How to learn the anklemotion - doublebass - ankletechnique - Tama Speed Cobra

How to learn the anklemotion - doublebass - ankletechnique - Tama Speed Cobra - ACD direct drive

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Жыл бұрын

Hi!
This is just some thoughts of mine that involves around the learning of the anklemotion. Feel free to share your thoughts and comments!

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@2101923 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Finally understood what ankle motion is all about. I've been getting it wrong all the while. Best Breakdown. Thanks a million Sir!!

@SamiK1989 Жыл бұрын

You are Welcome!

@makevet6531 9 ай бұрын

++++++++++1 Me too!

@_zzuB 7 ай бұрын

absolutely agreed

@jilips 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice dawg, been having a rough one lately and this has motivated me to return to the basics! I also have the speedcobra ;)

@DJBisGOD 8 ай бұрын

Very helpful :) Thank you so much. I have a similar double pedal setup to yours except for the ACD Driveshaft.

@necrosadotor 3 ай бұрын

best advice on the subject i've ever seen

@SamiK1989 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! This are just my thoughts and comments on the subject.

@normanwilder4935 3 ай бұрын

Great advice!

@SamiK1989 3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

@stevendrums1 11 ай бұрын

Very informative and helpful. Thanks!

@SamiK1989 11 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@jonathanpinzon6468 9 ай бұрын

thank you for this, so well explained, I was doing it wrong.

@SamiK1989 9 ай бұрын

Np mate! 🤝🏻

@TheBeldorus 7 ай бұрын

good clean simple explanation ankle motion 101...

@justinprevatt4914 Жыл бұрын

amazing information. cheers!

@SamiK1989 Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@artvarg2861 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video. And with my same pedals, so my brains tells me is even more possible now :)

@SamiK1989 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes just have patience 😊

@kalagan 10 ай бұрын

Thanks thats helpful. Im currently stuck on the nervous twitch phase, i cant accelerate unless i start twitching, I'll put your advise into practice

@NoelMalekar 10 күн бұрын

Thank you for this informative video. Do you also provide lessons?

@phobit 7 ай бұрын

Hey, great video! I am kinda glad you mentioned that eheryone struggled with the twitching-motion, a lot of other videos made it seem like I wasn’t even starting to understand the technique when twitching, you confirmed to me that we all shared this struggle :D! Do you have any advice on how to quickly jump into ankle-motion regarding foot position? I normally play with my foot way further up the pedal, but for ankle I noticed playing further down feels better/right. Should I just instantly pull my feet downwards if I want to start playing ankle, or should I go full-leg and work my way down the pedal meanwhile?

@Demann84 4 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@SamiK1989 4 ай бұрын

🙌🏻😎

@ChavalBrasil 10 ай бұрын

This is great advice! Can you tell how to control alternating left/right? I've been practicing each foot separate and can go fast, but when trying to sync both feet it's a disaster... Can't find a video about this, so maybe it's a good suggestion for a next video? 😊

@SamiK1989 8 ай бұрын

Sorry I forgot to reply! That could be a issues with balance on the throne. Make sure you are "balanced" on the throne you are sitting on. Can you play with one foot and lift the other one in the air at the same time?

@ChavalBrasil 8 ай бұрын

@@SamiK1989 still trying here, I think just need to keep practicing and give it time, will work eventually. Also trying some heel-toe.

@kraa_ Жыл бұрын

Great vid, sir! Would you use this technique for hertas too?

@SamiK1989 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And Yes I would!

@jasonday6909 9 ай бұрын

This is a great break down. I do have a question about why you decided to go to the direct drive ACD for the speed cobra. I'm currently using both iron cobras and Axis AL-2 and I am having a hard time determining which I want to really hammer down this motion with. It seems like you have combined the pedals with the Darwin accessories, I suppose I am looking for some perspective on it. On one hand I am used to the 'throw' of the heavier cobra but on the other hand I feel like my ceiling is limited unless I go direct drive.

@SamiK1989 9 ай бұрын

Hi! Yeah I’ve bought a few upgrades from ACD. The upgrades made the pedals lighter and faster. But I still feel like I have the actual ”punch/power” I had when I used the doublechains on my speedcobras. The ACD spring geometry was a interesting upgrade. When I installed it I noticed that I got more power but my speed/control didnt decrease at all. Its kind of hard to explain since I actually didnt feel a big difference in the feel of the pedals when I installed the Spring geometry upgrade.

@BurrenSHdrums 7 ай бұрын

@@SamiK1989Hi! Did you purchase de regular or the harder upgrade? Thanks

@SamiK1989 7 ай бұрын

@@BurrenSHdrums I bought the hard upgrade.

@grim65000 7 ай бұрын

I use pearl eliminator redline on my practice pad and my axis a21 on my kit, it works fine for me. I was also thinking that i had to only use the same pedal learning ankle motion, but it works fine. Maybe build foundation on the speedcobras first. 🙂

@andrums_channel 7 ай бұрын

Hi man, great advice! I've got the same drive shaft from ACD, it's amazing! Would you recommend buying the beater shifter too? Do they actually help?

@SamiK1989 7 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks! The beater shifter solved my problems with the acoustic kickdrum. My beaters had to over-rotate (past 90 degrees) and that fucked up my control/balance.. So Yeah from my experience I can say that they do help.

@andrums_channel 7 ай бұрын

@@SamiK1989 Okay, I'm actually on acoustic and I've got my bass tilted for that exact reason. But never measured if it's really 90°, I'll take a look at it.

@SamiK1989 7 ай бұрын

@@andrums_channel Yeah I would’ve never guessed that the angle of which the beater hits the drumhead is actually important. I also have a video on my channel Thats named ”My current struggles playing with 2 different kickdrums” or something like that. Take a look at that video!

@kevinfrancais27 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for these precious tips, i've been doing it wrong before as I was using the nervous motion, also I have a small problem, I can move my right foot with only ankles at around 120/130bpm but when I put it on the pedal, my shin muscles start to randomly activate and I can't get past 100bpm?

@SamiK1989 2 ай бұрын

Hi! If you are trying to move the pedal with ankles only at like 120/130bpm it's gonna be really difficult. I would start with anklemotion at around 140bpm and work with full-leg motion up to like 120-130bpm. Your pedal settings are also important to setup right (Not too tight springtension etc) There are many factors that you have to consider when it comes to setting up the pedal so that you dont work "against it" and fight the tension of the spring.

@kevinfrancais27 2 ай бұрын

@@SamiK1989Does this mean I have to train my ankles on the floor to reach 140bpm and then transfer it to the pedal?

@starscream2812 10 ай бұрын

I’ve got speed cobras as well and man I’ve been stuck at this for years. Just like you say, I can’t just start fast. And that’s frustrated me so bad. I’ll take any help I can get. This ankle motion makes since but I’m still missing something. I’m almost there but I just can’t get the feel of the pedals when doing this. This has truly been frustrating for years cuz I know I can do it but I’m just missing something. I can play blast beats with my hands no problem but with my feet? No way. I’ve tried for years and I’m just never satisfied with it. I keep a tight spring tension so ima loosen them up and see what that does for me. Any advice you got is much appreciated cuz I should know how to do this by now and it’s the one thing about my playing that holds me back.

@slammlovr 10 ай бұрын

starting with a loose tension and then ramping up after you’re comfortable is the #1 way to gain double bass speed.

@unknowndrummer5163 9 ай бұрын

Using loose spring tension may help I guess, but for me it felt weird and didn’t help :(

@grim65000 7 ай бұрын

Try add a more heavy beater/beaterweights, then you will feel the strokes better. Try having a 45 degree beater angle, and for the spring when resting the weigth of your leg(ball of your foot) on your pedals there should be maybe an inch or so between the beater and the bassdrum head. And not overpractice, good focused practice sessions to build muscle memory👍

@mdoucette45 10 ай бұрын

Any advice for a significantly lagging left foot? Should I practice playing with it with regular techniques first before trying to train it with this.

@SamiK1989 10 ай бұрын

Is it only the anklemotion you have problems with the left foot?

@Schifty616 24 күн бұрын

Hey. What is some advice to help relax the left upper leg. My right foot has it down but not my left.

@SamiK1989 24 күн бұрын

@@Schifty616 check out my latest video I uploaded. There you have a simple advice that you could try!

@Bbanner516 6 ай бұрын

Is the motion produced more by “bouncing your heel” or “bringing your shoe laces towards the drum head”? I feel like when I bounce my heel I don’t get a lot of ankle motion and it feels more like a whole leg movement, despite it coming from my calves. I can get ankle motion when I think about moving my laces forward but I worry that it’s twitching. However, I can start and stop on command so maybe it’s not twitching.

@SamiK1989 4 ай бұрын

Hello! Sorry for the delayed answer. The motion is produced by bouncing your heel yes. If you have zero tension in your upper legs, and you can start and stop (even at a pretty slow tempo lets say 140-150bmp) only using your ankle, I am 99% sure that you are not twitching. One really important thing when learning the anklemotion is that you have to be concious of your movement. The starting and stoping with full control is a really good "Check-mark" to see if you are on the right path. I hope my answer was clear :)

@02208953 9 ай бұрын

I was twitch for a long time and cause my full leg motion out of control at mid tempo. only moved my calf first?thank you

@SamiK1989 9 ай бұрын

What!?

@02208953 9 ай бұрын

@@SamiK1989 The twitchy movements caused me to lose control around 140BPM. Should I train first and then strengthen my calves?

@SamiK1989 9 ай бұрын

@@02208953 Well try to start out slow with loose springtension. I’m already giving the advice in the video.

@02208953 9 ай бұрын

@@SamiK1989 thank you advice!

@heartbeatsdrum 8 ай бұрын

How does the ACD shaft compare to the Trick one? I have the trick and am wondering if it's worth getting the ACD.

@SamiK1989 7 ай бұрын

Hi! I've never used the trick driveshaft, but I could imagine that there's not a huge difference if we are speaking about the performance.

@nikivoron7 9 ай бұрын

hi. how many hours a day is enough to make a muscle memory? each day or every other day?

@SamiK1989 9 ай бұрын

Well I started out practicing like 3-4 days per week. I always made sure I didnt train too many days in a row.

@nikivoron7 9 ай бұрын

1 hour a day?@@SamiK1989

@ubiras1000 Жыл бұрын

what's on your pedal board. the yellow black thing?

@SamiK1989 Жыл бұрын

Its griptape!

@ubiras1000 Жыл бұрын

does it make a difference in your playing?

@SamiK1989 Жыл бұрын

@@ubiras1000 It helps a little bit with stoping my fret slide all over the pedals. There’s no magic in it but it just helps me a little.

@user-si7ui6vk4b 11 ай бұрын

Interested in the direct-drive link you have there

@SamiK1989 11 ай бұрын

Check out my video about the direct drive from ACD!

@user-si7ui6vk4b 11 ай бұрын

Your setup looks beefier than the ACD dircet drive @@SamiK1989

@SamiK1989 11 ай бұрын

@@user-si7ui6vk4b I have the ACD direct drive kit, the beater shifters ACD and then the ACD driveshaft.

@user-si7ui6vk4b 11 ай бұрын

That one small linkage on the footboard appears fragile but I know Denis would not have built and sold something that would easily break. I seem to remember one of your vids you has a Kopyto double pedal? Seems like the beater shifters would work well on an Axis pedal where it is needed more. My speed Cobras strike the head fine out of the box,@@SamiK1989

@sytorias7143 9 ай бұрын

My problem is i cant find the right seat height, distance tension and everything etc i used to play heaps when i was 21 and could double bass perfectly really fast for hours, almost 8 years later ive forgotten everyuthing and my legs just wont do it anymore :( so im struggling to find my position, height, tenion, etc all again with no memory of any of those things

@prototheist 8 ай бұрын

As someone who took years off and encountered similar problems, I would suggest to build a strict practice schedule and stick to it. Set reasonable goals and don’t assume you should be able to play everything you could years ago because the muscle memory has diminished. You must earn it back with hard work and patience just like the rest of us. There’s no short cuts here.

@metalliclark86 7 ай бұрын

He's right. I've come from a 10 year hiatus and was so frustrated I almost thought of selling my vdrums. But I stuck with a regular practice schedule from the very basic motions to advanced techniques over time, and in rwo months I was very comfortable to keep practicing the stuff I used to know. It's not perfect yet, but getting there.

@jaymason7097 9 ай бұрын

I feel like this is a bit misleading. As you progress to 175ish and above, you begin using that twitch motion. You just learn how to control it…

@SamiK1989 9 ай бұрын

Yes but my point is that you shouldnt do that uncontrolled twitching motion. People think they can play ”doublebass” by twitching fast and every stroke sounds unbalanced etc. If your always just trying to push it and twitch as fast as you can, you will never learn to control your pedals with your ankles.