes straighten out and my dominant hand plays back beats with less lag (more on the beat instead of flamming behind it). It's a pretty spiffing trick, IMO.
For me, that's more than enough reason to pursue it. It's got nothing to do with how cool it might look or making me a more balanced player. I suppose I should have control of those elements playing crossed over, but like I said, I'm lazy.