Shoulder of the Stick vs. the Tip on a Hi-Hat

[ty7177]

Just make you hold the stick correctly or it will come flying out of your hand when you do decide to hit the hi-hat,(my first month of drumming).

[wolvie56]

No right or wrong. Just different techniques used in order to achieve the desired results. To get a sloshy constant sound that is used a lot, you would use the shoulder with relaxed pedal pressure, right? To get a more articulate chicking sound used in conjunction with the squelching of your hats usually, you would use the tips more often then.

[almostmatt1]

I usually use the shoulder in 'general' playing, but use the tip on top of the hats when playing quieter. Also, when I reach certain speeds, about 240 or above, I can only really play using "French Grip" or the 'Flying Fingers' technique, which requires me to play on the top of the hats with the tip to do so comfortably.

[23CanberraDrummer]

Just depends on the colour and the sound you want to express.