drumming- double stroke

HQvhs

i've been playing drums for a while now and can get my head around most things except for the double roll. I can play it sort of except i cant maintain it for very long and i hold the stivks with the tips of my fingers. does anyone have any tips on how to do it correctly and hold the sticks correctly when doing it because i just can't seem to do it when holding the sticks the right way. thanks!

Rockee

Well the double stroke can be played equally smoothly using the orthodox grip and the matched grip, just depends on which of these you prefer. What Ive found with the double stroke is its important to just let one hand get the feel of it at first so pick say your right hand and let the stick do the work. Once you get the feeling of the stick bouncing correctly for you, then change to the left hand. Take your time though because a lot of people think they are doing a double stroke when in actual fact they are doing whats called a buz roll.

Hope Ive helped a bit!

Skittlebrau

I generally use the matched grip but I hold the sticks a little looser when doing double stroke rolls.

When I was learning, my teacher advised me to practice on a piece of wood (window sill for me) to get the bounce right. It's way more responsive than a skin and you can really hear where you're going wrong (and ultimately right when you get better). Then when you try it on a kit you have the control.

Rockee is right, the key is to let the stick do the work and practice, practice, practice. It can take a while to get it but once you do you're sorted.

OLP

Stat off as slow as possible, focusing intently on each and every stroke saying it out loud, either "1 1 2 2 " or "mammy daddy" whatever you want. Gradually building up speed. Like all things in drumming, if ya can't do it slow, ya can't do it.