Is Anyone a "Hard Drummer"? or "Heavy Hitter"?

Naigewron said:
Definitely a hard hitter all the way through my drumming life. That's where a lot of my enjoyment of being a drummer comes from.

However, I definitely went from being an out-of-control caveman, breaking cymbals and sticks left and right, to finding a way to control it. I still wanted to have the audible power of hitting hard, and the visuals and energy of those big movements on stage, but I had to find a way to control myself.
Outside of just breaking cymbals and sticks, I would also have very little self-mixing ability. Hitting the cymbals just as hard as I was hitting the snare would make my crashes and open hihats completely overpower everything else, including other instruments.

Even after all this, there's definitely a lot of the rock&roll caveman cliche in my approach to drumming, but finding a balance between control and still having the tone, physical energy and visual component of being a hard-hitter was an eye-opener for me.

I don't really have any video of my old caveman style, but this is where my journey took me after a bit of work. Big moves, powerful backbeat, but not destroying my cymbals with every crash:
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You have great control for a person that was a heavy hitter! Even though you don't have a video of how you were before I can see that you had that potential and I can also see that you love drumnastics!

Why I started this thread in the first place was because my son is a heavy hitter and my son always tells me that I have a light foot on the kick pedal. But when I get into a song that moves my entire being look out... I can become a heavy hitter!

I love the way you play the hats that's one of my favorite things to play on the kit. I love your Footaction on the open side of the hats and I have had compliments from other drummers saying that they cannot play the hats the way I do and I certainly haven't been playing as long as they have! Everybody has a gift.

I started drumming almost 5 years ago after my husband died and I only play for my own enjoyment but willing to drum with other drummers. Fortunately I have 2 kits set up and always love how drummers compliment each other, no two drummers play the same.

Thanks for sharing that vid drum buddy... I enjoyed watching! You have a lot of great techniques!

Cheers!
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Naigewron said:
Definitely a hard hitter all the way through my drumming life. That's where a lot of my enjoyment of being a drummer comes from.

However, I definitely went from being an out-of-control caveman, breaking cymbals and sticks left and right, to finding a way to control it. I still wanted to have the audible power of hitting hard, and the visuals and energy of those big movements on stage, but I had to find a way to control myself.
Outside of just breaking cymbals and sticks, I would also have very little self-mixing ability. Hitting the cymbals just as hard as I was hitting the snare would make my crashes and open hihats completely overpower everything else, including other instruments.

Even after all this, there's definitely a lot of the rock&roll caveman cliche in my approach to drumming, but finding a balance between control and still having the tone, physical energy and visual component of being a hard-hitter was an eye-opener for me.

I don't really have any video of my old caveman style, but this is where my journey took me after a bit of work. Big moves, powerful backbeat, but not destroying my cymbals with every crash:
Click to expand...

that reminds me almost exactly of the way I play...big motion, but backing off right before you hit, and only really using a wrist motion at the end of the arm/visual motion to hit...visual when you need it, econimy when you need it.
 
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