Yeah I pretty much do it in a similar fashion. Bass drum dictates where pedal goes. Pedal dictates where throne goes. Snare to the left of pedal and floor tom to the right of pedal. Hihat to the left of snare then fill in the toms and add cymbals. The most important thing for me is to put the drums in position based on my arm length and height. Find the sweet spot where your reach tends to position your hands while going around the kit in a half circle from left to right. I found myself having to change the position of a few drums and cymbals when I switched from matched grip to traditional grip because that skews where the sweet spots are when doing a sweep across the kit.
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