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Title: how is this possible?
Post by: JonathanLR on September 16, 2007, 05:47:51 PM: ok if you havent seen this clip of tony royster jr. youll be amazed. if you have im sure your still amazed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGsd1kiwZ38

what im reffering to is his footspeed. i mean, thats impossible. does anyone have footspeed close to this that can share their technique possibly?
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: LDN-DRUMMA on September 17, 2007, 03:06:40 PM: ONE WORD

PRACTICE
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: IICOII on September 17, 2007, 03:36:33 PM: You've already killed any possibility of developing your foot control to that level ... or beyond. Tony has two hand and two feet just like you. Start slow, and work your way up ...
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: JonathanLR on September 17, 2007, 03:41:21 PM: i have pretty good foot speed, its not exaclty where i want it to be but still, ive never seen anyone else do such a thing with one foot.
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: IICOII on September 17, 2007, 03:52:02 PM: Quote from: JonathanLR on September 17, 2007, 03:41:21 PM
i have pretty good foot speed, its not exaclty where i want it to be but still, ive never seen anyone else do such a thing with one foot.

Tony has pretty good foot control, but I wouldn't consider him 'top dog' in that area. While their style may not be your "cup of tea", check out Virgil Donati or Thomas Lang. Their are others, but those are two names that immediately came to mind...
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: drummin4JC on September 17, 2007, 05:50:33 PM: Quote from: IICOII on September 17, 2007, 03:52:02 PM
Tony has pretty good foot control, but I wouldn't consider him 'top dog' in that area. While their style may not be your "cup of tea", check out Virgil Donati or Thomas Lang. Their are others, but those are two names that immediately came to mind...

thats where its all at like they said Tony has the same thing you got... work your way up slowly developing control.... then you'll see speed will come at you quicker before you know it...
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: teflonminds88 on September 17, 2007, 08:24:45 PM: JoJo's no slouch when it comes to foot speed either ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyZrRpkUUFg
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: JonathanLR on September 17, 2007, 08:32:15 PM: ive never seen this before!!!!!!! oh man i never thought anything like this was posible!!!!!! i need to work on my footspeed for real.
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: JFunky on September 17, 2007, 09:35:16 PM: Quote from: JonathanLR on September 17, 2007, 08:32:15 PM
ive never seen this before!!!!!!! oh man i never thought anything like this was posible!!!!!! i need to work on my footspeed for real.

Wrong. We need to work on Control. Speed is a byproduct of CONTROL. Too many guys at church can do all of these fast doubles and triplets but they drool when they see Jeremy Haynes, Chris Coleman, Nathaniel Townsley, Calvin Rodgers and Derico Watson's foot or feet in C. Cole's case. Why is that? They have control. They can do crazy foot patterns in an uptempo song and do very nice controlled foot work on ballads "if needed". Control is the key.

Oh yeah, Donati and Lang are Masters of Foot Control.
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: LDN-DRUMMA on September 18, 2007, 03:07:28 AM: dont forget derico watson single pedal genius
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: soul_drummer on September 18, 2007, 03:41:27 AM: Quote from: GMS on September 17, 2007, 09:35:16 PM
Derico Watson's foot....

LDN, He didn't forget.....GB
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: SabianKnight on September 18, 2007, 11:29:22 AM: Quote from: JonathanLR on September 17, 2007, 08:32:15 PM
ive never seen this before!!!!!!! oh man i never thought anything like this was posible!!!!!! i need to work on my footspeed for real.

Wrong!!!
You need to on your control and accuracy that is what makes Tony, Virgil, Thomas, Jojo and others as awe inspiring as they are. It is not their speed This is why books such as Stick Control, Master Studies, and Bass Drum Control are always mentioned by the greats 30+ years after being written. The same TRUTHS STILL APPLY.

Control your actions and expand your possibilities.
Title: Re: how is this possible?
Post by: Hotsticks1 on September 18, 2007, 04:37:46 PM: Quote from: teflonminds88 on September 17, 2007, 08:24:45 PM
JoJo's no slouch when it comes to foot speed either ;D

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyZrRpkUUFg[/url]

Word to mommy, dude aint lyin, and jojo unlike the rest of the cats named only uses a single pedal...