Not at all... Even the ever worshipped Neil Peart began with a practice pad, and well, look where he is now. Practice your rudements now and you'll have a leg up on everyone else. I say this because with a drum set infront of you it is difficult to hold your attention to rudements, especially with all that drum in front of you... aaagh, *drool*... With knowledge of rudements and continual practice it can only make you a better, well rounded player.
A link you may be interested in,
www.webthumper.com
It contains a lot of drum set stuff, but the snare drum/rudements articles are rather helpful, at least I found them so
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