The Open/Close Technique: Part 1 - Basics (from Gordy Knudtson) 

Life changing event for my drumming life 10 years ago. I use open close everyday as it’s a natural motion now. If your looking precision, this is your prescription. Shout out to Gordy from Atlanta Georgia.

This is too amazing. He makes it look so easy!

Ohh I’m so happy this is still here. 10 years later and I’m back!!

this is something that all metal drummers want to learn for their blast beats.

Best explaining of strokes ever I found in youtube - you are an outstanding, excellent teacher Mr. Knudtson - thank you very much - keep on your teaching!!!

Thank you for your incredible contribution to the drumming world!Gordy you are magnificent!!!!

The perfect technique for blast beats 🔥

Seriously the BEST "hand technique" video on planet earth...VERY IMPRESSIVE. Im gonna go try this right now, and its 4am in the morning...

Thank you so much for this great video. I'm a percussion instructor and my students greatly benefit from this excellent video. Thanks to this video I have students as young as 8 years old who are now able to utilize the "open-close" technique. 👏👏👏

Gordy Knudtson... what a drummer...

This is so cool! Wish I had someone taught me this when younger.

True focus and precision - this is basically what I’d like my drum ability to be. I’m going to try your excersizes, i also greatly appreciate your style, discussion and explanation of the playing - it feels like anyone can get to this level who wishes to. The gear tips was also greatly appreciated as I’ve heard suggestions of wearing weights when doing the methods.

Incredible technique very ipmressed and by the way its explained ry Gordy

I've been playing for over 40 years. It's going to be difficult to break away from my old drumming habits! 😫🙂

Absolutely incredible drummer!!

Excellent & Great....!!!! Many many thanks for share it....! You make an excellent instructor...!! Greetings from Argentina

This guy is so good he creeps me out. Dig that stare, the monotone voice and the black motif.

Wonderful!

good teacher

Finally the video I need! Thaaaaaaaaaaaaank Uuuuuuuu!

Amazing work very nice

The beginning is so damn cool how did you make that

great lesson thaaaaank you

Great lesson and technique

Good stuff

Way harder than it looks- great video

Damn that snare is amazing!

Thanks for your sir

very good....thanks...

Thanks!!

Hey Gordy, I don't think I wanna do it so fast or you know, great stuff with your wrist technique.

That´s beautiful

Brutal

Ending is hilarious !!! By the way, I find it hard upon going faster and faster to make the wrist movement stay in sync : close then open again ( in the 3 and 4 modes ). Is there a trick there or should I just keep on practising hoping it'll gradually improve ? Thanks Gordy for your tips and method.

I don’t understand how to get the stick to rebound so high that the stick is still pointing up when my wrist bends down

Excelente, para llegar al push and pull

Oh. My. God.

This is so difficult to learn...

Argentine very good tank you

Спасибо!

This is crazy

Okay so I am trying this method however the only way I can get a bounce is with closing my hand..I'm trying my fingers but my hand closes every time. so then what do I do?

2:43

so how do you get the sound from closing the hand? cause to me closing the hand looks the same as giving it the tap between the open and close. ive been doing double strokes as open tap essentially.

Wooooooo tx

I can do this stuff but however when I want to get it to Speed The Clarity just goes away what do I have to do keep practicing with a metronome slowly go up the speed and back down

What practice pad are you using? Thanks

So can you play this method on your toms good or would it sound weak?

You could easily expand your method and release more materiel on it. What do you know of Biomechanics? Certain types of martial arts use it. You definitely do. “The Biomechanics of Drumming.” I don’t know. I’m just an owl. I only know about the biomechanics of flight

Is this the "catching the bounce technique"?

breaking the wrist is the secret, ain't it Gordy? Nice video

A CLOCKWORK DRUMMER..............TRY ME...THE BEST DRUMMER YOU NEVER HEARD

Gordy ,the sticks keep on falling from my hands and also they strike each other any tips on how to prevent it

When was this made? 2012? Oh...

what a tasty snare

this is so hard to get to speed. guess i need to give it more time than 2 weeks! hah..

Three note stroke continues mode.....Moeller stroke.

luk at de flic o dat rist

👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣

Circumcisions anyone? Nip the tip, just like a drum stick, it’s real quick, take 5 min max

Fletcher is that you?

What the fuck🥶 what's name the technique? Please

How do you not have Popeye forearms?

Don’t blow your heads off, kids 😂