Thomas Lang Drumming Boot Camp lesson - Stone Killer foot exercise

In the April 2014 issue of Rhythm Magazine we give you a front row seat at Thomas Lang's Drumming Boot Camp. In the issue Thomas takes through a series of hardcore drills and exercises to make you a better player.
In this sample lesson Thomas looks a killer foot exercise inspired by George Lawrence Stone, the author of the seminal instructional book Stick Control For The Snare Drummer and a man who was sought out by jazz legends Joe Morello, Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton.
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[@shawnbray8802]

“Then of course in triple time.” Oh yes... yes of course.

[@lildrummerboy61]

Hahaha this was my exact reaction

[@midinerd]

:)

[@mikehockhertz5329]

This is the terminator of the drum set he is a cybernetic organism living tissue over steel

[@tortillasarenotbiceps7622]

The more I see what Thomas is capable of the more I love the guitar.

[@stratosaurusrex3399]

😅 Had me on a “limb” till the end.

[@ronfleming5091]

".. 200 or more, whatever you feel comfortable with, you know" (as if he's talking about choosing a new color for your room)

[@WiredDrummer]

Right! Hahaha

[@TARrosser]

But don't forget to triple time that 200

[@joemcjoe8382]

I'm gonna drop one of those zeros if it's alright with everyone.

[@midinerd]

:) hehe

[@SXI96]

This guy is not only a fucking incredible drummer, but a great athlete imo, great leg/calf strength and body control, he stays in shape and trains every limb, he pushes himself to extreme limits like a professional athlete does, he also constantly practices rudiments, one of the best ever!

[@nathanredmon96]

OF COURSE!!!! Triple time... No problem. Let me set my metronome to 20bpm

[@stevehackenberg]

Nathan Redmon ROFL, Me too.

[@POUGASDR]

hahahaahhahahahahahahahaah

[@arminariffin4412]

"Your left foot need more training than your right foot"......... yeahhh...yeahhh...yeahhh....hahaha

[@WhoresOfTijuanaBand]

my legs tightened up just watching him play it..

[@sunnywinston]

Hahahahahahahahahshahahahahahaha xD

[@FFLL2112]

Watching Thomas Lang’s master class of drumming videos has seriously motivated me to.. sell my drum set. Guitar here I come

[@voxta001]

All Thomas Lang videos come with a complimentary roller coaster of inspiration followed by "HOWWWWW, WHYYYYYYY..." discouragement. I experience this daily.

[@justincase2271]

He has no limitations. He can play whatever he likes with any limb at any speed. Maximum independence. He is really in a league of its own.

[@stratosaurusrex3399]

I feel Marco Minnemann can go beyond, but I like this guy.

[@mehashi]

I've worked it out. Thomas' pedals are actually scared of his feet, and THAT is why they appear to do doubles without him actually stomping them. What we perceive as awesome blast beats are actually the rhythmic manifestation of instrumental PTSD. It all makes sense now!

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

I love thomas, he shows you everything...everyway to succeed. Not once does he ever say it's easy but implys it takes time and practice BUT at the end of that time(maybe 20 years haha)you will be able to do it just like him 😊👍👏❤🔥 there is no easy way to be awesome, it takes time and dedication whether to be an awesome drummer, spouse, skateboarder, the lesson is the same 😊

[@chacou]

hahahaha I love Toms lessons they're impossible.

[@Midej]

Thank you fellow drummer commentators, I haven’t laughed this hard in a long time!!!

[@Toxcys]

How to be Thomas Lang.... Step 1: You won't

[@thinktank8389]

Nick Newton Just practice, learn about Moeller tech. Experiment, you can do it. He commits time, works out on body, has passion. A slow drummer could get to half speed and be happy. Isolate left foot using doubles in groups of 3. You'll soon developed extra room for foot pedals, etc. Lotta time maybe...yeah! I'm sure, lots of time.

[@DanielSilva-fq1oz]

Nick Newton 😂😂😂😂

[@brentdrummer5177]

Lol he's too far ahead.

[@Nimfomanofull]

"and then of course in triple times" that's when I quit drums

[@aclyte2679]

oh boy

[@Eugeniocaraujo]

He says it like its going to something super simple...

[@BobBob-lr5re]

I was about to comment the same thing. Lol

[@ikido00]

mr thomas you are are extraordinary player .looking at what you are doing make me want to put my drum kit on e-bay

[@702ringo1]

All I can say is "WOW!" This guy has raised the bar!! Thomas, you are AMAZING!!!

[@2Fa2Bu]

I came here to improve my drumming but I ended up just quitting.

[@billyreynolds4749]

I'll NEVER quit!! Just because someone else is really good, doesn't mean that I can't be with lots of practice!! That's how ANY musician gets better!

[@isekaibuff6544]

he makes it look so effortless.....

[@thomwangkonyak4007]

Speechless..... Most accurate drummer in the world

[@dumpygoodness4086]

almost TOO accurate: imagine TL... if he added WILD PASSION and was part OUT-of-CONTROL! (I like my music WILD... NOT too neat. ROCK Music is meant to be wild.)

[@MrFg1980]

Ok. I'll try. But I gotta' admit, at my current level of double bass ability, this video had me laughing hysterically. He's freakishly good.

[@nielsemilbechnaumann]

Where are you now? Im starting on it just today

[@patrickkelava482]

Yesterday i‘ve ordered a Roland V- Drum, just saw this kind of exercise video and decided to send it back upon arrival. Thomas oh my godness...

[@louisgiannamore]

he's a really great teacher, doesnt spend too long explain just keeps it all down to the point and simple

[@soul68ou1]

Not even human. 👏. Unbelievable

[@paulhanwetbe212]

3:56 that face 😂😂😂

[@dracdrum]

Damn you Mr. Lang... you make this hard shit look way too easy... In other words awesome job :)

[@SockerConny80]

Keep coming back to this one. It's a great workout and really helps with articulation on the feet. Thank you so much for the upload!

[@evanrichards8618]

don't give up u tubers! that's why people post these cool drum pics to share, and help the drumming community.

[@Uberhawg]

Everything he does is effortless.

[@markannichiarico640]

Here's a different way of looking at it, Ringo Star and Charlie Watts couldn't play any of this stuff yet their two of the wealthiest drummers in the world. Thomas Lang is a drumming machine, he's a great drummer and a terrific showman it must take such a dedication to practice the way he does and make drumming a huge part of his life, his whole life really.

[@lancehollum5566]

Great Great Great. Thanks Mr Lang. You always bring it. Love it. Thank you

[@bwdrums1]

Enormous natural ability meets insane work ethic. Luv the way that he's just matter- of- factly chatting to the camera AS he's doing things on the drums that only a few people on earth can do !! Just sick......lol

[@vlastion]

Jesus, man. He makes it look so easy! I got loads o' love for tha Lang.

[@honza_kriz_bass]

Thomas is just waaaaaayyyyy beyond "conventional" drumming... Awesome guy, I admire him and I really enjoy his drumming! Respect!

[@joeet7288]

my friend tried this yesterday and died later that night...

[@janjohansenmusic]

Haha!! eh... I’m sorry for your loss!😢

[@sctrifelthadapitu]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@JmanRx81]

😂

[@taktik4367]

😂😂😂 👍👍👍

[@rmmccarthy1240]

Wonderful tutorial and teacher! Thanks for creating and posting.

[@poliselthiago]

I can do it. Hold my beer.

[@thiago670]

The best drummer..I really like to have classes with him...

[@jesuscontreras124]

This video alone its enough to learn how to be a good drummer. Best teacher in the new era of rock drumming, Thomas Lang is the jedi trainner to end it all.

[@pelhamonetwothree1239]

+Jesus Contreras THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT HIM AND VIRGIL DONATI

[@FrankPCarpi]

Thank you for the great exercise Thomas Lang

[@jeffa6834]

Thanks for the lesson. Good stuff.

[@sbrand3998]

you're a great teacher man, thanks for this. so helpful. I've been a single pedal player for years, but am inspired to work towards playing with a double. cheers.

[@tomybata81]

I love it when he says "... and then OF COURSE in triple time" BOOM! jajaja Amazing!

[@POUGASDR]

what a drummer! I want to cry!

[@Cr4nium13]

I love how he can play doubles faster then most can play singles xD

[@warem7018]

What do you expect from somone who can play ''Stick control'' with his hands and feet and both mixed ,I bet there's no single combination this guy didn't play!

[@josshlegg8647]

doubles are actually easier to play faster than singles

[@Cr4nium13]

josshlegg Not when you actually play the strokes separately, as in you don't bounce the stick to get the second stroke

[@JoeNocella]

This kind of stuff isn't just learned after a few lessons or in a camp. Thomas obviously spent many hours as a youth perfecting these techniques. Playing clean doubles with your feet isn't nearly as easy as playing them with your hands.

[@kamj6607]

just started trying to learn heel-toe, this is exactly what i need to coordinate my leg muscles

[@PrantikNath]

this is awesome stuff.

[@bretdorton]

Best teacher on the planet

[@thelucky0239]

wow... awesome lesson

[@rossapolis]

He makes it look like it's no big deal. Like it's so fucking easy. That shit takes A LOT of practice to get even remotely as smooth as he does it.

[@deanpana7576]

You are a fucking legend Thomas! Great advice from one of the worlds leading drummers! MUCH APPRECIATED mr Lang! Thank you.

[@mehashi]

2:55 I could listen to this for hours, just snare and bass. ♥♥♥

[@akaLOUD]

this is frickin amazing

Thank you!! Great lesson!

[@richardgshields]

Just got my first kit, gonna start here. LMAO

[@nickhill9480]

awesomeness right there!

[@timcline161]

Awesome Ty Thomas Lang

[@THEUNHINGEDSANITY]

Who the fuck would dislike this lesson? It's straight to the point!

[@QuietSnake-xs5vx]

Thank you master Lang

[@jas8012]

Dont quit! Be inspired by this!!

[@kknuckkles]

Wooooooooow, I didn't know you made tutorials! Loool you are so funny, just speaking and making this crasy stuff at the same time! Thanks for this exercice, lot of work here! xD

[@jakubkrasowski3531]

His skills make my fucking eyes melt.

[@mrthundaboots]

I definitely need to clean up my feet. Cool one,Thomas. Danke schon!

[@markuschelios6891]

I train my left foot whenever I'm driving in my car. It's a perfect opportunity to get some practice in.

[@freakinsweet830]

yeah lemme just do this real quick. I can't even do that evenly with my hands; it goes against everything my body wants to do

[@co7358]

This man is a machine.

[@gamerdareswins2825]

Go watch Kollias....

[@sctrifelthadapitu]

He is the drum energy embodiment himself. Thomas Lang.

[@JustAnotherDrummerJG]

OF COURSE. Triple time. How could I forget xxxxxxD

[@wuvvbernardo9353]

wow nice work... simple to understand bro I like it .. 😄

[@darkvoice1513]

4:11 my Brain is Explosion .. Double Bass is a Gatling ..i love this Man

[@AlexCrockett]

All hail the machine lol, this is an exercise that im gonna have to try out!

[@johngeorges1510]

This is excellent. After a while singles are not enough on double bass. You need to explore more. Thanks Thomas!!

[@mehashi]

I got bored with double bass for a while. Checkout Bleed by Meshuggah. It's not my kinda music exactly but the double footwork in that is so intense it has reset my perceptions of where I was. Now I'm trying to learn hertas with my feet instead of the old helicopter beat I grew up with.

[@RonHaslam]

i went directly to the wood shed, unbelievable!!!!

[@roman14032]

well. that guy seems to have practiced............alot

[@johnmhearton3986]

Awesome drummer!

[@edmondjhg]

It's about time, and especially patience, when you acquire certain level you don't want to waste it on something new or harder, you have what you need to play what you want and that's it, to continue, to keep on will make you a PRO. I think.

[@AndyBucco]

The thing that makes me feeling a bit confidence, is that he sweats

[@lancehollum5566]

Beautiful

[@Nugtroen]

watching this is super easy but doing it is real hard man...

[@helenpowell7908]

Thomas, Next time you're in Germany, see if you can demo a Drum-Tec Pro Custom kit with a Roland TD-50 module for us. Thanks for all your inspirational techniques.

[@DrumSpotScuoladibatteriaOld]

wow, very good

[@ronan7504]

good lessons

[@kingGareth95]

This is insane!

[@aaronporter8024]

After watching the vid with him and Tony royster I was speechless....

[@philpants44]

wat vids that??

[@dumpygoodness4086]

@@philpants44 i just saw that video, and the two TOGETHER was some futuristic mania! It's just the two together: TL and TRjr.

[@Pacior1000]

SUPER!!!

[@lhcunha1]

This guy is a monster.

[@kevincady5613]

Monster!

[@davidvalentine9907]

unbelievable!!!

[@johnnyrabbtv]

Yep! Killer Thomas!

[@Cluless02]

casual, easy going . . . pro monster!!

[@bretdorton]

Omg he is a boss! Badd assss!

[@ItchyTastyRecords]

awesome

[@Frank-YYZ]

The Master!!!

[@nemanacemu2024]

Just a tip on the triple time. use heel toe technique and not slide technique, much easier.

[@comcfi]

Now that I’ve mastered this, where do I go from here

[@craigosullivan8095]

What a machine

[@boblob2003]

I'll take "Things I'll never need for a paying gig" for $1,000 Alex. ;-) Amazing stuff.

[@thinktank8389]

boblob2003 lol, but very true..

[@pcs56]

"....Mustang Sally! Think you better slow yo Mustang down!" BDDBDDBDDBDDBDDBDDBDBDDBDDBDDBDDBDDBDDBDDBDD! "NEXT!"

[@eufibu123]

Eine lebende Maschine!

[@andrewfitzpatrick2223]

Oh I'll work it out this weekend,🤣🤣