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[gazgolf1]

Some good hits and speckys in this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbtiUrHUhRw

[Fishman Dan]

3 standouts -

Bosustow's mark near the goal square
2 speccy's from the late Trevor Barker
Tim Watson trying to evade one bloke, only to get absolutely crunched by the next.

[goughy]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6b_nBM-V8

OK, it's mostly for jarro; and any guitarists who think 'heck, I could do that but I'd rather play a real instrument!'.

I'll guess only jarro will go the whole 9 minutes!

[goughy]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=inhckpMxxdo

At the 3 minute mark it will knock your socks off J-man!

[Courty]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ln6b_nBM-V8

OK, it's mostly for jarro; and any guitarists who think 'heck, I could do that but I'd rather play a real instrument!'.

Meh, I could do that.

I'll guess only jarro will go the whole 9 minutes!

I got to just short of the 7 minute mark.

[Courty]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=inhckpMxxdo

At the 3 minute mark it will knock your socks off J-man!

Now that WAS impressive!

[Jarro]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=inhckpMxxdo

At the 3 minute mark it will knock your socks off J-man!

Now that WAS impressive!

I've been a fan of Virgils for ages .. ever since he played on the Jesus Christ Superstar recording.

I have an instructional video of his from around that time where he was working on double-strokes on the kick drum and it is just an awesome thing to watch

He's renowned for 8+ hour practice sessions on his practice kit in his apartment in L.A. too

[Eag's]

Wow how good are those blokes.
Man that must take some awesome coordination

[Jarro]

Wow how good are those blokes.
Man that must take some awesome coordination

As is always the case with these sort of guys, Virgil was introduced to music at an early age (his Dad was a muso)

It sure helps if you can start working on your natural gift at a really early age

[goughy]

I've been a fan of Virgils for ages .. ever since he played on the Jesus Christ Superstar recording.

He's renowned for 8+ hour practice sessions on his practice kit in his apartment in L.A. too

I remember people going to see him when he was in Southern Sons ( remember that group) and leaving all disappointed because he played pretty much straight time with no outrageous fills or drum solos

There was a modern drummer interview with him where the journo turned up at his apartment to find him bathed in sweat from his practice. He's also known for leaving official functions early if they are going to dig into his practice time.

This next guy is one of my all time favourite drummers. His father was a famous session bass player. Click on the link then scroll down and click on Message in a Bottle. At least this one is enjoyable for everyone.

http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers...boriel_jr.html


Sorry for the flood of stuff. I just did my first gig for the year and am in a drumming groove () And man am I rusty!!

[Flowergirl]

3 standouts -

Bosustow's mark near the goal square
2 speccy's from the late Trevor Barker
Tim Watson trying to evade one bloke, only to get absolutely crunched by the next.

Stand out is the short shorts - bring 'em back!!

[terryand]

OK drummer boys out there. I never got why you hold on stick like a hammer and one like a chop stick

I see some of the newer band drummers go hammer style both hands.

Please explain.

Terry.

[Jarro]

That's called the traditional grip Tezza.

I'm pretty sure it started out with the drummers who used to lead the troops into battle in years gone by, they have the snare drum slung over their shoulder .. tilted at an angle. To hit the drum correctly with their left hand (if they are right-handed) they had to grip the stick like that because the drum was tilted away from them on an angle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_grip

Make sense ?

[terryand]

I thought it would have been a tradition (old school) thing, makes sense. Just watching Foo Fighters on Video Hits and their drummer is both hands hammer style. I guess it comes down to who teaches you and what is comfortable.

Terry.

[Jarro]

Yeah most of the young blokes use "matched" grip as it lends itself to a bit more power on the kit.

Unless you're Virgil Donati though

[AndyP]

Do any of them use the stack and tilt method?

[goughy]

Yeah most of the young blokes use "matched" grip as it lends itself to a bit more power on the kit.

Unless you're Virgil Donati though

Dave Weckl and Vinnie Colaiuta give it a slam too. You'll find a lot of jaz guys using traditional, and a spattering of rock guys too. I use a little of both. I very much use traditional grip when using brushes. I also find when using traditional I use slightly different fills than when playing matched.

I find I can hit pretty much just as hard either way.

[WBennett]

Excuse the quality, but enjoy the outcome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tEun9N2DTI

A bit of background - a 3 man ambrose event, the bloke who played the shot had barely had one count for the day, and this was chipping on at the 17th. Someone said he always performs best under pressure, so a camera phone was produced... and the ball never looked like missing...

[poidda]

So it seems David Letterman just wanted to get Paris Hilton on the show to take the piss out of her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koH0sDec2-k

[poidda]

Here's one for the rednecks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9x8rBKC4BE

[wavemaker]

Pretty good. Like to see em bring it out here and do the same to a big old iron bark, that pine is like butter!!!!

[Chris32]

Saw this today, thought it was pretty cool

http://www.callawaygolf.com/en.cg.Fe...FTiDriver.html

[Courty]

Cool!

[Jarro]

I'm buggered if i know how that swing gets 300 yards of carry

[Chris32]

Yeah, amazing really.

Have you guys seen that Video he did about 10 years ago? Its got some great footage of his swing. I have a DVD I made of the video