So instead, try resting only the ball of your foot on the pedal, having your heel in the air. Not only will this likely burn your shins, you won’t have that much power to endure this for some more minutes. Let’s for example, look at some footwork where you’re trying to play a fast beat with heel down. With practicing proper technique comes applying the best applicable one for the current practice. But it’s no rocket science that small movements are just more energy-saving.

The brilliant thing about this is that those small wrist and finger movements (right technique) eventually sound similar to hits from your arm (bad technique). Most of the time, you see the experienced drummers using their wrist and fingers moving very much (small movements) and their arms just a bit (big movements). Because applying a good technique doesn’t mean you won’t need any stamina or that you can be out of shape! You just that you have more of it, which in turn, you can use more wisely. So, if proper technique requires less stamina, how important is stamina then for me? Well, the thing with “good technique” is not that easy, I’m afraid. And with more stamina that you have left, you either have more up your sleeve to play longer, or you can perform faster movements. The purpose is: After you apply the right technique, it should “cost” way less stamina. When you’re quickly getting tired playing the drums, you have to face the problem from the roots. Technique really is the most and all-time important thing. I’m going to share with you some of my research and my personal top tips that have proven successful with me.

And just as it is with any other physical activity, playing drums is one, too, which you need to build stamina for. Eventually, every drummer encounters this problem: Getting tired after some time playing the drums.

Metal drum stick technique