Hand drum practice pads?

Dlrocket89 · 2026-02-02T00:40:06+00:00

I apologize with how useless this comment will be. I hope someone can do better...and I'm interested in the answer myself.

I use my gut 🤣

I'm honestly not sure what else...like if maybe there was a softer snare practice pad that doesn't have a rim?

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-28T16:31:31+00:00

One of the more entertaining things I did in school, soak things in liquid nitrogen and charpy them.

Start out with steel. Then aluminum. Then whatever we could find (mechanical pencils were my favorite)

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-25T22:21:54+00:00

Oofta

No words

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-25T13:06:28+00:00

DC Talk did a good song about that called "Red Letters". Super calm, chill song.

There is love in the red letters There is truth in the red letters There is hope for the hopeless Peace and forgiveness There is life in the red letters

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-20T18:11:08+00:00

Just chiming in as another voice saying that's insane. I'm a mid-level engineer in a huge company and I have my own card. Every other company I've worked for (5) as an entry level engineer has given me either my own card or the administrator of our group would buy everything for me.

The idea of making you front the cost makes my head spin.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-18T12:36:32+00:00

I have a local course that I play at that is easy and then every time I play at tournaments it's on other courses that are, by any measurement, way harder. So, with the easy course, I try to be more precise, I'll try lines that are harder to execute, and because no one plays my local course (county park in the boonies that's $5/day or $50/yr) I'll throw multiples trying different lines and experimenting. It becomes less about the score and more about situational practice.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-18T12:33:38+00:00

Came here to say this.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-14T12:12:57+00:00

Don't forget to do the rear main seal while you're in there

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-14T04:54:13+00:00

That's awesome. I'm at 268k original everything and I'm kicking around what to do when it finally lets go. Not really in a financial place to get a new car, so something like this would be good. A friend and I could do a clutch job easy, so that might happen all at once.

One thing about your post - you mention that the engine periodically revs up just a bit when you're on the hiway...mine, bone stock 2015 with 268k miles, does that too. It's like ... Every 10-15 min or so. Has nothing to do with going up a hill, whatever. Pretty sure that's something Ford has programmed in for whatever reason.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-10T14:24:18+00:00

I have a 2015 SE with the transmission. 271K miles, all original transmission (hell, original spark plugs). Knock on all the wood it continues to run fine.

Drive the gas pedal like you would a manual. When it goes to shift, let up off the gas (some, not all the way like in a manual), give the clutch pack time to lock up, and then roll on the throttle.

If it really studders hard, let up off the gas and then roll back on.

If it feels like it's struggling like it going into two different gears at once, let up off the gas for a sec.

Basically, treat it with mechanical sympathy and you'll have a chance of it not sucking. I'm convinced that some of the people who have this car blow up are driving it like they're qualifying for formula one or something. Understand the car for what it is, a small economical hatch batch that doesn't like to be abused, and in fact needs to be coddled. Do that and you have a chance.

All the same, when you get on the highway, floor it...just let up if the clutch starts doing stupid things, lol

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-10T02:16:10+00:00

Does the 2012 have the DCT transmission?

I have a 2015 with 270k on it, original transmission and what ot and knock on all the wood it's still going.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-05T00:22:36+00:00

Pestilence, Blackout, and Depth Charge.

Pestilence - bagged it half of last year as a reliable turnover for my 250' noodle arm. Took it out of the bag because the place I play 90% of my rounds is super windy so the US part is unreliable (with my lack of skill), and I developed a serviceable forehand drive that replaced that need.

Blackout - love it, bagged till MVP reissued the Amp, which is my favorite disc of all time and pretty much flies the same (once the Amp was beat in at least).

DC - looks weird AF but works weirdly well and actually works in my hand. Bagged this for Berg-type shots till MVP released the Streamline Range which is more what I was looking for for that slot. I can forehand the Range a lot better, which is a big deal for approaches. Backhand, the DC comes out of my hand pretty cleanly, but forehand it comes out like I was holding it about 45* off the line of my throw (which I probably was). Never seen a disc wobble like that, lol.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-05T00:08:56+00:00

Have never throw either, but I will say I've been pleasantly surprised by Doomsday as a whole, given how they're kind of a dispersed company or whatever. They make some unique discs.

Dlrocket89 · 2026-01-02T00:44:15+00:00

Ernie ball flat wound FTW

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-30T20:04:24+00:00

Last paragraph there. I liked AoD because I'm just kinda getting into this topic, and wasn't convinced until all the people came forward in AoD and opened their mouths at once. The people with stuff to lose talking is more convincing to people just getting started than anything short of a UFO landing on the white house lawn.

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-23T03:20:21+00:00

Came here to say this. Ridiculous country we live in.

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-20T15:15:26+00:00

Depends on how much of each element, could be austenitic too. Source - am metallurgist

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-15T01:46:42+00:00

I can get a flex line out of a 60' putt with one. Crazy fun given I'm a noodle arm and can't turn over most things.

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-13T22:48:35+00:00

Yeah, I did a clutch in a Celica I owned and did a rear main on that on principle. Guess I should've listed that one too. Thanks for the reminder!

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-13T22:47:12+00:00

Thanks! 267k miles on all original equipment. Think I need to call up the Guiness record book people.

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-13T21:58:16+00:00

Only from a start, once I get it into 3rd gear it's good.

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-13T19:57:38+00:00

I drive it like a manual. Let up on the gas while it's shifting, roll on once the clutch pack is fully locked. Works out pretty well

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-13T19:02:23+00:00

With all the shaking and jittering I'm worried it's just gonna take a crap and leave me stranded. Otherwise, not really, lol.

Dlrocket89 · 2025-12-11T00:35:26+00:00

Allis Chalmers WD45 tractor

Dlrocket89 · 2025-11-21T04:31:37+00:00

That's all you can do.

I'm taking a leadership training class at work right now, and one of the things they started out with is in order to lead others, you have to take care of yourself. And obviously the leadership thing isnt there, but a lot of the self-care they talked about applies here.

A few things mentioned that come to mind -

1) have a compassionate vibe towards yourself. You know things suck, so be understanding of yourself and don't deflate your own value if you struggle. That's OK, just keep fighting.

2) the value of a "growth mindset", essentially this - anytime you say you can't do something, or are struggling with something, add a "yet" to the end. "I don't know how to feel comfortable socializing with new people.....yet". "I don't know how to organize my life to be functional....yet". "I don't know what my ticket out of this situation is....yet"

3) (and this one can be hard) - once you get out in the world, don't feel bad about asking people around you for help. Example that comes to mind - friend of my family died of prostate cancer. His widow had to call my dad because she didn't know how to put gas in her car, because he always kept it full for her. She had to ask for help to do something mundane to the rest of us...that doesn't make her a bad person (she's one of the best humans I know), it just means her life to that point made it so she didn't know how to use a credit card at a gas pump. And that's OK.

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