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Category: Stick Tricks
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Snare Stick Flick Trick
A great illusion where you click your fingers and a stick comes flying up from the drums!
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Mini Traditional Twirl
A traditional grip trick based on the real twirl, but this time doing a full rotation for a quick and effective twirl that you can use between backbeats.
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Mini Real Twirl
A subtle and flash real twirl variation, with a couple of applications which I use often in my own playing.
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Mini Fake Twirl
A quick spin based on the Fake Twirl, and an application on how to work it smoothly into your playing.
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The Real Twirl
A perpetual motion twirl which utilises three fingers and a wrist rotation. Tough to pull off, but I’ve broken it into multiple steps here to help you build up the technique.
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The Fake Twirl
The first twirl I recommend you learn. The stick does a full rotation, but only utilises two fingers to pull it off, rather than rolling the stick through multiple fingers.
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Reverse Half Throw
A variation on the Half Throw, but this time with the top of the stick travelling away from you, useful for quick drum strikes after the rotation.
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Stick Trick Practice Game
A little game I used to play with my students to help apply stick tricks in your playing. Don’t be so distracted by the tricks that you forget to apply them!
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Traditional Grip Throw
A full rotation throw for Traditional Grip Players. Great for pulling off in-between the back beats of a groove.
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My Thoughts On Stick Tricks
There are mixed feelings about stick tricks, should we do them? Does it add to the performance? Is there value in practicing and applying them? Here are my thoughts.
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The Half and Full Throw
Here’s a simple trick, although simple doesn’t mean easy. Throwing the stick and catching it after it rotates. Here are some tips to help you pull it off well.
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How To Recover From A Stick Drop
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One Handed (Trick) Groove
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Snare Flick Stick Trick
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Stick-on-Stick Grooving
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One Stick / Two Sounds
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Beginner Groove / Advanced Tricks
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Back Sticking Stick Trick
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Stick Trick Basics – The Fake Twirl
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Stick Trick Basics – The Real Twirl
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A Stick Trick Practice Game
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How to do Stick Tricks Whilst Drumming
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