Do you use moeller for back beats?

Thanks again everyone.

I'm just starting small and watching my arm in the mirror. It's simply not part of the motion.

Brian, I'm not interested in books at this time but I have considered using more motions that cause my left arm to jump up and down, which should encourage me to ''flick'' more.

Stuff like jumping between the snare and hats with the left hand, while my right hand is on the ride or somewhere out of the way.
 
Dre25 said:
Some will remember me posting this video in search of some technique advice.

Well to cut a long story short, Dave Weckl watched me play at drum camp and he said I don't whip with my left hand. So now that I'm home and practicing again I'm trying to make it happen, it's so unnatural to me.

I do know how to whip my left hand if it's an accented pattern but individual hits are something I'd never tried.

Did this occur to everyone else naturally or are there others like me out there? I don't know how to practice it other than to watch myself in the mirror.
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What I'm seeing is you playing your backbeats by raising from the elbow and gently dropping your arm almost as a single unit, hardly using any wrist at all.

I personally don't use much arm in my backbeats and they are plenty loud. Here's a really crappy video of my playing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enLdZFb4qM4

That's me chilling, not even attempting to play loud. I'm using my forearm about as much as you are, but my stick is going 90 degrees and yours is about 45.

Gavin Harrison mostly plays from the wrist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ATD9vTHSE
 
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