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    ? not hearing anything

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    Absolutely.
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    I hear it.

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    I really don’t see the purpose of tom ports
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    yeah I've never understood the tom ports...
    I get it for the bassdrum but the toms?!

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    I don't get putting holes in any drum.
    YOU MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.

    YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW.

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    ONCE YOU HIT A CERTAIN AGE, YOU BECOME PERMANENTLY UNIMPRESSED BY A LOT OF CRAP.

    I HIT THAT AGE 20 YEARS AGO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickthedrummer View Post
    I don't get putting holes in any drum.
    I would prefer not to, but I've buried the BD beater/heel up for my entire life, and a non-ported reso creates so much beater bounce for me that I just can't deal with it. And at my age, I have no inclination to change it. So my BD reso is PORTED!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gdmoore28 View Post
    I would prefer not to, but I've buried the BD beater/heel up for my entire life, and a non-ported reso creates so much beater bounce for me that I just can't deal with it. And at my age, I have no inclination to change it. So my BD reso is PORTED!

    GeeDeeEmm
    I tried playing heel up and felt like my balance was shot to hell.
    YOU MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.

    YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW.

    VAE VICTIS

    ONCE YOU HIT A CERTAIN AGE, YOU BECOME PERMANENTLY UNIMPRESSED BY A LOT OF CRAP.

    I HIT THAT AGE 20 YEARS AGO.

    IF DOGS CAN'T GO TO HEAVEN, I WANT TO GO WHERE THEY GO

    WILL ROGERS

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    Ha! Try playing heel-up on both the bass drum AND the hi-hat - 'cause that's what I've always done. And, it feels 100% natural to me. So, I literally have both feet/legs in the air, and the balancing act is all done by my butt.

    I didn't notice what tremendous muscle strength had developed in my abs until I started getting out of shape. When I sit down to play now, the session is followed by a sore stomach that has been required to hold my legs airborne while I play.

    I'm beginning to think that a return to seriously practicing the drums may be the exact kind of (pleasurable) workout that I need to get myself back into some semblance of physical shape.

    GeeDeeEmm

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    I've always played heel down which = no sore stomach.
    YOU MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.

    YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW.

    VAE VICTIS

    ONCE YOU HIT A CERTAIN AGE, YOU BECOME PERMANENTLY UNIMPRESSED BY A LOT OF CRAP.

    I HIT THAT AGE 20 YEARS AGO.

    IF DOGS CAN'T GO TO HEAVEN, I WANT TO GO WHERE THEY GO

    WILL ROGERS

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    Quote Originally Posted by gdmoore28 View Post
    Ha! Try playing heel-up on both the bass drum AND the hi-hat - 'cause that's what I've always done. And, it feels 100% natural to me. So, I literally have both feet/legs in the air, and the balancing act is all done by my butt.

    I didn't notice what tremendous muscle strength had developed in my abs until I started getting out of shape. When I sit down to play now, the session is followed by a sore stomach that has been required to hold my legs airborne while I play.

    I'm beginning to think that a return to seriously practicing the drums may be the exact kind of (pleasurable) workout that I need to get myself back into some semblance of physical shape.

    GeeDeeEmm
    I also play both heel up. Can’t get any power if I don’t
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    Quote Originally Posted by FlyByNight View Post
    I also play both heel up. Can’t get any power if I don’t
    Well, there 'ya go. You know exactly what I'm talking about.

    Actually, I wish I'd learned to play both ways - up and down - but I didn't. And at age 65, I've no inclination to learn it now.

    GeeDeeEmm

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