double bass help

[Ringo]

Okay, for those of you very keen to double bass help me out!

I currently own a pair of Axis A longboards. They rule! but I'm having trouble deciding on a technique. I usually use heel up for speed purposes but have only slight control over them.
then I come to heel-toe, which I have very good control over and my feet don't really get that tired from it. the speed is just a little slower than the heel up though.

which should i use?
I know that if I practice heel-toe more that I'll get better. and be like Virgil Donati, Thomas Lang, or others.

But if i stick to heel up than I know I'll be able to do pretty cool things too.

[totti]

I always play my DP with heel up method...
Why ??
Because with heel up you can gain more control and your muscle will get more loose....


If it's a stamina issue, Try to raise it....
You can't get a faster speed with Heel-Toe method if you compare with double pedals....
Besides, the benefit using DP that you cannot do with Heel-Toe is Rudiments in bass drums....It's useful sometimes....

[Ethel_The_Frog]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BA4Sq0mqU-k
Not really into DB but found this video a while ago. He talks about different methods of playing. Could be quite useful.

[Ringo]

Kollias is really good but he's a master at heel up, heel down, heel toe, swivel foot and other techniques.
and you can get very fast with heel toe if you try hard enough.

[Wotto]

Kollias is really good but he's a master at heel up, heel down, heel toe, swivel foot and other techniques.
and you can get very fast with heel toe if you try hard enough.

Whenever I try heel / toe at the pedal - I SUCK !! However I can heel toe EASY on the floor !! Obviously I have a technique issue to overcome- just not sure what.

So for now I am heel up at all DB speeds.

[STICKSWIZZARDDRAGON]

Whenever I try heel / toe at the pedal - I SUCK !! However I can heel toe EASY on the floor !! Obviously I have a technique issue to overcome- just not sure what.

So for now I am heel up at all DB speeds.

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[quikstang2]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DaMAHphUTnk
There you go. I play very similar to this. I used to be a heel down player, then learned heel up and slowly ended up somewhere in the middle. I've got the same pedals as you (two single pedals, right?). I never bothered with the swivel foot. I did start learning the double stroke stuff (so called "heel-toe" method) but it's just for fun because my singles are faster and take less thinking. If you're going for speed or long playing then you're going to have to build muscle, endurance, reaction timing, speed... and maintain it. So whatever method(s) you choose, play them a lot and play them fast. I'd suggest learning as many as you can. You never know what you'll like best.