3 Simple Techniques to Increase the Speed and Quality of your Double Stroke Roll
The three techniques I use are:
1. Bounce
Starting with your wrist in the 90 degree position you need to throw the stick at the pad with some power and make sure it bounces right back up to where you threw it down from. You need to extend your fingers to allow the stick the room to move in order to bounce back. Notice in the video how my wrist stays in the down position after this stroke. In other words the stick bounces back up to the 90 degree position but the wrist does not. This movement generates the 1st note and also sets up the 2nd note. Very efficient.
2. Snap
This movement generates the 2nd note. Pull the stick into the palm of your hand by pulling your fingers closed. The more power you use here, the louder this note will be.
3. Lift
Bring your wrist back up to the 90 degree postion ready to start over. When you get good at this you'll be able to perform this at the same time as the snap.
These are all fairly simple to master on their own but a little bit more difficult to combine them. When you've got it mastered, the whole thing should flow smoothly from one motion to the next. There all explained further in the video so check it out and let me know what you think!
Keep practicing,
Alex
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May 17th, 2010 - 10:13
You video cuts off as you start talking about the lift. Any chance we can get you to post the full version?
May 23rd, 2010 - 07:09
Davin,
Haven’t had this problem before. I’m just watching the video back now and it plays fine for me right up the end. Maybe you could try watching it on Youtube? Here is the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccwllyg-TMk
Hope that helps,
Alexander
May 27th, 2010 - 16:20
Interesting.
I first found the video on youtube. After it cut off before explaining the lift, I came to your blog in the hopes of finding the full version. Both the one on this page as well as the one on Youtube stop about 2/3rds into the video, just before you get into the “Lift” portion. I guess its just my computer(s)