3 Ways to Increase Your Hand Speed

[@sccdrum93]

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[@Ohm51]

The supplied link no longer works ... and leads no where.

[@sifugurusensei]

I dont know whats wrong with my grip. It keeps sliding that my sticks ends up close to the tip.

[@wikuslombard6373]

Above all never forget that musicality, clean and precise stroke will always ALWAYS, top speed. Focus on that first and gradually build up to speed. You are a musician first not a robot. And ...... it is all about the journey. We play a very special instrument and are blessed to be able to do it

[@XX-lx4mr]

But gotdamn it's fun to go fast.

[@thejbo777]

I’m not a musician.

[@joeporter107]

Yes

[@rocketqueen7355]

Which instruments aren't special ?

[@Cern2024AR]

Why did I read this as masculinity

[@morphBunny4742]

I wish this guy had more subs, he deserves some more

[@shanewaterman4125]

Hear, hear!

[@stevel2309]

It's not about having hundreds of thousands of subs. It's about having a dedicated community of followers who appreciate and engage with the content. He's doing just fine. He's still a relatively new KZbinr so the amount of subs he's got is pretty damn good.

[@sccdrum93]

Thanks, Morph Triplett! I appreciate that. 😃

[@burton604]

Actually

[@codymeinert7186]

Excellent channel, man. Been drumming for years self taught and never learned proper technique. It's hard to learn it after I've been playing all arms for all this time. Really like the way you explain it simply and don't over-complicate it. Best tips I've found on youtube. Everyone subscribe to this!

[@johnbertasius2612]

Probably the most influential video I have seen that has improved my technique. I noticed an almost immediate increase in speed and control following these tips. Many thanks.

[@tieToa007]

Your pedal fix video changed my life .. thank you.I love your videos, keep them coming. No bs straight to the important parts extremely helpful.❤️❤️❤️

[@Abhishek-dj4on]

Your channel is really great ,the free ebooks make it really easy to get into right path .

[@krzywho1989]

This is brilliant, man, very helpful. Thank you from 2022!

[@giordanopagotto7940]

THANK YOU for these exercises!

[@brandontaylor9760]

Excellent teacher I really appreciate you keep up the good work💯

[@VictorJimenez-zo7fy]

I love your videos they are truly helping me improve my drumming slowly. Keep up the great work and useful videos Stephen Clark 😃

[@nathanl157]

It's been a few years since my lessons, you reminded me of things I forgot about. And I will start doing again.

[@raulmattia741]

You're extremely practical. You always make help me find what's wrong with my technique.

[@robincherix7152]

Hey Stephen! Thank you for this video! I started playing drums very recently and I've been struggling with hitting evenly with both hands at high speed, my weak hand tends to slow down slightly. I have good hopes these tips will help me out

[@wikuslombard6373]

Robin Cherix Hi Robin. Just hang in there. The point Stephen is making about rebound is key. It takes time and dedication. IMPORTANT: start out slow, you need to teach your brain and fingers to do something that isn't a "normal" every day action. Patience, it will happen

[@wikuslombard6373]

Robin Cherix Check out Rob Brown's video on doubles , specifically the one on strengthening the fingers. It works

[@shanewaterman4125]

Totally agree. My first drum tutor (who was a rather 'forceful' ex-Scots Guards drummer!)told me from the off that it's ... nae the way ye heet the drum, it's the way ye come orf it!" Right then, and still right now. Takes time and practice - you have to keep at it. Robin Cherix - you'll get there.

[@robincherix7152]

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll give it a try

[@43sbra]

You are an excellent teacher for practical, real-life playing...

[@nickferrence8593]

Thanks Steve for such an informative and well spoken video with great tips. You're doing a great job for the drumming community

[@rytchbytchrockingclub3867]

This is the best video of yours I've seen, very good indeed. Thanks a lot!

[@gmoney1592]

Thanks Stephen. For the tips. I will work them into my practice . Hand speed and proper grip is so important and something I need to work on everyday. Hopefully this will help improve my technique. Thx again

[@joetroutt7425]

I have that stick control book. It's excellent. Never read the introduction though. Lol just went straight the rudiments.

[@trimblejimi69]

This guy is a great teacher

[@DoppelgangerShockwave]

Great tips as always man. Practicing as fast as you can, as light and as powerful as you can, helps add to the dynamics of your over-all skills, which inevitably makes you a more sought after percussionist. :)

[@Stardust_Lei978]

“When in doubt, play doubles” That should be your slogan now.

[@nedalrabadi1]

Thanks man great tips and help

[@heartstringssound-Doug]

Great advice and tips Stephen! Thank you

[@DamianS1893]

I appreciate your help and knowledge. I will be practicing these techniques

[@xxx-eh4vp]

Definitely going to use that flipping the stick exercise, thx for introducing me to something new.

[@chezgaz]

Have just started to learn at the ripe old age of 50 and I love it, my question is how many hours a day should I practice these exercises and when the muscles start to hurt should I stop and rest then try again or do I just keep going

[@marioreese4907]

great inverted stick finger training...thnx

[@radstorm]

Your tutorials are priceless! What weight stick do you recommend for us older drummers?

[@drew-shourd]

hey....an OG here....40 years playing and you say this is for non glamorous drummers for non glamorous tips...yet every new and insecure drummer wants to play fast....especially the metal heads (cause they can't play anything else) You say you are not playing into any 'glamor'...imo a.k.a. 'HYPE' and that IS exactly what you are doing imo. Stay blessed....

[@stephenhughes5156]

Bit ignorant to say metal drummers can only play fast lol.

[@zacflynn375]

The upside down stick practice for finger strength turned my whole left hand world upside down! Haha! Thank you so much. Adding this to my shit ASAP. It’s helping a bunch

[@NA-cl6vj]

Great content man, please keep up the good work. SUBBED!

[@christee299]

Great vid.

[@cynthiakeyes7197]

Hey Steve thank you for the vid I'm a beginner and my left hand is the problem that's keeping me in the slow lane but I am beginning to see improvement with the techniques you have suggested. I love drumming but one thing is for certain as you said non of these troubles will change if we don't Practice so well said!

[@felodrummer9033]

nice video man

[@DrGray_Drummer]

Great vid. If ya can't relax, you'll be in trouble, especially for an audition, or gig. It's not only speed, but your mind gets lost, so goes time, and bye bye gig

[@jeanninedaniel5995]

Thank you sooo helpful

[@deborahlittle3189]

Thanks for the tips.....did left hand finger excercises while walking my dog this evening for 30 minutes. Hoping to strengthen my weak hand...I could feel those muscles working.

[@lildope7227]

Best video ever

[@mohith.a.manoharan2827]

U r great life saver..... Thanks a lot for ur tip

[@andrewdelrusso4951]

All about the pillow

[@toddwilson9342]

For real!

[@johnnyrocks4103]

ALWAYS GREAT VIDEOS…THANKS BROTHER!!!

[@joeltanjr.3134]

Thank you

[@jordonwiersema2807]

What are your thoughts on the Moeller technique? And related to that, Bruce Brecker's teachings?

[@sccdrum93]

I'm not familiar with Bruce Brecker's teachings. As for Moeller technique, though... That's one of those things that many of us use to an extent whether we intend to or not. I've spent little bits of time here and there working specifically on the Moeller stroke as Jim Chapin taught it. But I've found that variations of that technique tend to happen naturally in my playing. A good example for most drummers is when we play 16ths on the hats, accenting the 8ths. That's basically a Moeller technique, though we're getting two notes for each stroke instead of 3. All that to say... Whether we learn Moeller specifically or let it happen on its own, it's a very important stroke style necessary for smooth playing. : )

[@RVADrummer]

Great video bro... thanks!

[@rowancooke8378]

Can u tell me please what drum kit your using here.. I've just purchased something similar but I'm trying to find out make and model.. your kit looks similar to mine...let me know mate.. appreciated cheers 👍

[@Berliozioz]

Is this guide still available anywhere?

[@ZareefHuq]

Awesome video Stephen! Could you make a video on how to build chops on mallet percussion? Thank you!

[@sccdrum93]

Ooh that would be a good one. If I had a xylophone in my apartment I'd be down. 😃 I'll have to do a location shoot for that video since I don't have any mallet instruments at home. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@burton604]

Hey Stephen you just simplified what I was thinking all these years. Can you suggest how to develop your middle finger. I am also facing 2 issues. Namely it's not as strong as other fingers and I am not getting the required rebound. When I watch my left hand with slow motion video it's just too tight wrt my right hand

[@drudence]

Great stuff. One thing I'm skeptical of is isolating each finger for finger control, I've seen this mentioned many places. They are actually all attached the same big muscles in your forearm (called flexor digitorum - I did anatomy at uni). Isolating a finger actually means you are engaging _extra_ muscles to hold the other fingers back. To see how they are all linked, try keeping all your fingers out straight but roll your index finger tightly. Then make a fist and see the difference. I therefore think of the fingers as a single unit. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexor_digitorum_profundus_muscle

[@xXEvangelXx]

Dru Norriss Isolating the fingers is fairly useless because you don't actively engage the fingers when you use them, they remain loose while the wrist initiates part of the stroke. If you aren't squeezing the stick anywhere in the hand and the fingers are loose the wrist will reach a point where it runs out of extension, and then this causes the fingers to automatically kick the stick with tons of velocity. This happens more and more as you go faster

[@drudence]

xXEvangelXx interesting take. Personally, I do actively engage the fingers (as a whole unit) for double/triple strokes and very fast singles as I can't get enough speed or sensitivity out of the wrist. But I've never worked on each finger individually. For my first 5 years of drumming, I don't think I ever thought about the fingers as all! Has a lot to do with the material you want to work on as to whether they're relevant.

[@sccdrum93]

Interesting! It's true that basically the same forearm muscles engage the fingers, so really the benefit of working them each out individually is more of a coordination thing. For example, it's kind of like how a body builder has super strong forearms, but it doesn't necessarily mean he possesses finger agility necessary for playing drums well. The individual exercises prove to be more of a coordination/agility thing - more so than a muscle-building exercise.

[@drudence]

Stephen Clark yeah it'd be interesting to see an actual experiment where some drummers did, and others did not. I still suspect it's not that useful to isolate them as they're only ever engaged as a group when playing, therefore the coordination is only ever relevant as a group. Isolating as a teaching exercise may be useful, but that's different to shedding with it for hours. Thanks for the reply and keep up the great content.

[@rattlesnake3571]

Great video! A question: I'm playing 16th notes at 95 bpm, all sound even and with the same power, however, I've noticed that the stick in my left hand is sliding around 5-10% down. So while I play I move the stick back with my fingers to get a better rebound and stay in tempo. Any tips for fixing this? Thanks in advance!

[@richardedupre2018]

Thank you Steve for your time and the informative lessons. I’m working on hand techniques and my problem is my sticks keep sliding up, I start out with my thumb on the flag then I end up holding on for dear life on just the end of the stick I’m my hand. Fingers on my right hand get numb also when I’m hitting the ride cymbal for a long time.

[@joeporter107]

This guy is really good

[@FJBegin]

Great videos thx bud!

[@TaxinGigs]

Gonna have to try the individual finger roll. 👍

[@BADD400]

Great video Stephen

[@ryandrabing114]

I didn't know there was more than one grip, I had learned awhile back but its the German. Realised that I had developed the three grips naturally with my right hand but my left hand outside of the German grip is out of control. It did let me know that over time my stick speed and control has improved a lot. Its like before and after but on the same drum haha.

[@AppallingScholar]

I used to work on my thigh using hickory sticks with nylon tip. It made area sore and strong.

[@SKragseth]

Helped me!

[@diegoaragon8037]

Thank you sir. 🙏

[@itoon_77]

Do we have ton ambidextrous to achieve it correctly or with a lot of practice one day ill come over it ? I have kind a goofy left hand.

[@Pacer-uv1hy]

This is great i have a problem i can do the doubles faster on my ley the the drums why why why help.

[@joelnatividad1209]

Hey Stephen I’m your new subscriber! Can you please teach me how to do double stroke. Im having a hard time on handling the stick, even single stroke it’s hard thanks.

[@mcsequoia5107]

The best and truest advice I could give to any drunnner is not to waste your time and energy trying to playing fast. It's an end result once technique, control , skill level come together. Focus on time, musicality, dynamics and 4-way coordination first. They'll take you a lot farther.

[@MatthiasKrumm]

When I play doubles, my left hand (the weaker one, obviously) is very early on doing a totally different movement, than my right hand. How can I practice matching up my weaker hand with my stronger hand? Thanks, man! Awesome videos!

[@starchild692]

Matthias Krumm Practice each hand separately then combined. Play doubles with the left only slow down until the notes are clean and clear and build up from there.If you can't play a pattern with each hand separate then your combined playing is gonna be sloppy.

[@MatthiasKrumm]

Awesome! Thanks for the reply!

[@robertmartian]

The butt end of the stick practice is great!

[@stevel2309]

Two main problems I'm dealing with: 1) Left hand being crap. I could be a lot faster if my left hand was as good as my right. But I'm working on it. 2) Getting the right balance of which muscles to use and which muscles to relax (i.e. staying loose but still having good control). This one is key for me, but it's really tricky, particularly as you get more tense the faster you go. Again, I'm trying to work on it; progress is slow but I'm definitely improving.

[@starchild692]

Steve L Your left hand will never be as fast/ powerful as your right but it still can get fast. Regarding which muscle to use, You can't really approach it this way muscles are very complex and connected just make sure your technique is correct and your hand will automatically involve the muscles it needs, if your reach some tempos like 200 bpm and above then your fingers will be doing most of the work. Staying loose but in control is about practice the more you practice the more comfortable and relaxed you get, everybody tense up at certain tempo this is the limit. the more you practice the more you push this limit. The answer to all your questions is basically practice.

[@ralftometschek8280]

Question: If the sticks still turn between fingers while playing, am I holding them too loose? So like, I´m always on the Vic F flag/the balance point, but the flag keeps turning up front and then again to the back of the stick.

[@billziss6444]

How important is the choice of fulcrum? (pointer v. middle finger) What about a shifting fulcrum or thinking of your thumb as the fulcrum and using pointer+middle to teeter the sticks?

[@billziss6444]

I'm a little wary of strictly a pointer fulcrum because I tend to tighten my more muscles in my hands and wrists. Taking some pressure off the pointer loosens my hands and wrists, but keeping moderate pressure helps with control.

[@raffikelm8519]

Hey Stephen, My problem is that my right hand is faster then my left hand and I don't know how to fix this. Hope you can help me.

[@toddwilson9342]

Easy. More single stroke practice on your left hand

[@martzy7536]

Strengthen your left hand, and use it more often. Start this off by brushing your teeth with your left hand, and then try to also grab stuff with your left hand more. Basically use your left hand more often in your daily life, and you could see some differences. Good luck in your drumming journey!!

[@curtpriestley2107]

What do you do after you've been doing the thumbs up finger technique? I can't seem to turn my wrists and keep my fingers involved

[@mikemike7345]

Thanks for the video but you know what I recommend the secret weapon for drummers by JoJo Mayer for the hand technique and the foot technique

[@JustMirai]

Ever since i was born, i've never been able to bend my left thumb, i still practice all the time trying to bump up my speed but do you think since i can't bend it will affect the way i play or my speed?

[@Cesar-je6zr]

I know I’m super late, but I also have the same problem. I use traditional grip since I don’t ever have to bend the thumb itself. I can play fairly fast this way

[@mikemike7345]

Yeah I have a question question can you overdo this by practicing everyday with your fingers on pillows and practice pads or you know how much is enough

[@timsears823]

awesome info...

[@giovannisugonatoli]

right leg, my most used pad ever!

[@woodtroll3279]

Thanks so much. I suck at speed.

[@JR-yq9qi]

One really good way is to always make sure you've applied the correct amount of lube, otherwise you could end up with a nasty friction burn.

[@jlamjustin9812]

Do you start slow like 60 BPM ?

[@mcsequoia5107]

Stretching my fingers, hand and foeearms daily has done more for my speed than all the crazy exercises and surfaces people talk about. Also, it's not hand speed. It's stick speed. Itm specific because the tip of the stick is at the end of a lever and it bounces. There's physics and mechanics at play. I had problems controlling the rebound with my left hand.

[@adityatak3263]

Hi stephen noti-squad is here❤️❤️

[@declanwrightmusic]

What should I do about finger joint pain while using the fingers to play?

[@JR-yq9qi]

Declan Wright-Try to incorporate some palm.

[@sccdrum93]

That's a good question... Is it a specific finger joint where there's pain? Can you tell if it's a result of the stick smacking it or the fingers curling? Shoot me an email if you're still working to figure this out. I wonder if you could adjust what part of your fingers make contact with the sticks. You may have to find a sweet spot there to avoid too much impact.

[@djarma187]

how does he only have 37 k subs?

[@squidsquirthd2684]

something interesting. I'm self taught and since i started i've always done exactly the thing you said with keeping your thumb on the american flag

[@mikemike7345]

Oh and is there a such thing as overtraining your fingers and rest

[@budgeweiser3643]

+1 sub

[@mikemike7345]

Buddy Rich used to practice on pillows

[@Benjamin_Lees_]

I'm sure everyone in this comment section complaining about anything, hates the word *technique*

[@williamoliveaux3435]

I like this guy except for the fact that none of his videos are under 8 minutes.

[@athantroquille7605]

*says fingers are key* *puts thumbs up right beside it*

[@davidchristian9667]

My forearms burn now

[@tinashechitakasha]

WHAATT D: doubles on legs?!! What sorcery is this.... but howwww, please explain :((((

[@margovallen]

"I'll have your Cello-rondo platter.. hold the onions." Simmer, my friend. No drummer ever uses or even, knows about those terms you tout. That is---- unless, they have a background in music in the 'formal' sense.. and all things considered. That's even, a maybe. Modern "college" is not like old-school. Good video.

[@dmp9176]

is the american flag on the same spot on every vic firth's???? Isn't the balance different on the american flag on different sicks?

[@Erikazilla]

i think you're glamorous though

[@jemberbizuneh7998]

For some reason I can't ever fix my fingers even when you showed me

[@dios8256]

I've been practicing the French grip finger technique consistently(on a practice pad) for over 1 year and have just recently been able to bring them to the kit (at the most basic level). It's a patience game.

[@sum5687]

I came for pubg finger speed 😀😀😀

[@mflance7197]

dude just put some dark wood stain that thing

[@Alexander-lt6es]

This is not the pillow talk I came here for

[@ReactifyNinja8315]

Sorry to say you talkin to much