RE: Monday Drum Day: Controlling the sticks
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Hi Steve, wow you're very dedicated...I couldn't just sit there and do that, it'd drive me insane. I do have just a little bit of advice..I really hope you don't mind. To avoid possible RSI in your wrists, allow your elbows to be away from your body and bring your hands further forward so the sticks come in at more of an angle. That will allow you to avoid stress on the inside edge of your wrist. Your wrists need to be in a straight line with your forearm. Also you can use your whole forearm moving from the elbow for these exercises when they are slow, again it saves your wrists from doing so much work. As you speed up you will need to use your wrists more and the bounce of the pad. Sent with love and respect.
The advice is appreciated. The problem with learning from a book is that it doesn't give you feedback. I'm learning that there is much more to drumming than just waving some sticks around.
!PIZZA