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This guy is great technician!

Talking about drums is like taking about food. Just eat it or play it.

This guy hasn't posted anything in 12 years. I wonder if he's still alive.

I get my hand relaxed enough… uhhhggg frustrating. Great video though

Incredible!

Can this be done using match grip?

Man, that’s very cool.

I've only recently noticed that BR would switch between traditional and matched grips while soloing. And yet, he would piss all over matched grip in interviews, equating it with the hated rock drumming.

Seeing you perfectly replicate the infamous Rich Roll is the craziest thing I've seen today.

Thank you! I enjoyed your lesson.

Greaat ..

Probably one the best videos that explains Buddy’s technique and the one handed roll. I have watched countless videos of Buddy’s playing and this explanation is spot on.

Yes Agreed with what everyone said.. GREAT Explanation... I dont know that Ill EVER be abe to play like that but I understand what you are saying.. Traditional grip doesnt feel right to me..

Yawn...

Buddy's left hand was HIM. AMAZING

LOGICALLY: If holding your left stick like that is truly superior, why nobody hold BOTH sticks that way? 🤔🤔🤔

Oh, by the way, I found those dribbles too. Love it.

See, now I stayed away from that first tec. because I see Buddy lifting his arm with his shoulder to keep it level. You are dead on with your explanation and it makes sense. You look and sound exactly the way I see and hear buddy doing this so now I realize that instead of twisting the wrist to get out of it he lifts his arm, but you are correct, he has to be doing that. I wish to get your take on his whip cream tec. I do it but it get's out of control too fast for me. Even when I simulate his body movements. I can't keep the same size circles.

Isn't that the technique used by Gene Krupa and used by Carl Palmer?

I've worked on my left hand traditional grip always for a long time. In a right-handed grip I favor my left hand so much that now my right hand sucks!! For real!! I find I now have to develop my right hand more to catch up to my left in the traditional grip!! Go figure. So now I'm always looking for the right hand techniques. I know it sounds silly but it's true!! Thanks for the help buddy. It's always good to share what we know. 🙃🥁

Thanks for that. I have always wondered how anyone could do the things he, and you, have been doing. And, I bet you can't do this with match grip.

Well done sir! That is very skillful and makes a lot of sense.

I can’t do this at all is there any way to start this for beginners of traditional grip

oh sh'*t dude - your really f*ckin good!

What an EXCELLENT video! Great information and such an easy going speaking style!! Thank you for sharing this info!!!

Watch Vinnie Colaiuta Chaka Khan rehearsal.

This is great stuff. So essential for playing the snare drum.

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Man, that is cool how you can do that. My left hand is horrible and my right hand is not much better. It sucks cause I can learn Independence and can do some complicated grooves, but just not very fast. It's not for a lack of practice either. I just have fingers that don't work very well. Thanks for the video...that looks to me like what buddy is doing. Have you ever seen anybody that can do those rudiments with the speed and precision of Buddy?

Beautiful. Love how drummers figure out how to use as little effort/energy as possible to create rhythm and effortless speed

…Can I practice the thumb motion when I am just sitting without sticks….or even just with the sticks as in air practice? Seems it would at least get the thumb use to the motion? Thanks.

Great! The 3’s, 5’s and 7’s make what Buddy did almost an illusion that his left hand was cruising right through. But those right hand hits give that left hand just enough rest to come back at it again to sound continuous. This is well done cause Buddy solo’d in this fashion a lot.

Great explanation: really helps. Must practice keep stick at angle thanks

where can i buy that exact VF pad?

The best !!

This gold

Among the best demonstration of left hand stroke movement and position. Looks so natural -

Rating somebody the best in the world is an impossible task. There are so many that are so good at their own style of play. But I would also agree that Buddy Rich is the best of all time behind the kit. That we know of.

Excellent Very difficult to do Buddy stuff.

Im glade no lesson from u.PISS POOR

Nailed it to a T

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"Kinda " is closer to it. I just don't see Rich's hands working that way. BUT, really cool chops ya got there. The longer we watch, the more we see.

A great example of this technique is when Buddy performed it on the chart Three Day Sucker. He keeps a steady single stroke roll for a while all the while filling it in with bass drum beats and cymbal crashes. Just incredible.

That was impressive, I can’t play traditional grip

Just how I always thought of his technique. Friend in school taught me different hand exercises to improve motor muscles. Different grips. I change my grip as I play. Depends on song. Traditional, matched, and French grip. Faster cymbal work, more fingers. Play hard and loud, tighter grip and use wrist. I also learned to keep sticks in playing position on snare. Not raising sticks real high. Play slower, use a higher rolling motion. Swing the cymbal ride. I cannot stand how many drummers just hit cymbals straight on and hard! You glance them. Too expensive to crack or kill the cymbal sound. Cymbals need technique too. I wish I learned more open stick playing. I am left footed, right handed also. Good tutorial!

I really do not see the need to play a trap kit/ drum set using traditional grip. The grip your teaching was used when the drums were hung on a strap over the shoulder and the head was about 90° out from the player, have you ever noticed how buddy put that weird slant on his snare away from his body? I like Buddy Rich so don't get me wrong here I had to play traditional grip waaaaay back in high school, I ditched it the day I graduated and yes I can do the wind machine just fine using match grip. Good Job though.

He's is fast

Neil Peart did a nice rendition of traditional grip during his solos and I think he used the first technique you showed ( at around 2:09). I always wanted to play that way with my left hand. I can hold the stick with traditional grip but I have no speed control like you show here using traditional grip. I need to practice that more. It looks pretty cool when it's done right!

how anyone plays traditional grip is beyond me.