Learn To Play Fast Double Bass | Ankle Technique Beginner Tutorial 

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The ending part is a great example of why 6 hours of pointless practice won't get you anywhere. 10-30 minutes of daily focused and proper practice can do wonders. Great tutorial!

SO IT WAS THE CALF THIS WHOLE TIME!? wow what a revelation

This is actually so messed up, I was stuck in a double kick rut for more than 2-3 years, this one video got me out, man you really do work miracles and made my day 10000 times better, thank you so much sir!!

Mit großem Abstand das beste Video zum Thema. Endlich mal ein Video welches den genauen Ablauf der Technik selbst beschreibt und fragen die einem immer wieder durch den Kopf schießen einfach direkt beantwortet. Unfassbar hilfreich!!!!! Weiter so !!!! Heute war ich frustriert, morgen weis ich was ich zu tun habe 🔥

Holy shit! This literally just changed everything!! Double bass is way more comfortable now! Thank you for sharing this!

I cannot thank you enough for this video! I've been trying to get my quads to relax for over a year now and in just 2 days, I've (somewhat) achieved it! God bless you sir !!!

I would really want to hear the swivel technique topic.Really want to know the anatomy of swivel and understanding why swivel can be painful

Good shit, man. Putting your lessons into practice is a great quarantine activity

OMG thanks so much man gonna try to improve this everyday!

A great technical explanation which is much more useful than just watching slo-mo video of people's feet, without understanding the muscle mechanics 👍

Спасибо тебе добрый человек ! Хоть кто-то объяснил!!!

I dig the "lazy" explanation! :D

This was fantastically explained!

This is the best expansion I have ever heard, seen and understood. I said goodbye to leg cramps after this video. Amazing, thanks!!!

This is the best and most detailed explanation of the ankle technique.Especially appreciate the part where you talk about practicing this on the floor

You've just perfectly described what's been holding me back for years! Thank you!

Well, after 45 minutes of the on-the-floor exercise & on the kit, this has ALREADY started to help my double bass. Huge thank you for this video. Tonight, it's time to discuss finances & see if I can afford this course. 🤘

This is so cool and very well explained. From my understanding this technique is counter intuitive as what we have learned that when playing heal up, dropping the leg corresponds to a hit on the bass drum head (not including double and triple strokes). But with this technique contraction of the calf muscles and thus lowering of the ball and toes of the foot correspond to a hit on the bass drum head. Time to get in the shed and practice.

You finally covered what I’ve been saying how to fix to myself all the time. Was always get tired shins.

Holy shit I think this is the video I needed - the calve contracting upwards = beater hitting the drum, I thought it was the opposite!!

best video on the internet! gonna try it as soon as i can!

The best and useful video I have seen on my life!!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!

I think this video changed my life! Only because of this video I will be able to start Bass Drum Mastery again, which I stopped for a bit due to frustration but I think this video saved me! Thanks a lot Martin!! Greeting from Germany!! :)

Man, wish someone told me this earlier, my biggest issue with double kick was that my shin would have the burning feeling and I thought it was a thing that i had to train and get used to. Cant wait to try this! should be a game changer!!

Incredible and really motivating material! Love it!

THANK YOU

regarding practice on the floor: if you practice under a table your knee will hit the table in the same time as the beater would hit the bassdrum put something soft under the heel to get rid of the sound and you may add something on the knees to get a sharper sound from hitting the table great way to practice while working ;-) thanx Marthyn for creating bassdrum heroes all over the world!

This really helped. As a beginner, I typically want to sprint before I can walk which isn't good. After watching this I figured I'd try it out. What a difference it makes. Just practiced for almost two hours and the only area that I feel that got a workout is my calf muscles. No "discomfort" in any other part of my legs or anything. This technique is great. Thanks for sharing this.

Awesome speed and accuracy

I had an achilles tendon problem (not because of drumming) for months and when I came back to the drums I realized that I didn't know about the pedal technique for 15 years of drumming, I had played drums naturally without concerning about the technique until I had a problem with my achilles. Today I figure out that I used wrong muscles group and I would like to thank for your humble explanation here!

Thank you my guy this is very helpful you deserve more likes, views and subscribers! WELL DONE!

Awesome explanation. I’m going to try this out. Thanks.

Just practiced a bit on the floor and my calf(don't have a clue how it is spelt) are burning! Your content is amazing keep it up!

I've been playing the bass drum wrong this whole time??? Dude, that tip about using the calf and not the shin changed everything. Super motivating material. Thank you!

Thanks, this video on it's alone is a bit of game changer for me.

What a great video! You are incredible teacher and player, Marthyn! Thank you 🙏 for your Great work! ❤️🌞🥁

Hi, I think that all of your videos are actual treasures, basically I'm learning PROPERLY how to play drums, as a self though drummer, thanks to your videos. I can't thank you enough for everything you do on this channel. Cheers from Italy, you truly rock on the drum!

best explonation ever! thanx

For those of you that workout, think of it as a calf raise. He was spot on about your brain registering the noise with the beater. I had that issue until I figured out what had happened.

Looks like ball of foot on the middle of the pedal….push down, release using calf muscle, lifting heel-wonderful lessons sir, thank you!

Before covid I was determined to go take a lesson in person with you Martin but unfortunately things went to hell for me and for the world in general. But honestly your educational material is so good I can't even begin thanking you enough for all the work you do.

Thank you very much for your guidance !!!!!!!!!!!!

Insane video!! perfectly explained 🎉

Best explanation ever! From my self want to add, don't focus on speed, focus on control and relaxing, after all you will get a better result

Damn, my man's busting out the whiteboard. Thank you very much for the detailed explanation!

Very good explanation of how to relax and use the right muscles for speed.

It makes so much sense now!! Thank you marthyn. I will improve and practice as much as i can.

Hermano, espero que puedas leer y comprender mi comentario. Me has resuelto un enigma en el cual me había encontrado desde hace muchos años, no sentía progresión por más que practicaba, me sentía estancado y me desesperaba y me ponía triste al imaginar que no podría dominar el control, fuerza y velocidad de mis pies al tocar. Ahora con ésta técnica que acabó de ver en tu video me siento más motivado y sé que lograré tocar a gran velocidad y con mayor control. Eres un Dios para mí, jajaja. 🌌👌

Thank you. You’re a legend. So helpful.

holy shit, thank you so much. All my life i play heel up and just realize right now that i can play the doube of speed with this technique.. is so natural and precise, easier than heel up, and more controlled. i really love it. Thanks !!

Dude thank you for the video! Im glad you talked about the starting point being different for everyone, my comfortable/natural bpm is 180, and i just assumed I was doing something wrong because the jump from 120 to 140-150 was a lot to take on at first but 180 felt easy haha. You're a warrior!

Short and to the point. Appreciated! It would however be top level if this could be instructed without the use of shoes in order to see the actual motion of the full kinetic chain. Many of us (myself included) never use shoes while playing. Much for the same reason Petrucci and Wooten does not use gloves.

Thank you very much for this video.

Best double bass tutorial I've seen so far

I feel like this is one of the best and easiest to follow tutorials on fast bass drum. I will definitely be following this method as I continue practicing my double bass drum technique. 🤘 Thanks!!

Going to be studying this video for the remainder of quarantine. this is brilliant.

Wonderful job and wonder teacher! I have something which may help out some of your students that are light footed like me and can't get any power on the down motion on the ankle technique. I've tried literally everything!!! I stumbled on something that was a life changer for me. I wear Reebok Alloy toed work shoes which are a lot lighter then Steel toe or composite toe work shoes or boots. This gave me just the weight I needed to get the beater to smack the skin. Plus it also really helped me on Doubles strokes as well. They are a flat bottom shoe with no nubs that will get in the way of feel etc.. I really hope this helps someone out who is struggling so hard like I was. 🤘 thank you for all your amazing video's!!! Your such a wonderful teacher and you have helped me out tons!!! Thanks again.

This is the best video explanation that I saw - I was doing wrong all the time- experimenting different solution (which make you progress btw) But now I understand exactly what do and how to get it - Thank you so much !!!!!!!!!

Dude I'm 49 yeas old and bought the axis a21 double pedal and got a Evans folding bass drum practice pad and in one week doing exactly what you said I'm almost ready to start combining my feet (using both pedals )weird thing is Im right handed but left footed .say playing soccer I kick with my left foot or skate boarding I push with my left.so my left foot is already really good

Thank you Martyn, I've had trouble for years getting an effective technique with double bass this really helped me !

Thank you so much for this video. I was thinking another double pedals video and and it won't work.. but your explaination was very clear ! I tried it today and my god what a difference !! I was thinking I will never go to upper speed. It took me 5 minutes to apply this technique and suddenly it was very easy, and I played so fast with no tension !!! I need to improve the technique but in one times it works !!! Thank you !

This is the video I've been waiting for! Another on swivel and also on playing sticcato patterns 👍

Subscription EARNED !!! Great Video !!!!

To me this really was like a hack. I'm self-taught and been playing metal for a couple of years. I've also been on a plateau for quite some time. Regarding double bass, I could play a few bars at 200bpm without dying and even get it nice and clean on good days. Took a few weeks until I really had this one down, but the improvement is astonishing. Been going up by 10bpm daily in recent days. Could comfortably play 16th at 220bpm without really breaking a sweat today, so I pushed it up to 230. Struggling to hold it there, but I wouldn't even have tried playing 5 or 6 bars of 210bpm 16th a few weeks ago. Thats one of the most satisfying things about playing an instrument. When you lean a new technique and it takes some time but then it's like a swith has been turned and you start flying. Thank you so much.

Next video....hook up electrical sensors to the muscles while drumming to show which muscles are actually firing during different tempos.

Dankeschön Dankeschön hat mir sehr geholfen

Crystal clear explained Marthyn. Thank you for sharing.

Ok Cool 😎 even i understood that! Thanks

I have a ton of family from where you live 💗I love your videos ! I have been looking for a teacher like you ☺️ I am considering doing some online classes if available I just started playing a couple months ago ,self taught so far lol well ,I mean you tube self taught 😂! This video is amazing free info thank you for being so generous in sharing your knowledge !

Thank you for such great lessons 🙂✌ greetings from California. Be well in these times.

Before ever having a go at drums, I started listening to metal with double bass drumming (specifically metallica - one was what got me started off) and started banging my ankles on the floor air drumming like described in the video, I have done this for years and wondered if the technique would actually work for real which made me want to learn for real, But holy shit I used to piss so many people off even to this day banging my ankles on the floor all the time, people seemed to think I had some kinda nervous twitch in my legs. I'll keep doing it though as its good practice!

this is amazing!!!! i never thaught it is that simple ive been trying to speed up my feet for years now, and all i could achieve was getting faster with the whole leg, and this after fifteen minutes is already better

Nice explanation thx

This is exactly what I needed! I was able to play up to about 190bpm with heel up before. But when playing endurance excercises, it always got kinda sloppy after some minutes and it just didn't feel like my technique was actually good. This changes a lot! Thank you

Awesome job Marthyn!

Thanks Man

Thank you for everything you are doing!

Awesome it's crazy..i was stuck around 150 bpm....sometimes it's just minor things that hinder your progress...after your video, some floor practice and two hours of slow kit pratice i got up to 230 bpm...it's crazy...it was just a small thing that helped (the issues were my starting position and no tension in my calf) and i could finally break through...it's crazy i couldnt believe my ears :D

Thanks a lot teacher Marthyn. Cheers. Good quarentine. 🤘😎🇲🇽

Very informative..

Marthyn, thank you so much for this lesson, its a game changer completely for me, I had the exact same issue as described in the video, I really thought i knew what i was doing haha..... my shin muscle also always hurt like described in the video.. Thank you for helping out SOMUCH

Super tutorial as always. Proud student/owner of your Bass Drum Mastery package and the Single Stroke Mastery as well. Just wish I had a bit more time to practice/learn drums, but it's tough as a fresh father. Viele Grüsse aus Konstanz und bleib gesund!

OMG:)Thank you bro👊😃

What a nice explanation of the technique! Thanks 🦵👏👏👏

Thank you so much for the tutorial Marthyn 👍

God i needed this video

amazing video thankyou so much. about to get my first db pedal and this is an awesome tutorial

Amazing

Thanks for this awesome tutorial and insight. Over the last year, I've been working on my double bass speed/control and have been improving those incrementally. BUT...after watching this last night and focusing on this technique (and the calf muscle), it took me to the next level almost instantly. I was so amped last night behind my kit. I was like a kid with a new and awesome toy! Can't wait to jump behind there again today. Thanks!

Very good info, Marthyn, now it's time to practice. You got my like. Keep on the good work

Awesome!

I play drums, but also a little bit of bass and I was wondering if the double bass was jazz or metal... This sounds very interesting, so while I am going to sleep now I am certain to try this tomorrow. Been looking for some double pedal advice - thanks my guy!

Such a great drum instructor. Thanks for the tips🤘😎🤘

I have watched countless videos, countless Tutorials, and this is the best one by far, however, this technique, i am by now trying this for about a year, and I still haven't figured out how high i need to put my seat or how I have to adjust my pedal, while trying everything, because I have 13 years of drumming in me and this one is just making me adjust everything because with my usual settings it is pretty much impossible to play this 😂

I have been practicing for about 1-2 hours a day for 3 weeks. only now will I begin to gain control. I can now play 180bpm for 10-15 minutes without tiring. what was very important to me was lowering the seat, it helped me very significantly.

nice class dude !!! greetings from mexico

Amazing video... you actually give people something to start with, and how to do it.. well done!

Thank you very much Marthyn!!! Great job 👍 One of the most detailed videos instructions

I think a good topic would be exercises for starting and stoping in time at 140-210.