Re: Beater angle when hitting BD head?
At first, I thought you were using a boiled egg as a beater, LOL.
It's a function of hoop depth and drum diameter. The more extended you have the beater rod, the less angle it will be at when it strikes the head.....BUT, the farther it will travel in its arc and the more inertia it will have, making it harder to control. Smaller bass drums result in a larger angle of contact, but using a riser will help. One advantage of 24"+ diameter bass.
-Brian
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