Building Double stroke Technique
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Begin the stroke with the stick tips up and your hand closed loosely around the sticks.
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"Throw" the first stick at the drum head by flattening your wrist and keeping your hand closed.
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When the stick tip strikes the head keep your wrist in the flat position; and open your middle, ring, and pinky fingers allowing the stick to bounce up.
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For the second stroke keep your wrist in the flat position and close your open fingers to strike the drum again.
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Then anticipate the second stroke's bounce by bending the wrist back ahead of the stick. "Catch" the stick at the top of the second stroke by closing your hand again.
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