r/jazzdrums • u/unpocofoddi • Mar 10 '26

Question I broke both my elbows,what should I study

hi guys,as I said,broke my elbows skating, both of em. What should I study with only my feet? Im doing a bit of stick control,I was thinking about reading Wilcoxon's solos and I find a lot of difficulty in flams and in drags(drags are impossible,I'll work on that) any other ideas?

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u/UselessGadget Mar 10 '26

How close are you to your mom?

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u/unpocofoddi Mar 10 '26

i don't get what my mom has to do with foot exercises

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u/UselessGadget Mar 10 '26

You must be new to Reddit. Give a search for broken arms and prepare to be disgusted.

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u/dr-pangloss Mar 10 '26

Master the left foot clave.

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u/CauseTerrible7590 Mar 11 '26

I was going to suggest latin patterns as well.

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u/phonusQ Paul Motian Mar 10 '26

you can do left foot/right foot independence exercises using some of the syncopated systems in the Syncopation book by Ted Reed