Comments on: How To Get Back Into Drumming

By: Matt S.

Matt S. — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 16:19:00 +0000

A long break for me is a few days, but I find it clears my head and I’m more excited than ever to play after a brief break.

By: Winfried van Vliet

Winfried van Vliet — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 11:32:00 +0000

Great vid Mike!

By: Dave Atkinson

Dave Atkinson — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:38:00 +0000

In reply to UncleReaper33. Hey UncleReaper! This is common, and is basically fatigue with your muscles and joints from holding the stick and hitting the drums. When you hold a drumstick, your thumb does a LOT of work to keep your stick in your hand, which is why fatigue and pain sets in over time. Remember to be lose and to avoid any tension when you pay, as that will cause these muscles to flair up. This will lessen the more you practice and play, but be sure to keep a nice loose grip with proper technique, and allow those muscles to develop. Email me (dave@drumeo.com) if you would like to chat more about this! Cheers,

By: Edge EM

Edge EM — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 01:06:00 +0000

I’ve been playing drums on & off for 50 years now (mostly progressive rock) with the longest stretch of not playing being 6 years while I was playing guitar or bass in studio sessions & for me when I returned to drumming each time I just needed to dust myself off, work out a little rust & regain my physical endurance which took about a solid week.
But for someone who hasn’t played for 15, 20 or 30 years Mike Michalkow gives some excellent advice.

By: DJ4060

DJ4060 — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:14:00 +0000

Good advice, but I believe anyone that played drums before, even a long time ago, is going to remember the basic rudiments, it’s like riding a bike, once you know how to do it, you never forget it.

By: UncleReaper33

UncleReaper33 — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 20:55:00 +0000

Great video and has hit home for someone like myself (53) starting to get into it after a 30 year hiatus. I already have the drumset however my biggest obstacle is the pain I feel in both thumb muscles of the palm. After an extremely short period of time I can’t even hold a stick any longer. That’s my biggest obstacle, as I have already purchased Successful Drumming and Mike’s Drum Instruction DVDs. Can’t do this if the pain doesn’t go away.