The heel down technique is simple, yet most drummers find it more difficult than heel up. Put both of your feet on the foot pedals so that they completely cover them. Then, just play a rhythm by following one beat after the other. Do not raise your foot off the pedal, you want your foot to stay in contact with the foot board so you will have better control of the entire motion of each hit. You may feel muscle strain in the front of your calf, that means that you are using the correct muscles, but don’t overdo it! {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/3/33/Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet1. jpg/v4-460px-Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet1. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/3/33/Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet1. jpg/aid92510-v4-728px-Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet1. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:306,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:485,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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<br />\n</p></div>"} The heel up technique - place your feet onto the pedal the same way as in Heel down technique, but lift your heel off the pedal. The ball of your foot should always stay in contact with the foot board so that you maintain control of the entire movement of each hit. Kick one beat after the other. Make sure that you rest the beater of the pedal on the bass drum between hits so that your muscles have a chance to relax. Instead of feeling muscle strain in your calf, you may feel it in the front of your thigh (quadriceps). Again, don’t overdo it! {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/4/45/Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet2. jpg/v4-460px-Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet2. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/4/45/Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet2. jpg/aid92510-v4-728px-Play-Double-Bass-Drums-Step-2Bullet2. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:306,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:485,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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