Denny

I have been playing on carpet for a while now with my kit and the thing
is I was wondering if I put a peice of plywood under my kit and used a super
thin drum mat would it help in my double bass drumming and all around being on a solid surface,have you guys noticed a diff..I went to a drum audition where I set my kit up on cement and the carpet was super thin and it felt kinda strange to be on a solid suface.....what's everyone's preference?
thanks Denny

Jameson

I don't think playing on a thinner surface would affect your double bass very much, if at all.

mgray

carpet all the way man....i have my drumset in the basement, and for a while, it was just on the bare concrete. it sucked...the thing was sliding all over the place, but years ago, i got a carpet, and its been so much better...the thing doesn't move an inch, and i actually think it makes the bass drum sound better.

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Denny

Thanks alot guys for the reply's
Denny

PoorButGood

I prefer carpet.

roxz

If your drum is not sliding,than it's good. Carpet or whatever..

IronCobraMan

denny...

i went thru a faze that looks similar to yours...analyzing everything ...carpets...angles...etc etc etc.... but while your doing all of this....ur forgetting whats most important...actually playing....spend less time on small details...and spend more time developing ur drum muscles.... play to a burn everyday....develop ur drum muscles as if u were working out.... even if ur not playing evenly...keep pushing till u cant push no more.... u have to exhaust ur muscles everyday....and that way they will build and u will gain alot more control than a carpet will give u

cjcdrums

ICM, that made me think of something...

Have you ever worked out? Well you know how you never work the same muscle groups two days in a row but you give them time to recouperate?

That is the method I've been using recently with my hands and feet, switching workouts every other day, and I'm coming along nicely with it.

IronCobraMan

thats a good point...that i brought up to a friend of mine...and he answered this:

marathon runners go running everyday...legs can take it...upper body cant .... ur legs are ment to always be in use...so for feet...go everyday

cjcdrums

But here's the thing: marathon runners don't do any sprinting. I seriously doubt sprinters work their muscles hard every day. You can't destroy all that tissue and expect it to regrow stronger in less than a day...

Maybe if you were training to play 120 bpm for 10 hours straight, you should play every day, but not if you are trying to push your top speed.

The thing that makes me wonder is how do you progress so fast if you push hard every day? I wish I could talk to some sort of doctor about this stuff.