28 Things I Wish I Knew About Finger Technique for Drum Set

[@nickturnbull4105]

The most concise well filmed and explained study on finger technique I've ever seen,, congratulations ,this really is outstanding . I have been practicing finger technique for about 12 months with limited results ,but I am sure this will make a huge difference . Finger technique really does require a lot of patience and dedicated practice , I'm glad you mentioned this ,as it can be very discouraging and frustrating to not realise how difficult it is to gain control . Thankyou very much 😂😂

[@BetterDrumming]

Thank you for the very kind words! Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching and best of luck practising :)

[@nickturnbull4105]

@BetterDrumming your welcome ,also I've noticed that having dry skin can cause sticks to slip and a little hand cream helps .

[@BetterDrumming]

@nickturnbull4105 Nice! Will have to give it a try!

[@kerrylawless8163]

Outstanding video, loads of useful information in this. Very clear. Thanks for your hard work in putting this together and good luck with your channel. Subscribed.

[@BetterDrumming]

Thank you very much for the kind words! Really appreciate the Sub! Thanks for watching :)

[@alexfr811]

Great video! Just a question. What do you think about moving your fulcrum to the middle finger rather than the index?... Thx so much

[@BetterDrumming]

Great question! I tend to do this in German grip sometimes where I let the index fingers relax to the side of the stick (middle finger as the fulcrum), and in French grip when playing the jazz ride cymbal pattern, sometimes I relax the index finger slightly so the fulcrum is more the middle finger, but a lot of it is personal preference and whatever feels right for you :)

[@alexfr811]

@@BetterDrumming yes, today I found that it's necessary to change fulcrum... index for singles and middle for doubles... feels comfy that way... thanks heaps man! keep up the good work

[@BetterDrumming]

Sounds great! Glad that’s working for you :) thank you!

[@WhiteAntelope7]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@BetterDrumming]

Thanks for watching!

[@johannesopsahl]

this is an awesome video with solid information. i have an additional tip if you struggle to activate your fingers outside of a french grip context: try the finger isolation exercises in this video with the fulcrum between the middle finger and the thumb. basically, try to gain control over the stick without using the index finger. i find that the angles and motions translate to a bunch of different settings where your grip is more lose/german

[@BetterDrumming]

This is a great tip! Thanks for sharing :)

[@TheMichaelWardTrio]

Great vid bud, such a pro! 🤙

[@BetterDrumming]

Thank you! Appreciate it :)

[@ChadSzeliga]

Very informative bro ...great job!!!

[@BetterDrumming]

Thank you! Thanks for watching :)

[@JaydenBlockley]

It's my dream to drum as well as you one day 🙏 ❤

[@BetterDrumming]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@WhiteAntelope7]

For me the worst issue is the angle, especially in American grip. I can barely do it 45 degrees, and that's with fulcrum on the middle finger (German grip in your video 30:00), slow, can get to 90 very slow. On index finger (American 30:30) getting to 45 degrees slow seems like an impossibility right now. I guess gotta stay on french grip, although not many uses on kit for me except ride.

[@BetterDrumming]

Definitely takes some time getting used to each grip! I find I tend to use different grips depending on the style of music and what ideas I want to play.

[@ThomasNappo]

A GOOD NOTE...would be to see you incorporate this technique on the Hihats and Tom's to see it being used...Hihat and Ride would probably be played More with this technique..😊

[@BetterDrumming]

Great suggestion! Will keep this in mind for future videos :) Thanks for watching!