Product Details

• Actors: Dave Weckl
• Directors: Brian Broder
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New York DVD
• DVD Release Date: September 1, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00015G8K0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,855 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, February 18, 2005

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Eduardo (Monterrey, Mexico.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How To Develop Technique- DVD (DVD)

If you would like to improve your drumming technique you will love this DVD. In it Dave explains in detail wrist and finger contol, double stroke rolls and moeller techniques. He also talks about drum positioning and bass drum control. Dave's system will allow you to play with less effort taking advantage of the natural
rebound of the sticks. Highly recomended.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, February 10, 2007

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FreddyMac (LOS ANGELES, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How To Develop Technique- DVD (DVD)

Dave's approach to music is great, the way he managed to change his wrist/grip technique has helped me answer many of my questions. This DVD is a must have in terms of learning to play drums with less effort. He talks about seating position, drum set positioning, wrist and grip, match and traditional grips in detail, shows basic snare exercises, Moeller Technique, foot position and it has also a Freddie Gruber special appearance. Besides that, you can check out Dave's great performance with the song Tiempo de Festival which I really liked and other stage footages

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Contains Misinformation, May 2, 2010

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Tom Schmidt "Tom Schmidt" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How To Develop Technique- DVD (DVD)

In this instructional DVD, Weckl tells the drummer/viewer to NOT play what is known as French Grip (thumbs on top). He claims that the wrist does not move that way, and that he's known people that have ended up in the hospital from this grip. He states that the German grip (palm down) is the only matched grip. This is utter nonsense, and constitutes misinformation. First off, the wrist does naturally move in a up/down motion if you hold your hand so your palm is facing to the left. If you wrist doesn't move in that direction, you need to see a doctor right away because you have an abnormality. Second, the French Grip is not based on the wrist moving up and down, it's based on the fingers and the same motion you use to open a door (see JoJo Mayer's hand DVD). Moreover, Weckl states you should only switch to this grip when using your fingers. When exactly would that be Dave? Should I constantly switch grips on the fly as the music is happening? Sounds like a recipe for failure to me. Finally, it should be noted that there are drummers that use French Grip exclusively, Bill Stewart being the most notable. Stewart has phenomenal technique and (as far as I know) hasn't ended up in the hospital. If your hands/wrists/arms hurt, it's not likely that it's your choice of grip. It's more likely that you're holding the sticks too tight, or hitting way too hard.

Weckl should release an addendum to this DVD that corrects this blatant misinformation about a very commonly used grip.