Wrist and Finger Strokes Combined

In this brief video I demonstrate combining wrist and finger strokes.

Drummer’s take different approaches to the drums depending on the responsiveness (rebound) of the individual drum.  The most common of these is the wrist stroke.  As you would expect, wrist strokes originate from the wrists.  Maintaining a relaxed grip and following the rebound of the stick makes for easy work.  However, playing wrist strokes on a low pitched drum does require a more muscular approach compared to a tight drum.

Playing from the fingers (bounce strokes) is another essential way drummers play. It takes a lot less effort to play from the fingers than it does from the wrist.  This is especially true on a tight drum.  Playing from the fingers is also much faster than playing from the wrist.  Finger strokes are great for high tempo single stroke rolls.

For more detailed instruction of playing wrist strokes you can visit my video lesson on rebound strokes.  Likewise, I have a video lesson about  Double strokes and bounce strokes.  Both of these videos go into the details of finger strokes. 

In this video lesson I am combining wrist strokes and finger strokes.  I am using finger strokes to double my speed.   

Keep in mind that finger strokes work best on tight surfaces like the snare drum, hi-hat, ride cymbal and other surfaces with a similar response.

Get to work on this essential drumming technique so that you can play in a relaxed fashion by combining wrist and finger strokes.