Heel-Toe Bass Drum Technique - Drum Lesson (Drumeo)

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In this bass drum lesson, you will learn how to play the heel toe technique. Start off slow, but build up speed once you are comfortable with this technique.
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[@netbookeater]

When I started drumming a few months ago I would have never thought I'd be staring at a guys sock and trying to understand a technique while doing it

[@sanpnex1503]

Same.... i am about to end it all

[@mrbass1310]

you meant sock yeah

[@JungGravy]

Yeah I had no idea drumming would involve feet

[@TrainCannon]

How’s your progress? I’m in the same boat as you were when you wrote this

[@damianmlamb]

Atleast it's clean😂😂

[@Al-ng1ug]

So lucky to live in an age where you can access this kind of content so easily. Thanks for the upload.

[@gadblatz4841]

You as in me or you as in the people who mined the precious metals in my phone?

[@Al-ng1ug]

@@gadblatz4841 both of you, equally - well done

[@victoriaward9991]

AMEN

[@retohofmann5878]

Best Heel-Toe demonstration by far.

[@yomamashorse25]

so your foot basically does the worm?

[@untidyecho9916]

Zom LOL

[@thenecropolis_ov_former_lo3396]

yep

[@slickvirgil3363]

Zombield yeah. You’re basically slapping the pedal then doing a normal kick

[@keoncheung4750]

Yeap this is Moeller for the feet

[@foxxtrot6909]

That's actually how I think about it

[@portal432]

look at his best pair of socks, i bet he got those just for this shoot.

[@JasonEllingsworth]

used them for a completely different kind of shoot later that night.

[@Phil81.]

Stop staring the socks or i'll miss the lesson🤘☢️🎄

[@billyg.7032]

Is a joke. But why is that important? Kids

[@insanexx1671]

Bruhh 😂

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

@@billyg.7032 Socks are never a joke.

[@erikaskufca1768]

I've been playing in snowboard boots for a while, I'm glad to see someone else doing it.

[@simmymehta1]

Erika Skufca

[@VampyrumFerox]

I play guitar with snow gloves. We should form a band!

[@tabaks]

Erika Skufca, he only does it to impress ladies.

[@skurification]

Erika you made my day :)

[@skurification]

@@VampyrumFerox ahahhaha :)

[@ProbeRoket]

I'm 39. I just bought my first drum kit. A Sonor Martini kit. I love the videos y'all. Pretty helpful.

[@piotrchmaro5533]

I'm 29 and i've also only just started drumming. i was worried it might be a bit too late to start off at this age but i love every minute spent behind the kit and observe progress in my playing day by day and that's what really matters. i would recommend it to anyone regardless of age as long as one can move their limbs. Good luck with your drumming mate

[@ProbeRoket]

cheers!

[@LorenzoDeLeon]

+Piotr Chmaro man... I started drumming two month ago for my 46th bday. Music knows no age limit !

[@martinhrusovsky1733]

I'm nearly 35 and I bought my TAMA SILVERSTAR before 2.5 years. Still love it to front step by step day by day. I'm just gonna get older with this thing ☺

[@Kurczakizkosmosu]

I'm 34, started playing. Truly there is no age limit.

[@RiotLignarius]

04:36 Best not slow-mo slow-mo ever

[@isaacezekielthecolorblindg7343]

Lignarius lol

[@zeyy84]

I was on the floor when he did that. Too funny

[@loinelhenry4253]

Great technique & great teacher. Im from guyana, studied for 7yrs in cuba where i played in a church. My friend who played bass would always tell me to step up my game and do some doubles but just wasnt happening, i thought i had to kick once for every beat and that kinda speed wasnt possible with my skinny sicklecell trait legs. At times I would stomp my entire foot flat on the pedal and get a faint double but i couldn't repeat it when i try to intentionally replicate it. My friend then recommended watching stage shows which i did, but for the split seconds they focused on the drummer, all i managed to see was that these guy's thigh/knee only raised once but were producing 2 or 3 beats with their bass drums, that was when i realized that i was missing something, these guys were doing something down below or they're injecting steroids into their toes. Being in cuba, the Internet was not readily accessible (intranet), so i had to live with that doubt for a year until i came back to guyana 4yrs ago, hoped on KZbin, this was the first video i found. Don't have a personal drum so i would practice the movements on the floor at home, work, in the bus, in bed, on the toilet.... then try to replicate it when i go to play in church which was like once a month, initially it gave me cramps in my legs but after a few months i was lightning fast & ppl were surprised that i got so fast even though i hardly play, but they didn't know that was usually up & 3am heel-toeing the hell out of my carpet and having ppl in public think im crazy, have OCD or some sort of syndrome. Thanks for the technique, it got me alot of confidence, attention and complements on my playing, also motivated me to educate myself more about other drumming techniques that would make me a better player. I now get triplets with just one stomp of my very very skinny legs and guys be breaking their necks to see what's going on down there. Thanks again.

[@staecyvandeyar9162]

loinel henry I am a female drummer living in the US. I was born in GT and i am glad to jear of your improvement. It gives me inspiration. Keep on keeping on my GT brother. I know I will.

[@surVIVA592]

Fellow skinny guyanese drummer wassup

[@alexal9736]

Wait.. you play double bass in a church??

[@superman2957]

@@alexal9736 I think he meant he does doubles on a single pedal not playing on a double pedal

[@superman2957]

Dude that’s awesome 👑👑

[@Musical_Skye]

Holy crap! I followed your instructions to the letter and...no joke... was able to get this in 15 minutes. I haven't mastered it, of course, but out of 20 attempts, I got it 80% of the time. This stuff usually takes me 85x longer to learn than everyone else. Hot damn! I'll keep practicing. Thank you!!!

[@OscarASevilla]

Never underestimate the ease of attaining knowledge from an amazing teacher 😁

[@limitisillusion7]

Everyone calls it heel toe, but it's really the balls of your foot that is actually making the first stroke with the follow up coming from your toes and mid foot.

[@Nevernow721]

Jared is an amazing teacher. Amazing drummer.

[@joseluisllorentearrebola1691]

Hi Jared, I come back to this video, after a few years, to remember this technique because I read the first pages of "The new breed" where Gary said that every drummer should mastering the "heel up and heel down" both techniques. In this video you explained fantasticly how to use both techniques like one way, and I can say that your tips are usefull for me in my learning along last years and I feell so gratefully for it. Thanks Jared from Spain, you makes drumming community be great!!!

[@RumpleGeist]

Okay, you did it with snowboard boots, I officially will take practicing this technique serious. Having size 13 feet and no longboard has always frustrated me but I now feel confident that I can do it. Thanks for the demonstration!

[@jostincr17]

Hey, how did it go?

[@victoriaward9991]

How about in church heels?

[@RumpleGeist]

@@jostincr17 to be honest, not great lmao. i can do it now, but i definitely don't prefer it over the Kollias (swivel) technique. it just doesn't sound great without triggers.

[@RumpleGeist]

@@victoriaward9991 😅

[@blitheringape5321]

​@@RumpleGeist swivel is how I do it too. I saw Jon Karel do it years ago and it stuck

[@patrickwilliams3590]

I really want to thank jared for this video. I had a hard time deciding on which technique to use for my single foot double strokes, and I always came back to heel toe. I feel like I'm improving greatly with this technique and it'll always be the one that I fall back on. Thanks so much!

[@mult1coloured]

this guy is so helpful

[@MrBiswas123]

mult1coloured the best drum teacher ever

[@PauloCesarPerezN7107]

Yeah! Everyone must teach like him

[@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848]

You are the greatest teacher. You illustrate things so well and explain perfectly. Thank you for teaching us.

[@tamajack8179]

Wow, this actually helped, within two days of watching this vid, I was able to preform fast doubles (albeit a little sloppy). I'm gonna keep working at it, and perfect it. Thanks for the help Jared!

[@lisaogrady1733]

My drum instructor told me to work on my heel-toe technique and watch some KZbin videos on it. I am so glad I found this one. What a nice guy! I will definitely be watching the rest of your videos. Can't wait to work on this now.

[@davecarsley8773]

Excellent lesson dude. I've been playing drums for about 5 days and it took one watch of your video to get it consistently... Thanks again.

[@BearinsteinBurrito]

7:28 for all the ladies out there, no big deal

[@coryroberts5048]

Did this technique by accident a few times by mistake while practicing and had to come here to figure out how I had done it. Thanks for always having the answer!

[@fzzzzzzzy]

Great lesson! Five minutes into this 9:39 long lesson, I have a better understanding of heel-toe than I've managed to get in several years of struggling with it. Sitting at the drums just now, my actual execution of this heretofore elusive technique is so, so much better, before I even put in any practice time with it. He's a great teacher. :-)

[@russian_fsb_blyat]

Just started learning drums and this is the technique I've been looking for, and it works so well! Thanks for giving great lessons

[@JOJOFACE]

Really, really great demonstration. Thank you.

[@DeLorean03]

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. NO ONE has done such a thorough video on heel-toe like you have, and nearly everyone almost gives you the "you have to just feel and do it" description when talking to other drummers. This was great, and on Iron Cobras too - gives me hope :)! I look forward to practicing this when it's not night time out :(. Other than that, outstanding video! I'd give you 5 stars like the prehistoric days of KZbin if I could!

[@tigcamp]

I just loved the way you explained this technique. Thank you!

[@TJBDrums]

FINALLY!!! I've finally found a helpful perfectly explained video about the heel toe technique. Thank you so much

[@bondenjostein]

"You'll never ever play it that slow... That's actually rediculous"

[@nanascorner1806]

Okay thank you. This helps me a bunch. My problem was the opposite. I kept making 8th notes when I wanted 4th notes. It's been over 20 years since I have played and back then, I didn't have as much appreciation because I didn't learn what I needed to and the people that taught me, I'm now starting to wonder if they even knew how to play percussion. It looks like I need to work on heel-up and heel-down. Holy cow....I remember so much and so little at the same time. How is that possible? My husband got me a really nice set because he wants a drummer (me) to play alongside him (he's guitar). He's been playing all his life and loves doing rock. I'm going with slower ballads that have a nice, slower tempo right now and even that feels mechanical and awkward. There's so much I know and so much I never properly learned. What I know has been like riding a bike. The rest is all foreign for some reason....why don't I recall or know this I wonder. Anyhow, thanks.

[@caseyshroyerdrumming]

I must agree with 99% of the people that have commented on this video. You have executed the instructions of this technique perfectly. I've watched multiple videos of influencers trying to teach this yet they all missed the mark of explaining and showing the details. You cover every aspect it takes to concor heel-toe. Thank you from the bottom of my foot.

[@Kman1960]

This is gold. I’ve never seen the Heal Toe Method explained so simplistically! Thank You !

[@brianli6984]

convinced me to get a pair of snowboarding shoes for performance use. :p

[@TheBatayo53]

+Brian Li Really x)

[@DavidMacVicar]

Is there a favourable way to 'setup' a bass drum pedal to easily facilitate this technique? Certain type of spring tension, etc?

[@mylankumar4109]

U want the tension to be somewhere in the middle. If its too low, the beater won't bounce back for the second hit but if its too much, the beater will struggle to hit the drum cos there will be less power in the double stroke. That's what I've found at least.

[@TheTobee24]

Wow, this is just amazing. I started from the other position, that he explained and it worked out sooo well. I never thought i am able to do the heel-toe technique.

[@sdjmalik]

This is the best heel-toe tutorial I've seen on KZbin

[@Jamva1020]

It's sdjmalik! 🤩

[@matthewpigott3344]

Wish I had KZbin back when I was learning drums. Had to learn the hard way and I basically just shaked the crap out my leg and eventually I learned how to do it rhythmically 😂 👍

[@victorborghys9033]

In case this helps someone: I exercised this by playing the intro of 'finesse' by Bruno Mars over and over again.

[@FoolTheViking]

30 some years drumming. Always wanted to spend time on this technique. Watched videos over the years on it. Think I finally understand thanks to your video. Gonna implement stat!

[@edwinsamuel6594]

Jared is the proper drumeo, bcoz I have seen more videos of others but I am comfortable with his way...his heel toe technique is damn good really...

[@BBTV56k]

I still remember the very day i discovered this around 18 years ago, when i was in 1st year in High School, on an old Premier APK kit. After a few weeks of developing it the speed just came in spades. One of the things that always seems to blow people away when playing live!

[@XsoldoutX]

Ive been a drummer for 25 years and and starting to learn this technique this week. Pretty excited about it, too.

[@tylerclark7787]

I just did it earlier accidentally bringing my heel down more than normal, I got two rapid kicks as I brought my toe down, my mind is still blown.

[@AgileWoodsman]

Matt Reilly No kidding, back in the day we didn't have all this online instruction, and it's really great! We just learned what our teachers taught and what we could pick out from the very few videos that were available on VHS.

[@cy0ng]

"You'll never ever ever play it that slow, that's actually ridiculous!" haha

[@augustleo7434]

Newbie drummer - Finally able to do heel/toe technique after watching this tutorial many times and lots of practice. It's not great yet, but I know it will get better. Thanks for demystifying the process and showing the audience that this technique is possible despite what we may have otherwise thought.

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

This finally taught me how to do it! Been playing drums with Double Bass since 2001. I tried years ago and just decided rather quickly that I just couldn’t do it or I needed longboards. Last time I watched this video I went in and sat there until I got it. I got it with one foot then I got the other. Then I realized I had to learn how to do them both at the same time. Got that. Then I realized you gotta learn how to play while using it. Finally getting that down and mastering it!

[@fetrobban86]

Im laughing by joy right now, been playing for 1,5 years trying to do this. Before this tutorial ended i could do it hahaha!! Youre the best man!

[@syafiqare]

Thank you for this video! Just a question, what are the pros and cons of the heel toe technique when compared to the slide technique?

[@DemetriusNunes1976]

After months trying to understand and perform this technique, I finally did it because of this video. Thank you!

[@Mat1970Thompson]

Thank you! This is one of the best Moeller foot technique videos I've found. Can't wait to try this tonight.

[@thebeatfreakz4278]

No joke, I literally just learned this in 5 min!! Amazing Technique! Thanks

[@mdmcerealguy7871]

OM?G I actually understand how to do this now.

[@2002drumsonly]

Thank you! You are a brilliant instructor. You clarified a lot of issues as per the technique of heel toe. Well done!

[@johnbertasius2612]

I had going fairly well starting heel down first, but trying it toe up first added more power and definition to the stroke. Thanks for that.

[@patrickvangelder1367]

Lesson on footwear. Gene Hoglan : "Hold my beer"

[@donkey7879]

3:15 the floor still sounds better than my snare ngl

[@outcast566]

I just became enlightened @2:23. I was doing the first stroke with the heel. It's soooo much easier now! Thanks man!

[@miketwo345]

I keep coming back to these videos because I learn something new each time. This time I came with the question "Why am I having trouble even after practicing it?" The answer: Starting position. I must have missed that key point the first 5 times I watched this... Thanks!

[@AllHomesteading]

I love Jared. Good egg.

[@Bawacus]

...and now with high heels, now with clown shoes, and even sandals.. Haha! Thanks a bunch!

[@robdegger3029]

Help me out I can,t get de double stroke right I do what you say but I can,tget the double. Thanks ,Rob

[@Joe-mm4lb]

These videos are so great! And very, very helpful! Thankyou!

[@themole2024]

Well done. An excellent and very well demonstrated lesson on this technique. The slo mo is perfect.

[@destructionman1]

Hey friends, what do yall recommend for the spring tension for heel-toe? Tight? Loose? Thx!

[@sneaky_general]

I’ve seen a lot of people stay very tight for this technique for faster rebound

[@zwsh89]

I’d think tight also, but more important is having the tension be what you’re comfortable with so you can predict the rebound and have the whole thing feel as natural as possible. Probably best to be tight when you’re learning the technique, but at the end of the day, I wouldn’t change your spring tension long term just for this technique. Learn to catch the rebound hit on the tension you like best for single hits and you’ll get used to it and be a drum monster! Getting comfortable with trusting what you feel rather than having the spring tension back you up will also help you be able to translate the technique easily to other people’s kits, because the technique you will have learned is more about responding to what you feel with your feet, not just repeating the same motion no matter what, and hoping it will work. Hope that helps!

[@Smokeslingerowner]

Part of heel to toe is the momentum of the beater . Works easier for me when using a heavier than normal beater .

[@danwrizzo]

I got this weird ominous feeling when I saw the snowboard boot on the bass drum pedal idk lol

[@gh8735]

Thank you so much. I know this is old but I just found this. The way you put it in slow motion made the technique so much easier to do and understand.

[@anfuny]

I've only been playing the drums for like 2 weeks and I found the kick drum the hardest part, this helped a ton thank you :D

[@spencerfriedrich514]

who else immediately thought of monty python at 5:32 😂

[@erraticboss168]

Spencer Friedrich good one😂😂😂

[@foxxtrot6909]

Yes

[@Paramedicmatt1onpsn]

I just got this down

[@anupchandra1862]

Hey I can’t even say how thankful I am with this video. This would help me a lot I’m a self taught drummer watching drumeo videos I would really appreciate if you can make a video on how to start building a song. You all are awesome keep posting videos.

[@AndreasWallstrom]

Jared, you're a great teacher! Thanks to you and the team for these free lessons. Awesome!

[@thugnastyscripts]

I do not have feet...

[@McBignLargeBJ64]

same

[@Vdhm91]

That ending though

[@XsoldoutX]

Herschel Mandelbaum for real

[@davidbrown9395]

this is one of your BEST presentations

[@freddyvideo6779]

This is a very thorough and well explained video. Thanks.

14 guys can't afford snowboard boots.

[@CaptainMorgan_CommanderPotts]

more like they can't afford to pay attention to how Jared does the technique and then do it wrong, they're like, "WHY CAN'T I DO THIS"

[@Haiasiriku]

i was practicing with my band and i did this for the first time lol.... TOO EASY! im a bassist btw

[@gabrielvillarroel6547]

The hero of the drum.!! Thanks Jared from Argentina.!!

[@Thevikingninja117]

Got on my kit today...I can do it....I CAN FREAKING DO IT!!! Thank you Jared Faulk so much!!!!

[@jessicahancock8515]

So it should actually be called ball of your foot/toe technique.

[@cellarseer]

Agreed. I think the angle of the ankle masks the actual mechanics of the technique.

[@bucknekkid241]

"heel-toe" is pretty misleading. When I tried it as a downstroke/upstroke like with hands it started working. It was the only explanation for the legs of drummers moving at exactly half the beater speed when doing fast double bass

[@Anjohl]

Yeah, the heel stroke triggers the kick with the ball, and the toe stroke triggers the second. Pretty cool!

[@ChesterRico]

My feet are too long (size 46), I'd need like an extra long pedal :P

[@eriklange7603]

Chester Rico I feek you bro :(

[@xXxFSTYLExXx]

Chester Rico I got size 48 (german size) I play a normal DW Pedal...no problem, bro

[@ChesterRico]

No mex Yeah you're right. When I originally wrote this comment, I simply couldn't do the technique properly. Now that I've figured it out I realized that pedal/foot length doesn't matter at all ;)

[@jantonions]

Funny how I remember watching this video as a kid is my grandad's basement (RIP) and still remembered the snowboard shoe!! That comparison helped me a lot over the years to avoid excuses. Feels good to come back knowing that I am already doing it properly as back then I was just learning and remember having a lot of struggles with this!. Just revisiting the lesson now to get them triple strokes right! (toe-heel-toe)

[@christinemorris8578]

Thank you for breaking this down for us beginners. Loved this video. Very thorough.

[@kevinjames9467]

Hey is it possible to play triplets with this technique Drumeo

[@nateburns423]

kevin james yes it is. Check out drum techniques and beats for heel toe by drumeo to learn how!

[@tazaycharla3426]

I think that's what Bonzo did on Good Times Bad Times

[@mylankumar4109]

It works well with a double bass drum pedal

[@blackhawktim1259]

The snow boot cracked me up!!!! Thank you so much for breaking this Dow, I have lots of practicing to do!!!!

[@Gurkensalat70]

Best Heel-Toe demonstration by far !!! THANK YOU !!!

[@GuillermoSmyser]

Best video I've seen for this technique by far and away! I'm not even a drummer and this made sense to me even though I'm not necessarily very familiar with the feel of the pedal.

[@TheBlekko]

Now i know why you like this technique so much, precise, smooth and fast. Thanks for teaching me this one!

[@TheIcecubelover]

Thank you so much Jared, I've tried to do rhis technique for a year and you have the most satisfactory video...

[@richmosesnow]

Dude you are the mr. Roger's of drum videos, love this!!!+

[@morningjayentertainment512]

This helped me so much! Thanks for the awesome vid!

[@LeCharognard666]

Man THX, good explanation, simple,effective. You're the man!

[@sengkiat]

The only heel toe bass drum technique video that the Internet needs. I used to think I could only play this barefoot, with my heel actually making the stroke. I did this for about 4 years, and I'm still not confident with doing it that style. This video enlightened me. I learned to do the heel toe with my heel outside the pedal. It was hard at first, but it's been about a year and I've pretty much got the hang of it. Now I'm practicing double strokes! But I think having a well adjusted pedal helps. It's almost impossible for me to pull this off on an unresponsive pedal. Next on my mastering list: triple kick!

[@flexmarchetti]

Great job explaining this! No excuses!

[@brianhill6043]

That's awesome !!!....I tried this last yr and thought my feet were to big......gonna work on it again now....Thanks much !!!!

[@barfgameplay]

Going to try this next band practice. I've been playing in a punk band for about 5 or 6 years now and always had trouble with doubles, which as you know, are everywhere in punk music. I always play doubles like a normal hit but twice, and it gets tiring really quickly. So hoping i can master this technique quickly!

[@sashaqy8081]

This was Super Helpful! Thanks!

[@Miciostupido]

Thanx a lot man, for your amusing and necessary help!

[@jamesreyes9331]

Jared , you've scored another "Home Run" with this Pedal Tech/instruction. Great Class ! !

[@carlostovar366]

Hey man this is really useful. I'm a beginner drummer and it's helping me a lot! Thank you!

[@angelcoria3593]

Excellent!, thanks you for the technique!... From Argentina...

[@davemoore3394]

Wow! I've been playing for 2 months and after a second look at this video I nailed it! That is, I can now do about 8 solid double beats in a row then my thigh is dying! I think some practise is required :) Jared, top man...

[@bennytintu5534]

Thank u. Drumeo is the great master.