Who WINS? Burying The Beater VS Off The Head (Heel Up Vs Heel Down) 

Cheers bro! Glad you watched it all the way to the end lol

Glad it was helpful!

Nice one! I find the kick drum to be fairly straightforward and just finding what works for you is all that matters.

Same! I've always done a mixture of both like this.

You are welcome. Keep me posted on your progress

You are very welcome!

You are very welcome

Thanks mate! Cheers for watching as always

Glad you liked it!

You're welcome!

Fantastic!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you

Whatever gets the job done. Glad you enjoyed the video

You can still bury with an actual second bass drum, it’s a no go with a double pedal though.

Thanks so much 💕🥁

Absolutely. Gavin Harrison says the same re a dampened BD. Thanks for checking out the video

Thank you

I think every technique has its place and we should strive to be comfortable with all of them. They each have their own strengths and weaknesses

Glad you enjoyed it bro. Was it worth the wait?? lol

@@DaveMajor yes indeed. Very nicely done. Great content as usual 👌🏽

Thanks bro! Hope you and the family are well :)

Great question. The demo I show is more exaggerated so can be a little confusing. When you cycle the strokes together you are starting heel down, lift your foot and stamp to create the initial stroke. So it's not really starting in the beater on position. With re. tempo, If you were stringing fast noted together (2 16ths, 3 16ths for examples) then the middle stroke would be a normal stroke without the resting position. Does that make sense? If it doesn't just any other questions! Always happy to help D

That happens when slowing it down to demo it. When you speed it up the touch isn't noticable

That's true. I probaby do that subconsiously as well.

I may be mistaken but he says if you play heel up then it naturally buries the beater. They go together.

@@t-bone6467 That's absolutely not the case, you CAN play heel up without burying the beater.

@@MetallicaRocksss ok I misunderstood what he said then.

You can play heel up without burying the beater but you'll always need to return to a resting heel down position otherwise your leg will be dangling in the air and you'll be off balance. To your original question then I think it all comes down to what happens after you do the slide. If you slide and get 2 notes then if you return to a resting heel down position you'll not bury the beater. TBH if not burying the beater is your primary aim then i'd maybe try a heel toe technique for 2/3/4 note runs. The resting position is more baked into the motion instead of needing to be added onto the slide. Hope that makes sense but if not then just reach out on email through my website www.davemajormusic.com

Agreed! This doesn't just apply to kick technique. I think it's important to be able to use different techniques to get the desired sound. Sometimes even playing deliberately badly or choking the stick can get the right feel. Thanks for checking out the video 👊

Yeah i know, Do you have a port in your bass drum? If you don't you won't be able to bury without that flutter

@@DaveMajor yeah I do have a port and I've always had. It's all about technique tho, but I dont feel like it's worth it to practice it honestly