Hello comrades and welcome to the last improvement megathread of April! It's the last Sunday of April, a good time to look back on the month.

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • How was your April?
  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Poster caption: If you want to be like him - exercise!

Good luck with your goals comrade-doggo

  • Mokey [none/use name]
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    2 months ago

    Traditional Grip: Not trying to spend much time here, I have so much technique I need to de-emphasize working on it.

    • Moeller technique, super slow, choreographed movements. 80BPM, each click indicates a motion. Rest position. Arm up, forearm out- stick on head. Drop arm hard but not stupidly back to rest position. 10 mins.

    • Trad grip, middle finger exercise 65BPM. Not sure how people play faster single strokes on traditional grip yet. 5 mins.

    Foot Technique: I'm getting close I can feel it.

    • Bounce Knee on Pedal/Leg Motion 65-75BPM. 7.5 mins.

    • Ankle Technique 75-65BPM 7.5mins

    • Heel Toe left foot, 80BPM. 5 mins.

    Groove Studies:

    • Rhythmic Scale using Benny Greb app, focus down sixteenth notes. Try to get to sextuplets and 32nds. 40 BPM. 20 mins.

    • Benny Greb App. Play ideas and keep it in time. Right now it's RLLK and RLKK. RLKKRLLK. 70BPM 10 mins.

    • Benny greb app. Swing orchestrating paradiddles between left hand and right foot. 80BPM.

    • Benny greb app. 32nd notes funk. 1xxx (+xxx) 2. Explore all bass drum permutations on the 2nd half of beat one while only moving the the first half after going through everything in the second group. 80bpm 10mins

    • Benny greb app. 32nd notes funk. Samething but just one bass drum note moving through all the possible 32nd note subdivisons. 80 bpm. 10 mins.