Heel-Toe Bass Drum Technique - Drum Lesson (Drumeo) 

So lucky to live in an age where you can access this kind of content so easily. Thanks for the upload.

Best Heel-Toe demonstration by far.

I'm 39. I just bought my first drum kit. A Sonor Martini kit. I love the videos y'all. Pretty helpful.

When I started drumming a few months ago I would have never thought I'd be staring at a guys sock and trying to understand a technique while doing it

so your foot basically does the worm?

Jared is an amazing teacher. Amazing drummer.

Okay, you did it with snowboard boots, I officially will take practicing this technique serious. Having size 13 feet and no longboard has always frustrated me but I now feel confident that I can do it. Thanks for the demonstration!

Great technique & great teacher. Im from guyana, studied for 7yrs in cuba where i played in a church. My friend who played bass would always tell me to step up my game and do some doubles but just wasnt happening, i thought i had to kick once for every beat and that kinda speed wasnt possible with my skinny sicklecell trait legs. At times I would stomp my entire foot flat on the pedal and get a faint double but i couldn't repeat it when i try to intentionally replicate it. My friend then recommended watching stage shows which i did, but for the split seconds they focused on the drummer, all i managed to see was that these guy's thigh/knee only raised once but were producing 2 or 3 beats with their bass drums, that was when i realized that i was missing something, these guys were doing something down below or they're injecting steroids into their toes. Being in cuba, the Internet was not readily accessible (intranet), so i had to live with that doubt for a year until i came back to guyana 4yrs ago, hoped on RU-vid, this was the first video i found. Don't have a personal drum so i would practice the movements on the floor at home, work, in the bus, in bed, on the toilet.... then try to replicate it when i go to play in church which was like once a month, initially it gave me cramps in my legs but after a few months i was lightning fast & ppl were surprised that i got so fast even though i hardly play, but they didn't know that was usually up & 3am heel-toeing the hell out of my carpet and having ppl in public think im crazy, have OCD or some sort of syndrome. Thanks for the technique, it got me alot of confidence, attention and complements on my playing, also motivated me to educate myself more about other drumming techniques that would make me a better player. I now get triplets with just one stomp of my very very skinny legs and guys be breaking their necks to see what's going on down there. Thanks again.

I've been playing in snowboard boots for a while, I'm glad to see someone else doing it.

Hi Jared, I come back to this video, after a few years, to remember this technique because I read the first pages of "The new breed" where Gary said that every drummer should mastering the "heel up and heel down" both techniques. In this video you explained fantasticly how to use both techniques like one way, and I can say that your tips are usefull for me in my learning along last years and I feell so gratefully for it. Thanks Jared from Spain, you makes drumming community be great!!!

this guy is so helpful

I keep coming back to these videos because I learn something new each time. This time I came with the question "Why am I having trouble even after practicing it?" The answer: Starting position. I must have missed that key point the first 5 times I watched this... Thanks!

look at his best pair of socks, i bet he got those just for this shoot.

Everyone calls it heel toe, but it's really the balls of your foot that is actually making the first stroke with the follow up coming from your toes and mid foot.

Holy crap! I followed your instructions to the letter and...no joke... was able to get this in 15 minutes. I haven't mastered it, of course, but out of 20 attempts, I got it 80% of the time. This stuff usually takes me 85x longer to learn than everyone else. Hot damn! I'll keep practicing. Thank you!!!

Just want to thank for the quality of this video. I am an absolute beginner (barely 3 months of total practice from zero), but I have always dreamt of learning how to play a hardcore punk beat. Well, in just one afternoon i got it. It is not clock-perfect but I got it. Thanks, you made my day, G.

You are the greatest teacher. You illustrate things so well and explain perfectly. Thank you for teaching us.

Wow, this actually helped, within two days of watching this vid, I was able to preform fast doubles (albeit a little sloppy). I'm gonna keep working at it, and perfect it. Thanks for the help Jared!

04:36 Best not slow-mo slow-mo ever

Did this technique by accident a few times by mistake while practicing and had to come here to figure out how I had done it. Thanks for always having the answer!

Okay thank you. This helps me a bunch. My problem was the opposite. I kept making 8th notes when I wanted 4th notes. It's been over 20 years since I have played and back then, I didn't have as much appreciation because I didn't learn what I needed to and the people that taught me, I'm now starting to wonder if they even knew how to play percussion. It looks like I need to work on heel-up and heel-down. Holy cow....I remember so much and so little at the same time. How is that possible? My husband got me a really nice set because he wants a drummer (me) to play alongside him (he's guitar). He's been playing all his life and loves doing rock. I'm going with slower ballads that have a nice, slower tempo right now and even that feels mechanical and awkward. There's so much I know and so much I never properly learned. What I know has been like riding a bike. The rest is all foreign for some reason....why don't I recall or know this I wonder. Anyhow, thanks.

I must agree with 99% of the people that have commented on this video. You have executed the instructions of this technique perfectly. I've watched multiple videos of influencers trying to teach this yet they all missed the mark of explaining and showing the details. You cover every aspect it takes to concor heel-toe. Thank you from the bottom of my foot.

I still remember the very day i discovered this around 18 years ago, when i was in 1st year in High School, on an old Premier APK kit. After a few weeks of developing it the speed just came in spades. One of the things that always seems to blow people away when playing live!

Jared is the proper drumeo, bcoz I have seen more videos of others but I am comfortable with his way...his heel toe technique is damn good really...

Is there a favourable way to 'setup' a bass drum pedal to easily facilitate this technique? Certain type of spring tension, etc?

30 some years drumming. Always wanted to spend time on this technique. Watched videos over the years on it. Think I finally understand thanks to your video. Gonna implement stat!

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. NO ONE has done such a thorough video on heel-toe like you have, and nearly everyone almost gives you the "you have to just feel and do it" description when talking to other drummers. This was great, and on Iron Cobras too - gives me hope :)! I look forward to practicing this when it's not night time out :(. Other than that, outstanding video! I'd give you 5 stars like the prehistoric days of RU-vid if I could!

Now i know why you like this technique so much, precise, smooth and fast. Thanks for teaching me this one!

Really, really great demonstration. Thank you.

Excellent lesson dude. I've been playing drums for about 5 days and it took one watch of your video to get it consistently... Thanks again.

Im laughing by joy right now, been playing for 1,5 years trying to do this. Before this tutorial ended i could do it hahaha!! Youre the best man!

FINALLY!!! I've finally found a helpful perfectly explained video about the heel toe technique. Thank you so much

Wish I had RU-vid back when I was learning drums. Had to learn the hard way and I basically just shaked the crap out my leg and eventually I learned how to do it rhythmically 😂 👍

I had going fairly well starting heel down first, but trying it toe up first added more power and definition to the stroke. Thanks for that.

Thank you for this video! Just a question, what are the pros and cons of the heel toe technique when compared to the slide technique?

My drum instructor told me to work on my heel-toe technique and watch some RU-vid videos on it. I am so glad I found this one. What a nice guy! I will definitely be watching the rest of your videos. Can't wait to work on this now.

In case this helps someone: I exercised this by playing the intro of 'finesse' by Bruno Mars over and over again.

I really want to thank jared for this video. I had a hard time deciding on which technique to use for my single foot double strokes, and I always came back to heel toe. I feel like I'm improving greatly with this technique and it'll always be the one that I fall back on. Thanks so much!

convinced me to get a pair of snowboarding shoes for performance use. :p

Great lesson! Five minutes into this 9:39 long lesson, I have a better understanding of heel-toe than I've managed to get in several years of struggling with it. Sitting at the drums just now, my actual execution of this heretofore elusive technique is so, so much better, before I even put in any practice time with it. He's a great teacher. :-)

No joke, I literally just learned this in 5 min!! Amazing Technique! Thanks

Wow, this is just amazing. I started from the other position, that he explained and it worked out sooo well. I never thought i am able to do the heel-toe technique.

"You'll never ever play it that slow... That's actually rediculous"

This is gold. I’ve never seen the Heal Toe Method explained so simplistically! Thank You !

"You'll never ever ever play it that slow, that's actually ridiculous!" haha

Thank you so much Jared, I've tried to do rhis technique for a year and you have the most satisfactory video...

OM?G I actually understand how to do this now.

I just loved the way you explained this technique. Thank you!

I love Jared. Good egg.

This is the best heel-toe tutorial I've seen on RU-vid

3:15 the floor still sounds better than my snare ngl

After months trying to understand and perform this technique, I finally did it because of this video. Thank you!

I do not have feet...

The only heel toe bass drum technique video that the Internet needs. I used to think I could only play this barefoot, with my heel actually making the stroke. I did this for about 4 years, and I'm still not confident with doing it that style. This video enlightened me. I learned to do the heel toe with my heel outside the pedal. It was hard at first, but it's been about a year and I've pretty much got the hang of it. Now I'm practicing double strokes! But I think having a well adjusted pedal helps. It's almost impossible for me to pull this off on an unresponsive pedal. Next on my mastering list: triple kick!

Lesson on footwear. Gene Hoglan : "Hold my beer"

The snow boot cracked me up!!!! Thank you so much for breaking this Dow, I have lots of practicing to do!!!!

Hey friends, what do yall recommend for the spring tension for heel-toe? Tight? Loose? Thx!

I wish everything in life was explained so detailed!! amazing way of teaching

...and now with high heels, now with clown shoes, and even sandals.. Haha! Thanks a bunch!

thank you sooo much i have been trying this technique for a few months and i found this video and i tryed it for about an hour to get the technique right and after that i went to my pedal and got it right away thanks jared soooooo much :)

I got this weird ominous feeling when I saw the snowboard boot on the bass drum pedal idk lol

Funny how I remember watching this video as a kid is my grandad's basement (RIP) and still remembered the snowboard shoe!! That comparison helped me a lot over the years to avoid excuses. Feels good to come back knowing that I am already doing it properly as back then I was just learning and remember having a lot of struggles with this!. Just revisiting the lesson now to get them triple strokes right! (toe-heel-toe)

i was practicing with my band and i did this for the first time lol.... TOO EASY! im a bassist btw

Thank you! This is one of the best Moeller foot technique videos I've found. Can't wait to try this tonight.

I just got this down

I just became enlightened @2:23. I was doing the first stroke with the heel. It's soooo much easier now! Thanks man!

who else immediately thought of monty python at 5:32 😂

Going to try this next band practice. I've been playing in a punk band for about 5 or 6 years now and always had trouble with doubles, which as you know, are everywhere in punk music. I always play doubles like a normal hit but twice, and it gets tiring really quickly. So hoping i can master this technique quickly!

So it should actually be called ball of your foot/toe technique.

Newbie drummer - Finally able to do heel/toe technique after watching this tutorial many times and lots of practice. It's not great yet, but I know it will get better. Thanks for demystifying the process and showing the audience that this technique is possible despite what we may have otherwise thought.

That ending though

Just started learning drums and this is the technique I've been looking for, and it works so well! Thanks for giving great lessons

My feet are too long (size 46), I'd need like an extra long pedal :P

This is one the best lessons on double hits with heel-toe technique.

Hey is it possible to play triplets with this technique Drumeo

What helped me do consistent heel toe and get a more even velocity is on the 'heel' portion I try to imagine I'm pushing the pedal not just down, but down and towards the drum. If you do it right your foot will look like it's undulating forward like a wave on a spring. It also helps if you are comfortable playing heel up which is the proper way to use a kick pedal.

14 guys can't afford snowboard boots.

I've only been playing the drums for like 2 weeks and I found the kick drum the hardest part, this helped a ton thank you :D

This finally taught me how to do it! Been playing drums with Double Bass since 2001. I tried years ago and just decided rather quickly that I just couldn’t do it or I needed longboards. Last time I watched this video I went in and sat there until I got it. I got it with one foot then I got the other. Then I realized I had to learn how to do them both at the same time. Got that. Then I realized you gotta learn how to play while using it. Finally getting that down and mastering it!

Thank you so much. I know this is old but I just found this. The way you put it in slow motion made the technique so much easier to do and understand.

This is the best technique I use literally all the time

I love this technique, when I was playing my friend said it was impossible because his feet were longer, I told him what you said except I pointed out that all it is is just allowing the pedal a slight bit of time to bounce up before tapping back down to go to starting position. When he understood that he could do it too. This video helped a lot. Thanks you Jared :)

this is one of your BEST presentations

Thank you! You are a brilliant instructor. You clarified a lot of issues as per the technique of heel toe. Well done!

I am shoe size 14 and you taught me the heel-toe method! Thanks!

Hey I can’t even say how thankful I am with this video. This would help me a lot I’m a self taught drummer watching drumeo videos I would really appreciate if you can make a video on how to start building a song. You all are awesome keep posting videos.

That's awesome !!!....I tried this last yr and thought my feet were to big......gonna work on it again now....Thanks much !!!!

hey drummers,ive been working on the heel toe technique since march and ive found everything has to be set to your comfort setings to some degree.say u like loose tension on your springs you will have trouble going fast but ive found that everything has to be adjusted until youre comfortable.i just got completely comfortable last month and am havng a blast with ito and good pedals help.i have a pearl demonator.love it

Well done. An excellent and very well demonstrated lesson on this technique. The slo mo is perfect.

I've practiced this without thinking much of it ( i've been drumming for 10 years, so i thought heel up was the only way), but i decided to try it for a little while anyway because my foot couldn't keep up with my hands in linear fills. Now it's my hands that can't keep up :D thx man

Start at toe and rock to the heel. So the two strokes come not from the heel but both from the toe. The heel is a start but not a stroke. Really well explained. Thanks for this significant technique. Will practice…Great video!

I can not thank you enough for making this video. I always just assumed that it was just moving your ankle, and my drums teachers never learned how to do it either. for almost 3 years I have been wasting my time. I can not tha nk you enough for making this video.

Roberto Petaccia called it the rocking motion technique in the early modern drummer issues of the late 70s , he was a legend.

The hero of the drum.!! Thanks Jared from Argentina.!!

Seriously a great explanation. For the first time I've seen it done, and it worked for me. I have big feet and am a big guy in general so seeing it broken down in full depth really helps you out. Hopefully this is the beginning of something great for me. I've been trying to find out how it's supposed to look for so long. Thank you.

you are truely amazing and the best thing i like about you is your nature and the way you explain you have taaught me some most techniques the first one was toms tuning and then this truely helpful ..... your fan from now

Jared I would LOVE to see you play/talk about some metal stuff like blast beats and fast heel-toe double bass.

Yeah, could not figure out for the life of me how to double with one foot. I taught myself everything else except for this... this has helped me out so much. So thanks man!!

Dude you are the mr. Roger's of drum videos, love this!!!+

Jared , you've scored another "Home Run" with this Pedal Tech/instruction. Great Class ! !