The Random Thread

[Dessum]

Nah. Got a MASSIVE blister on my left hand (Not my right for some reason)
and it's really painful. I might invest in some drumming gloves

[Tyla]

I did the same thing but it was because I was holding the sticks wrong, because I had end touching my middle finger. :p I just tore it open though... o.o

[Dessum]

I have weak hands. I guess maybe my hands just arn't used to my playing yet. (Despite playing for a few years)

[Tyla]

Oh, okay. How many's a few years anyway? I've not really played long, I'd say about 3 weeks in total excluding the breaks I had from the kit...

[Dessum]

Bout' 3 years

And I got MOST of ma drum stuff! =D

My new Joey Jordison sigantre snare and drum sitcks!







The box it came in:



New Drum seat:



New toms, 8inch and 10inch:



Double kick!



New Snare stand



The big box:

[Tyla]

*Pokes the snare*

[Dessum]

You likey? x3

[Tyla]

Yes, very drummy.

[Scautty]

Woah, very nice! A good way to prevent blisters is to in a sense hold each stick like you're pinching them. It prevents blisters, improves rolls, and stamina in using wrists.

I just got a double-kick and I think it's the same kind you got, except mine may have been more expensive unless yours didn't come in a bumdle.

[Tyla]

Yes. Rolls. I could do with a lot of improvement in that myself...

[Lone-Wolf]

Now I'm the only one hear that doesn't play drums

[Scautty]

Yes. Rolls. I could do with a lot of improvement in that myself...

Haha, I really wish I could somehow demonstrate the hold I'm explaining with the drumsticks, but with how it is, you can let it bounce onto the head and then adding that to pressure you can get a good roll in.

[Lone-Wolf]

On the subject of Hey look what I got in the post! My new bb gun arrived today

[Tyla]

Well it's really the problem with speed. I'm not sure what the BPM count is for it, but I've tried the "start slow, speed it up" exercise and I could get a roll of (I'm guessing here) 600 BPM in. But I have to get all tensed up to do it, and I seem to lose grip of the sticks more... o.o

[Scautty]

Well if it's a matter of dropping the sticks it's one of two things - You're tensing your arm or your fingers. The fingers are there to hold the sticks, not you just have to use your wrists. Wrists are the key, really. Sometimes I use my arms to make the roll sound more solid, but not to make it all muscle, just movement. The snare is a bouncy drum (haha) so how I learned excercise-wise was I let it bounce on the drum, almost dropping that end of the stick onto it. Then adding a bit of pressure every time you let it bounce, It should make a more rapid timing with the bounces. That's the best I can explain it, really. I hope it helps.