Thanks for all the helpful info. I actually just took a lesson from a poster on this board by the name of John Lamb that is quite adept at teaching the Alexander Technique. I'm excitedly optimistic about where it might take me. Some years ago I was having back problems John and I talked about Phil C...

My heel down technique improved. My control is better. But the only way I can get speed and power is with the thigh. My foot creeps up the foot board and I have to counter that movement with my hamstring to bring my foot back into place. It seems counter productive.

I've been a heel up player all my life and after years of playing like that I decided to devote a majority of my practice time developing heel down to work different muscle groups. After 6 months of working on it every day I have found improvement, but there are things that don't feel right to me. W...

How do you mount your phone on or around your drum set?