@@CarlAncheta-sy6jr I wouldnt maybe say loose = no tension at all. Maybe like 2-3 turns tighter from zero tension. Glad you liked the video! I have lots of ideas/videos I wamna record and upload, but work is taking up basically all my time right now.

@@Psycherz I would love to atleast live in a while in Albuquerque, but no. I live in Finland (It’s in Europe)

@@SamiK1989 no, you probably wouldn't haha! Was hoping because I'm thinking of picking up the ACD upgrades and wanted to try them first. Ahh well

@@Psycherz Hahaha Gotcha! What ACD upgrades are you thinking of?

@@SamiK1989 that's the dilemma. The idea of direct drive interests me, but the drive shaft looks like the more effective first purchase; would you agree?

@@Psycherz Depending on what kind of driveshaft you are using right now (And what kind of condition it's currently in) it might be a smart decision to go with the Driveshaft first. The direct drive upgrade is really smooth and I absolutely love it. I had to buy the ACD Ultimate driveshaft, because my stock Tama driveshaft was SO bad. There was so much play in all the joints, it was horrible.

ACD Driveshaft.

@@braddrum2218 😎🙌🏻

Sure mate -> footblaster.com/footblaster-kickpad/

@@SamiK1989 appreciate you 👍

@@kevinfrancais27 The power comes later when you gain control over this technique. There cant be power without control 😎

@@SamiK1989 Alright thanks! Thanks to you and other vids I understood the motion, now my right foot masters it up to 200bpm and I know what to practice with my left

Hi Mario! Sorry for the delayed answer. If 140bpm works, I would increase the tempo with 5 bpm. I know exactly how you feel with the nervous twitching motion. I was struggling with it sooo much. Remember to take days off drumming (If you are practicing alot) and have patience!

I would say that ankle technique is no good for slower tempos like 140. At 140 just use your whole leg. Ankle technique starts for me at 170ish. At drum technique academy Iwas taught up start at my most comfortable tempo for the technique, 180 for me, then work my way down in tempo then up in tempo. When you play slower you move your foot down the pedal and when you play faster move your foot up to the front of the pedal. I know it’s different yo the way we practice drums in every other situation but for ankle technique you need to start at reasonably fast tempos.

Also this is right! But now start the problem: if a fellow likes to play classic metal, and don’t give a damm to cover tempos from 180 to 2800 bpm( nowadays there is a run to the fastest speed ) how to learn the magical mixed technique ankle/full leg To cover from 130 to 180? I mean, i look to play with the less fatigue i can with full leg i get 130, at 140 with full leg is a torture. Start to integrate ankle from 133 it looks in my opinion a good choice. But i want to learn to cover all the ramp of bpm from 130 to 180 instead jump to 180 to come back. Because those are the tempo i like to play, those are the tempos that makes “hard” a song. Not speed, very high bpm to me is just mess, not hard music. But i respect everybody taste.

Hi! Thanks for your comment and your feedback. I'm gonna save this for later :) Cheers mate!

@@SamiK1989 epik! Gonna be very useful cause i'm sure many people also have no clue how to start with both feet

Hi! In this clip Im only using calves.

@@SamiK1989 wow, that's impressive, thanks for help

@@ian__luca Yes I did!

@@lunchboxlimited3806 This is the HARD surface.

@@SamiK1989 thank you!

This is actually heel up. This is also a very old video, take a look at my new content and you will see what kind of progress I've made :) Doing longer runs 16th notes at a bit slower tempos for me worked wonders at getting better with higher tempos like +190bpm.

So you own a pair of speedcobras right now?

Really happy to hear that mate! Starting out with a low springtension surely makes it a bit easier in the beginning phases!

@@manojkamalakar6293 Thanks! Dude I’ve never cleaned my pedals 😂☝🏻

@@CM_chunk_drums No problem mate!

What?

@@SamiK1989aha just mean all the videos ive watched of you before this one are from your like go pro/first person angle on your head, which is cool btw aha but yeah context

@@Schifty616 check out my latest video I uploaded. There you have a simple advice that you could try!

BTW if you like that one you'd probably also like the pearl reference brass snare on the p4 kit (one he used for Sentient glow) but this one might even be better. That one is almost too much of a crack. Tough to mix

@@HugoStiglitz88 Yes it is 🙌🏻

@@SamiK1989 damn lol makes me want the pv kit just for the snare

@@HugoStiglitz88 Its worth it. Snare and toms sound amazing.

Thanks for your comment! Well if you want to progress faster with the anklemotion, I would recommend to Use more time practicing that technique. Especially if you are in the starting grounds with the anklemotion, focus on that more.

@@SamiK1989 You're most welcome sir. I'm starting to practice this with my individual foot. I think this should be first before combining them. Am I right? I tried to feel the motion in a very slow tempo (I started to 100bpm) to make sure that my technique is correct. Is this correct sir? since you advised to start in 140bpm. thanks again :)

Thanks for your comment! Good luck and Please have patience! Im currently struggling alot with 190-200bpm tempo area.. 😰

What problems do you have with the hihat?

Me too :/

Yes, when I'm doing the 16th notes im using only calfmuscles. And when I'm doing the 8th notes I'm using only my quads/glutes. When I'm doing the 8th notes Im trying to keep the calfmuscles as relaxed as possible to make sure I'm using full leg motion.

@@SamiK1989 thanks for sharing

Well if you are a beginner with doublebass It's fine to slow down the tempo. No need to push tempos that you dont have control over YET. Make sure your springtension is not super high, and I would maybe also recommend to check that you are not sitting too low on your drumseat. With that I mean a good starting position is when your kneejoint is a little bit below your hipjoint.

Thank you for the reply, I’m actually 40 returning to drums after about 20 years off. What I realized is when I was younger I would just attempt to master the twitch. Now I’m trying to learn properly so fighting the urge to twitch. Starting from scratch basically. Following the recommendations. I spent the early part of the year learning heel toe double strokes to which I’m better w that than singles. Go figure.

Glad you like this video! With your right foot, are you able to play 160-170bpm with full control? Is starting and stopping with your right foot easy?

I'm gonna start figuring out some exercises for the weak limb. One of maybe the best advice I can give you right now, is to practice your weak limb a little bit more, since it needs more work.

@@SamiK1989 yeah, right foot keeps a steady 180 max by the metronome (next time I practice I will count for how many bars I can keep it up), starting and stopping on command, and I've been using it to "teach" my left foot. I think it works overtime since when I started to follow your channel a few months ago best I could go with my left foot was 150 max. I'll take your insight in consideration and keep up with your following videos. Thank you and see you soon

​@@metalliclark86 i had exact same problem and what fixed it was basically increasing range of motion. I applied that by: -trying to get more power with the current tempo I'm at, cause my right foot was doing microscopic moves that didn't make my calf stronger and couldn't get past 140bpm -doing 2min run of exaggerated motion with calves at about 100bpm by focusing on still controlling everything even when you're tired at the end. This way my calves got stronger and i was able to finally control that twitch and also play with power on any tempo hope this helps

Im glad you liked the video! It's really hard to give a answer to your question "How long does it usually take to reach 190-200" bpm. It depends on so many things as, how much you practice, what kind of exercises do you do, are you recovering properly etc. But once "It clicked" for me with the anklemotion, I developed from 140bpm to 180bpm maybe in 6-8 monthts. The development was much faster in the beginning. Now I'm pretty comfortable at 185. But 190-200bpm is a real challenge, since at least I need to put some pressure on my pedals for a bit quicker response. Last week I managed to nail 3min of 190bpm 16th notes, and I was so goddamn happy! :) Thanks for your comment mate!

Thanks! I would say my springtension is about 80-90%, so pretty tight. I'm really hoping to get better control over the 190-200bpm tempo range. It's really challenging!

910 model

Sure I could. I could actually make a video where I show a couple of exercises. Are you asking for exercises spesifically for the anklemotion?

@@SamiK1989 yes, for ankle motion. That would be very nice from yours. Thanks

Yeah I’ve been practicing alot last year and this year. The progress was pretty linear up to like 180-185bpm. Now I have been struggling alot with 190-200bpm, there’s a ”threshold” that I have to break somehow. 😅👊🏻🥁

@@SamiK1989 Great stuff, yes seems like you put in a lot of work! Have you ever tried HeelToe at all? I have been struggling with ankle motion for 3 years all in all, I am so desperate to finally drum my favorite songs that I am willing to switch to HT although i never liked doubles on kick... :| But after a lot of reddit content, people advised me to give it a try if my ankle work has not shown any results after 1 year of continuous practice... :/

@@prod_adrian Gotcha! I have been experimenting with heeltoe, and Im getting 2 strokes per leg pretty smooth at like 120bpm (But I dont have 100% control yet) I like to every once in a while Mess around with heeltoe. Once I get to 210bpm anklemotion I will probably start learning heeltoe. We will see 😎

@@SamiK1989 Oh okay cool! Yes, it seems like once you mastered HT it gives so much brain capacity and stabilization for upper body work aka hands/fingers. because the work load is only 50% on legs with doubles basically... But i would love to run through singles with ankles like a madman savage like Jamie St Merat Lol! But i cant wait my whole life either... :S

Roland TD-17KVX with some extra added pads

@@SamiK1989 Hell yea, sounds great dude!

@@TweakCityGeekers Thanks! Im running a VST plugin called ”GetGooddrums Matt Halpern PV” and it sounds amazing!

@@SamiK1989 I’ve heard amazing things about that vst! Did you ever notice any latency when you were getting it set up or was your computer powerful enough to run it

Uhm I'm not really sure what you mean. I strongly recommend you to maybe record a video and send a mail to Dennis from ACD?

You are welcome!

Hi! If you are trying to move the pedal with ankles only at like 120/130bpm it's gonna be really difficult. I would start with anklemotion at around 140bpm and work with full-leg motion up to like 120-130bpm. Your pedal settings are also important to setup right (Not too tight springtension etc) There are many factors that you have to consider when it comes to setting up the pedal so that you dont work "against it" and fight the tension of the spring.

​@@SamiK1989Does this mean I have to train my ankles on the floor to reach 140bpm and then transfer it to the pedal?