Aspiring punch drummers - Don't miss this...

[Tim]

When the man speaks, listen.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ZpQ-PROEj/

I'll be practicing this a bit this weekend.

[Tim]

Link to the backing track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw_yMHdFONA&list=PLxugSP5flsngHTAUXrlhYE1R7zNTRZNp3

[Tim]

I can't punch to the backing track (yet) but here's my practice sessions today:

Sound quality is horrible. Will do a clip in the speed bag lab (aka my garage) later this week.

[Tim]

Found this interesting article: https://audioapartment.com/technique...-woodshedding/

It's all about woodshedding - "...The practice of spending a significant amount of time alone working diligently on perfecting one's skills, learning new pieces, or mastering challenging aspects of one's instrument or music theory"

Lots of parallels to the bag:

• Deep dive, deliberate practice - I keep a list of moves that I work in every bagging session. As I figure one out, I move it to the bottom of the list and another at the top. For example, these rhythm fills are now at the top of the list. It's how I start (and end) every practice session.
• Using metronomes to develop rhythm. Not seen here, but I do use a metronome app on my iphone / ipad when I'm in the garage
• Recording devices to evaluate progress

[Speedbag]

Found this interesting article: https://audioapartment.com/technique...-woodshedding/

It's all about woodshedding - "...The practice of spending a significant amount of time alone working diligently on perfecting one's skills, learning new pieces, or mastering challenging aspects of one's instrument or music theory"

Lots of parallels to the bag:

• Deep dive, deliberate practice - I keep a list of moves that I work in every bagging session. As I figure one out, I move it to the bottom of the list and another at the top. For example, these rhythm fills are now at the top of the list. It's how I start (and end) every practice session.
• Using metronomes to develop rhythm. Not seen here, but I do use a metronome app on my iphone / ipad when I'm in the garage
• Recording devices to evaluate progress

Excellent advice. I suggest structuring a a workout with (1) warm up, (2) learning mode. work on several new techniques or combinations You really cannot do. Maybe two or three at most, each for 15-20minutes. This can be very frustrating when you are humbled back to a beginner. (3) training mode. Doing what you DO know how to do, for fun, fitness or punch drumming.
IF you like working on Punch Drumming - focus on more on the SOUNDS your combinations make - beat patterns - more than the techniques use to create them. I also suggest for punch drumming (and beat control) your practice what I call "echo combinations", ...creating a beat pattern of two or three techniques, then use other techniques to create that SAME beat pattern. Try to start your pattern from the front, the reverse and the side - then learn to flow to all of them without stopping, keeping the SAME beat pattern but moving your hands all around the bag.

Most of All - have fun.