The MOST Important Double Bass Drumming Exercise (Ankle Technique Lesson)

If I had to pick just one double bass drumming exercise which I find most useful, then I would pick this one.
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00:00 Introl
01:17 Three Things You Need
2:50 The Final Goal
03:02 The Exercise
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[@apenguin_]

Thank you so much for this lesson, im on day 5 of learning double bass and finally found my starting tempo at 180 its still a little sloppy but i could finally put both feet together

[@dragonfire3868]

Hey Marthyn and community I'm learning the ankle technique from your videos and they got me very far so thank you very much for that. I still have problems though with my left foot because it's not able to hit as hard as my right does and also sometimes I feel like my upper leg is involved and I don't know how to relax it. It would be really cool if you could do a video about how to relax the upper leg. I'd also apreciate advise from the community if someone is familiar with this issue.

[@modernmusicstudio303]

This is a great lesson! Thank you!

[@jjajjoi2447]

Thank you marthyn for all content & effort you put to this. Im totally going to enroll your courses when i can afford them.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

Thx for watching my friend

[@WORSAW666]

Thanks so much for this. This is exactly the spot im in at the moment. i'll be using this practice routine daily!!

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

You're welcome my friend 🙏

[@mcmarine777]

It blows my mind how different muscle groups are used depending upon the BPM you’re targeting. I find the ankle technique very easy to just play fast double, BUT in the music style I play, all my double is between 130-144, which uses a LOT of hip flexor, so practicing ankle technique doesn’t do much to perfect my song tempos.

[@danielziec240]

Thanks. I was started from beginner level one week ago. Ankle technik will be next.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

Awesome...good luck, you got this 🤟

[@essenter4222]

It seems like it's way easier to do this with direct drive though

[@KETHUU]

Excelent content. I have to try this way ´cause for many many years my left foot is always struggling to keep the same speed and approach of the right foot. Thank You

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

Thanks for watching...hope it helps. Have a great day

[@reanimator9]

I’m barely at 105bpm with ankle technique… damn it’shard

[@pietzsche]

Ankle technique is generally for higher tempos, that's why Marthyn explains finding your starting tempo in this video. Start by playing without a metronome, and using proper technique, and just see how fast you're playing naturally, then use that or a little less as your starting tempo, it's very unlikely that it'll be under 150bpm, because that's just the nature of this technique.

[@reanimator9]

@@pietzsche thanx for your feedback

[@pietzsche]

@@reanimator9 just so you know, generally you'll use full leg up to about 140bpm, then you start using ankles as well, then about 160 go to just ankles. the numbers there are rough, but it's about that.

[@geoffh8077]

5:30 in this video my friend

[@reanimator9]

@@pietzsche oh I know that, it’s just that my ankle technique at those tempos is pure trash, l mean those nervous twitching with 0 control, so I thought of working on the calves contraction at low tempos and build my way up with clean technique… so I must be wrong

[@zappafrk]

Does footboard angle matter, and if so, what should it be?

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

It matters in relation to the distance from your pedals to your drumstool.

[@zappafrk]

@@drumtechniqueacademy Farther from the stool, higher up, closer, normal to lower?

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

yes, kind of...

[@zappafrk]

@drumtechniqueacademy Thank you for your replies, I really appreciate it!

[@stonehead66]

This one's a bit too pop-ish imo - reminds me of oldschool bfmv 😅

[@Garthritis]

And you mean playing quarter notes at 190 right?? JK

[@irafair3015]

More like 8th notes. Then when you combine the two feet you'll be playing 16ths. Right now I play 8th notes at 170 each foot. then I combine them to play 16th notes.

[@drumtechniqueacademy]

100% correct