Crazy Drum-Major

Mcpl Brook Drum-Major Routine in Borden, Ontario on August 2016.

[@GeoBrown-qe7pd]

The best Drum Major maneuvers I've ever seen....and he is Canadian!!

[@PeterStanford-m9l]

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC NOT SEEN A DISPLAY LIKE THAT FOR 60 YRS, WHAT A CREDIT THIS SOLDIER IS TO CANADA, BEST WISHES TO HIM FROM UK. WOW!!

[@bluebear4722]

LOL that transition from the state walk to the carry was awesome.

[@livinglitchfield6917]

Excellent reference for me as a noobie to it all. I can do the basics but not very well but love to be able to do the throws and spins more effectively. Thank you for uploading it will be a massive help for me

[@GabTheDrummer]

All things we used to do as sea cadets before they changed the mace command drills....

[@googlegrab2518]

Wah ni bole lawan drum major dragon ATM niiii...😃👍

[@GabTheDrummer]

Also, a cool trick I've seen my old PO1 do was spinning the mace above his head on the palm of his left hand while saluting with the right hand towards the commanding officer. I was not half as good as he was.

[@davidanstey1449]

I was never fussy on that, I always felt it was a disrespectful way to salute. Looks good though.

[@โรส-ถ1ร]

เริ่ดมากคร้า wonderful!!!

[@katherinenewton8090]

Perfection

[@haaajerry3314]

So talented. I perform for the Play It Again Band at the Fiesta Bowl Parade in AZ. Come join us!

[@patrickgleason6610]

Talent, or lots and lots of practice and hard work? ;)

[@jibblyjenkins5212]

he don't miss

[@FERNweh101]

Good work.

[@dundee101]

your skill at performances is impressive. Can you halt the band with the music?

[@patrickgleason6610]

I'd be willing to bet that the answer to that question is definitely "yes."

[@semgaur]

Wooooòooooooooow

[@marksefara8249]

NICE ONE

[@randilu24]

Whoaa...😲😲😲

[@warsenault4524]

Same stuff everyone does and without the big throw

[@judithfarrell7012]

Excellent display. However this is obviously a lighter Mace than the British Army use.

[@alvindurochermtl]

Judith Farrell Even the British Army wears lighter dancing shoes for Highland Dancing as opposed to their regular brogues. In the same logic there shouldn’t be a problem for any military drum major to use lighter mace for such special display.

[@ArtyMac]

The British Army uses maces that are indeed heavier however, they are more expensive and far to precious to risk dropping. If the Grenadier Guard DM was caught doing these maneuvers with his state mace, you can bet some choice words would be said to him by his superiors.

[@hiholland42]

What a silly observation. Shannon's mace is lighter than the heavier Brit maces and heavier the the lighter Brit maces. Just accept that he is very good at what he is doing.

[@mosesabunike2055]

What happens if the mace falls during a parade?

[@projet892]

that never happens ;)

[@patrickgleason6610]

@@projet892 Never say never. At one of my Army band assignments our drum major liked to do a throw right in front of the reviewing stand. One day he missed the catch, dropped it, and had to go scrambling for it. It was pretty embarrassing. But, go big or go home, right? The reason we practice as hard as we do (and we do - I work with my mace almost daily, and I'm only a part-time national guard bandsman now) is to mitigate the chance of mistakes in our performance.

[@Desertfox18]

@@projet892 My granduncle(Sri Lanka Army) dropped it accidentally during the main Independence Day parade.

[@saiateisina4573]

WHAT THE...

[@thecaptin_1st]

Concept: drum major is just glorified scary color guard

[@warsenault4524]

Lol I think I'm better but he is good

[@davidclark1545]

Absolutely pointless.

[@warsenault4524]

He's kinda boring