Why So Many Foot Problems?
There are two major reasons such a large majority of drummers have problems with foot technique: They spend too little time working on feet and/or they practice ineffective foot exercises. While there are a few good instructional books that can help you develop your footwork (including DoubleDrum: A Double Bass Drum Text by yours truly), you can start out with a classic book, originally written for the hands, called Stick Control by George L. Stone. If you don’t already own it, by all means get it. (See the Related Links sidebar.) If you are a more advanced footologist, you can practice most of the exercises in Stick Control using your feet instead of your hands. But if you’re just beginning to work on your feet, I suggest you start slowly as outlined below. Single Stroke Roll Single Strokes: You’ve practiced them with your hands (hopefully) and now you need to practice them with your feet. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that Singles Strokes are beneficial only to double bass drumm
