Bass Drum Technique - Slide Technique 

thanks man, that actually really helps

Great tip !!

Dude your such a legend thank you for this helpful tip 😎

THANKS BRO

If you're still around 5 years later...thanks for the crucial tip 💪

Yeah, sometimes you just conceptualize this stuff on your own. As for me, I got the idea for something like heel-toe/slide while trying to copy what tap dancers do. I'd practice the movements on my bare wooden floor, seeing if the movement could be applied to the bass drum. Of course, it's always a good surprise when you realize that you were on the right track all along and that more experienced people have put out resources to help you polish your technique.

trueeeee, same with me

I been drumming for something like 18 years and have to learn this now for the reason that i broke my ankle a year ago and I lost some of my movement and precision 🤣

Thats actually the nickname drummers gave this pattern way back in the day

I thought I was the only one who did this haha

I'm glad I'm not alone.

i hit on the top first then hit the bottom and middle, in a quick slide, gives me quick triplets with just the kick

+임준석 Whichever feels more comfortable to you is the one you should use. There is no right or wrong answer.

+임준석 I use slide for the same reason as Dave. I just figured it out. Much later, (20 years?), I found out it was a technique that had a name. I can easily get 3 or four hits out of the slide. When I do four, the volume suffers a bit. so maybe doing 2 sets of 2 is better. have to work on the speed though!

11 years later, did your issue ever get fixed?

This is heel up. I use this for double strokes or really fast tempos.

I am a beginner drummer at 55 years old, and oddly enough my bedroom slippers are the best for the kick drum and hats. Light, comfy and just slick enough for sliding.

Can you do it barefoot?

Why does that even matter?

Yes. If you make it doubles and use both feet

So, like right right left left

Lots of EQ

Put a pillow in it xD

1) sample sound of finger tapping paper 2) use MIDI convertor on kick drum to trigger sound of paper

+R Cullen Then show us the "right" way, instead of just whining about it.

I guess the only way around would be two separate drums and pedals so that nothing is muffled or whatever. But who cares if it does sound good enough and is played fast?

I know what you mean, but not everyone needs to keep the beater unburied. It really only matters if you tune your drum a certain way. Many, many masters burying the beater (Vinnie!). If you strictly play a wide open bass drum, then yeah, you prob want to keep it unburied, but most folks don't, and again, different strokes for different folks. I played heel toe for a long time, and it works great for me when I play a wide open drum, but lately I have been teaching myself to bury the beater, which is surprisingly hard to do when you have taught yourself not to for years! I think burying the beater a little bit makes it easier for me to achieve certain accents and things like that, and many drummers prefer "deader" drums, which are not necessarily harder to play physically.