HEEL UP
Play by lifting the leg and dropping the foot to the floor or by suspending the leg in the air while you play the pedal with the ball of the foot.
The heel up approach is typically used in the following ways:
Heel up playing is also useful for the hi-hat. It is typically used to facilitate the "chick" sound.
The heel up approach is typically used in the following ways:
- You can get more power and volume out of heel up
- When you want the bass drum to be heavier and more present, like in rock and funk
- Heel up is also used to punctuation figures in jazz
Heel up playing is also useful for the hi-hat. It is typically used to facilitate the "chick" sound.