Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

weird. i also use match grip. i think it's just sloppy playing. as a
guitarist and sax player, i was never taught how to hold the sticks,
or even how to play drums. i just essentially taught myself from
listening to great drummers for so many years. 

this brings up a good point. i would like to take lessons. does anyone
out there teach, or know of a good place to look for an experienced
instructor? i am in the dallas, tx area.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> > have any of you noticed that when you switched to e-drums you
> > developed blisters in new and unusual places on your hands? what's 
> the
> > deal with this? the middle finger on my left hand has a big nasty
> > blister from hitting the snare pad that i did not have when playing
> > acoustic drums. my theory is that a mesh head trigger would cause 
> much
> > less blistering because of the natural 'bounce' of it. hitting that 
> 8"
> > rubber pad must be doing this.
> 
> Jay, 
> 
> When I started playing the rubber pads, my fingers blistered a lot. 
> But since I primarily use match grip, my middle finger wasn't 
> affected much. It would stand to reason that the middle finger on the 
> left hand would suffer on rubber with a traditional grip. One benefit 
> of playing meshes, besides the relative lack of noise, is that it's 
> easier on your joints and skin. But you'll still need to change those 
> blister points into callouses and play regularly to keep them that 
> way.
> 
> Ed