bangbangcrash
Junior Member
I've got to play on a song where the beat is a dumb, monotonous kick-hat-snare-hat 1 & 2 & 3 & 4... The hi hat is open on each '&' and closes to give that well-known disco beat. Simple enough, but it really hurts the ankle after a while. I play heel down for the left foot, pivoting my foot up about my heel to open the hats and down to close it. Playing heel up feels wrong (having to life my foot off the pedal basically), and I can't quite get the timing right.
What's the correct technique for this? Is it just a case of building stamina? Or do I have to rebuild my timing with heel up?
What's the correct technique for this? Is it just a case of building stamina? Or do I have to rebuild my timing with heel up?