Hello
and welcome to Snare Drum Stick Tricks!
A
web site dedicated to the fine are of stick tricks and
stick twirling. Many drummers from our early drumming
history like Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Lionel Hampton
all did different types of stick tricks.
The
art of stick tricks has advanced over the years and many
drummers now do different tricks, more advance cymbal
strike tricks all in time with playing and soloing. This
is important! A great stick trick with a dropped stick
just does not work!
Also,
drumlines use a variety of stick tricks, stick flips,
stick cross overs and stick throws to enhance the visual
imagary of a performance. This site will also talk about
this style of drumming and stick tricks.
Other
topics will be stick speed, the different stick grips
and other stick tricks applied to the drums.