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Originally Posted by casey
iv been playing drums for almost 10 years and i can tell you now 100% its not strength you need to build (your forearms look strong anyway), its technique. i play very hard when needed and all the power comes from the stick and the momentum of it, not the players strength. try playing at slow speeds and make sure you are not holding the stick too tight playing hard is about letting the stick do the work and having a loose grip is how you achieve this.
if you find that the sticks are coming out of your hands as you trying to loosening your grip, an you are hot on stage and sweating ect, then use some stick wax on the stick. (great stuff if your a heavy player)
hope this helps.
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Not my forearm pictured
I've got fine technique, but it all goes out the window live. Think I may get myself 2Bs again, I'm using 5Bs live and I think I'm thrashing the fuck out of it to get weight behind it...
