To those that play the drums: how do you train your feet to use your foot pedal

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To those that play the drums: how do you train your feet to use your foot pedals? Looks very tiring?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: if you're learning drums: you do it with correct technique. basically the best use of your legs is to raise your whole leg for each kick (heel off the board) if you keep your heel on the pedal it can get very tiring and you are limiting use of much leg muscle. if you are talking about quick double bass hits, you would need to play heel-up and I'd advise you to learn the heel-toe technique (using your heel to produce the first hit in dropping your foot and the toes for the second hit, in a rocking motion). You can find a perfect demonstration of this technique on youtube by a professional drummer named Derrick Pope. That's where I learned it from and it's very useful and efficient. sorry if this is confusing at all, but the best advice I can give you is to ask a licensed drum teacher to teach you basic technique before you start figuring out anything on your own. Poor technique for sticks or feet is really hard to change and will only slow down your progress. Good technique is extremely important and often overlooked. Good luck and God bless.