drummers - need advice/stretches[views:3669][posts:2]___________________________________ [Apr 16,2005 7:54pm - ArrowHead ""] Hey, lately when I practice my drums my left arm (I'm lefty, so the arm that gets the most use) has been hurting me. It doesn't always hurt, but if I cough or lift something quick, it kills me right under my arm, right on the back-inside of the tricep. I'm pretty sure I'm pulling a muscle. Is there a stretch I can do before I play, or a change in postion or technique I could use? At first I thought it was just because I wasn't used to drumming, but I've been playing a while now and it still happens whenever I play for an hour or so. I hit really hard, but ironically the only wrist or arm pain I get WHILE I'M PLAYING is in my right arm, which I've had no problems with once I switched to a louder snare I didn't have to hit as hard. |
| ___________________________________ [Apr 16,2005 10:58pm - niccolai ""] I'm assuming you pulled it once and never fully let it heal. don't flex your arms while your playing and don't keep your elbows to high is the only advice I can really give you. Since you use your arms constantly all day (unlike your quadrocepts) there shouldn't be any need to stretch them. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 16,2005 11:58pm - Josh_hates_you ""] don't you have one of the sickest drummers in new england to ask? since you mentioned not hitting as hard with a louder snare try adjusting your technique or your grip. using your wrist and fingertips more and your arm less. read up on and practice the moeller technique http://www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/domfamularo.html |