Most drummers overcomplicate their foot speed exercises.
The truth is that you can explode your kick speed with just 4 simple moves.
Follow this for 25 minutes a day, and your progress will explode!
Lazy Hack #1 — Lazy Feet
Level 1 (Off the Kit):
Heel Up — lift your heel only using your calf.
Heel Down — heel glued to the floor, lift the front of your foot.
Focus on controlled, exaggerated movements.
Level 2 (On the Kit):
Apply the same motion as 16th notes using ankle technique.
Lazy Hack #2 — Strategic Laziness (Kick Subtraction)
We’re sprint-training the kick by moving clusters of notes across bars.
Do NOT stack kick + snare together.
Start slow and increase tempo gradually.
Lazy Hack #3 — The Lazy Slide
Level 1 — 8th Note Triplet Slide Developer
Section the pedal into quarters. Pick two points and exaggerate the motion.
Increase by 2 BPM and allow the movement to naturally refine.
Think “slide through the pedal,” not “lift up.”
Level 2 — 16th Shifting Doubles
Lazy Hack #4 — Lazy Transitions (Smooth Laziness)
Quarter notes heel down → 8th notes heel up.
Focus on the transition motion between techniques.
Bonus Lazy Hack: 16ths Speed Bursts
20 seconds as fast as you can, 10 seconds rest. Repeat this for 5 minutes.
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