How to Play Heel-Toe: Double Bass Drum Lesson

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“But that’ll be okay, don’t worry about it. That’s what the triggers are for.” I love it.

这是双低音鼓基本功的顶级教材，没有夸张，没有炫技，很珍贵的架子鼓技术。基本功不是乐理知识。有的音乐主要是展示基本功，有的音乐主要是展示乐理知识，乐理知识的音乐需要好好的去理解，而基本功方面的音乐只是把基本功在音乐中连贯到一起。谢谢讲解。

I don't play drums. Yet here I am

Clearest explanation I have ever heard or seen. Thanks Bud!

I've been playing drums since 1976, playing in several heavy metal bands throughout the late 70s and 80, mostly in Hollywood. I don't listen to your style of music, but I really appreciate and respect what you do. You ARE one heck of a fine drummer sir.

Samus i just wanna say as someone who has struggled with pedal speed (although im alright speed wise without double strokes, nothing deathcorey lol) and has struggled with double strokes this is the clearest explanation with steps i've seen yet. I appreciate the hell outta it my guy

I will never play drums in my life, but I watch your videos and even tried the technique, you are so much fun to watch, totally enthusiastic and a great teacher

Thanks Samus! I just opened my double pedal and was putting it together during the stream. Now I will be rewatching this all day!

Class act as usual! No wonder you are everyone's favorite (YouTube) drummer!! 🤘🤘

This is an AWESOME video. It helped me finally got it! To anyone reading this and struggling, I'll give an additional tip. INITIALLY, do it with your shoes off, and do it with your foot as far up the pedal as you can. If you are frustrated, just trust me when i say you really DO NOT need to turn your foot for the initial strike at all (I was convinced that I had to so my heel could hit the pedal cuz I was "different") When you drop your heel, you'll pick up the ball of your foot and toes. You have to find that sweet spot of how high you raise your toes- you'll likely over exaggerate it for a while. The pedal is going to rebound into the ball of your foot as long as you don't raise it to high! That's your first hit. Just try that at first. It might even rebound off of the ball of your foot a few times and hit the drum/ pad. Once you get that, you are gold and then you can get the second hit by lowering your toes and raising your heel. Its a "feel" thing. And once you catch that rhythm, you're on your way

So I found out loosening your springs is KEY. I was trying over and over for years, after he said that, I went and loosened them up, and it was like magic!! Thanks dood!

Learning drums rn and this dude is the goat

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omg 7:54 made me burst out laughing and caught me supremely off guard

This was my "magic ticket" back in the day for insta-speed! ;-) Despite its reputation, this technique is actually very easy, it may just take someone sitting next to you giving real-time feedback to get started. I taught a friend who could only just play "Rock Beat 1" to play a double-stroke roll on his feet with this, but he couldn't do it on his hands! Okay, it was pretty sloppy, but it was a double-stroke roll nonetheless! Anyway, I did pick up a few extra tips from various drummers across the years: 1: If you're having trouble making the second stroke, you're probably keeping your toe held down through years of muscle memory. Concentrate on letting your toe lift as your heel drops. Don't try to actually lift your toe but let it lift by itself with the rotation of the heel (the whole point of this technique is the two-for-one freeby of a second stroke). 2. If you're using a traditional pedal, like an Iron Cobra, Pearl Eliminator, DW 5000, etc., you can emulate a longboard by angling your foot diagonally across the footboard (with your toes hanging off the side) instead of straight up and down. This can be a huge help in getting the leverage you need to feel that second stroke, especially for the first time you try this. 3. If you're using a traditional pedal, GET RID OF YOUR TOE STOPPERS. Toe Stoppers were invented by Satan to allow the creation of sucky Christian Rock music and prevent cool bass drum work. With your toe stoppers out of the way, you can play right up against the chain. Near the chain are other sweet spots, especially if you combine this with point #2, and hang your toes just off to the side of the chain. 4. There are actually two kinds of heel-toe. There is a lot of conflicting advice on this, but one type has your heel hitting the footboard, the other type does not. The type where your heel hits the footboard seems to be frowned upon for some reason (Drumeo specifically advise you not to do it, for instance), but I find it's a great technique for cheap pedals that won't play nice and definitely something you should keep in reserve for a day you're stuck with bad pedals. I also found the type with your heel hitting the board is a much easier way to get started, and easier to play at low speeds. As you increase tempo, you will naturally start to move back on the pedal and use the "proper" Drumeo-approved method. 4a. If you want want to play the dirty naughty frowned-upon heel-hits-the-footboard method, see points 2 and 3. Try starting way up near the chain with your foot angled diagonally (your big toe to one side of the chain and some of your heel hanging off the side of the board) instead of pointing straight up and down the pedal.

Dude I can't even lie this is way better than any other lesson I've watched very on topic and good way for me to learn and I love it keep rocking my man

I can’t even imagine where I and millions of other motivated individuals would be today if we had instant access to any and all information in the world. One simple example is learning to play songs. Aside from live rock shows, there was no watching your favorite drummers break down their songs, let alone dozens of other videos showing them. It was cassette tape or cd on repeat.. all by ear.

Great teacher I'm sticking here as I am self taught 10 plus years at learning double bass but not going anywhere but watch others but I have found home, I feel the teacher will appear when the student is ready and the teacher has a great character now I feel he has shown me what I must do ball toes ball toes I'm not getting anywhere with flat footing it no more thanks for being on and lucky me finding this teacher I'm stoked feeling real good of the find! All day I'm to words that teach me! The Fixx 'saved by zero' 😂

Yes! I thought I was doing it wrong all this time because I wasn't alternating each note individually (some drummers do it that way). You brought hope to my drumming, I still have a shot, lol thank you