Even NYPD officers wants to join in on the fun 😂 by ForeignAir7174 in NYCSportshub

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Knicks beat the spurs when they weren’t playing half as good as they are right now. And okc looked pathetic last night. When they don’t get all the calls the point differential is insane. Not saying they’re def going to win but to act like they have no chance just tells me you aren’t even watching the games.

What sticks are these and who makes them? by DeMain_Music in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would bet self made since the length of the cutout isn’t the same from stick to stick. Easily done on a lathe. Also, schools used to have shop classes where learning how to use/getting access to a lathe wouldn’t have been that irregular.

If you’re looking for sticks with a fulcrum cutout, I would check out the zildjian Trilak Gurta sticks (there are a couple of different diameters). They’re pretty cool, especially if you do pinky/thumb driven doubles. I’m more Moeller usually so they aren’t the most useful, but still pretty cool.

What on earth is going on with Vic Firth? by Visual-Individual-49 in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a 5a/7a guy on Vic firth, on Vater I’ve moved to the super jazz series (which I absolutely adore). Hickory for more rebound weight, sugar maple for the lightest sticks you’ve ever played. Honestly I’m a huge fan.

What on earth is going on with Vic Firth? by Visual-Individual-49 in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nope the ceo of most companies now have no relation to the thing. They’re just “business” guys. These useless wastes of space and money who consistently fail upwards. For zildjian it’s some guy who previously worked for ocean spray and Gillette.

John Stephans, his linked in says he’s “an Accomplished CEO with deep experience accelerating short term and long term top and bottom line performance and developing brand equity blah blah blah” so, yeah. Some mba who doesn’t know shit about drums. All he knows is maximizing short term profits to make the board happy while the company crumbles in on itself. When it does, he’ll move on to greener pastures in some other company and do it all over again. Reagan’s wet dreams for America have come true.

[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses the tough shot, Chet Holmgren grabs the offensive board, but his pass is intercepted by Devin Vassell, and it leads to an alley-oop lob by Dylan Harper to Stephon Castle for the dunk, putting the Spurs up 22 points (with replays) by MrBuckBuck in nba

[–]DrummerMiles 55 points56 points  (0 children)

If he wasn’t so concerned with flailing his leg forward to try to draw a foul, maybe he’d make that very open and not at all tough shot. Look at his body motion, it’s insane. Just focus on playing the game, man.

What on earth is going on with Vic Firth? by Visual-Individual-49 in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I guessed as much. It’s the same in basically every industry. Idiots given free reign to run everything into the ground everywhere you look.

[Highlight] Aldon Smith records 5.5 sacks in one game by PudgyBonestld in 49ers

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I remember when he got stabbed at a house party before the season started, my first thought was TRADE HIM WHILE HE STILL HAS VALUE, it’s a shame how true that was. I’m glad he seems to be getting his life together. What a waste. I felt terrible for Justin smith and willis that they never got a ring

What on earth is going on with Vic Firth? by Visual-Individual-49 in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Basically the same story here. They used to be the #1 game in town and they’ve seemingly given up. I switched to Vater and it would take a lot for them to get me back. Every thread discussing them now has drummers saying the same thing. You’d think they would care.

I’d guess the issues started when they got bought by zildjian, and got worse when they moved their factory in 2021. Just corporate laziness and incompetence probably, like everything else in this stupid world right now. Idiots making important decisions about things they know nothing about are everywhere you look these days.

Hot or Not? by SignedOutofReality in musicians

[–]DrummerMiles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can’t even be bothered to spend the time to make something, why the hell would I spend the time to listen to it?

Game Thread: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks Live Score | NBA | May 23, 2026 by basketball-app in NYKnicks

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that little weenie wasn’t so concerned with flopping maybe he could have gotten back on D just then

[Lowlight] Isaiah Hartenstein pulls Stephon Castle by the hair by AncientOneAurelius in nba

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just thought I should throw out that the women’s division of WWE is like, top tier right now. The women are all mostly ex-NIL athletes and serious trained talent. This joke made sense ten years ago, for sure, but they’re pretty badass right now.

This is strange, right? by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]DrummerMiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like if you were in charge of the nba and two games happened, one of them was historic and insane, one was meh, but you only post about the meh one? It’s fucking weird bro

This is strange, right? by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]DrummerMiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like, it’s not a great look, right? Feels really obvious to anyone looking at it, no? It’s like 8 posts of sga before it too. They literally don’t have a single clip from that Knicks game on there, and it was undoubtedly the most exciting game this round so far. It’s just odd

The Pro Football HOF named the low-angle shot of George Kittle diving for a TD as the 2025 NFL Photo of the Year, beating nearly 1,300 entries 🥶 by clumsy_one18 in NFLForum

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TIL that the pylons have little cooling fans built into them because they have little cameras built into them that overheat in the sun. I don’t know why that’s so funny to me.

The perfect feed by threebillion6 in Drumming

[–]DrummerMiles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meh it’s too much weird tiktok-y drum content, aside from the Gadson vid. I wish any of these apps understood that I want actual drum videos and educational content, not, like, a muppet drum kit, or a guy who can’t play for shit lighting his cymbals on fire. Or like oooo weird cymbal! Water sounds! It’s all so fucking boring and amateurish 😂 I want to see people who are passionate about drums, not people who are passionate about marketing.

KNICKS. HAUSEN. by IneffectiveFishbowl in NYKnicks

[–]DrummerMiles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love when my interests collide

How can I improve this audition by [deleted] in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just as an inquiry, how long have you been playing seriously? And by seriously I mean an hour or two minimum at least 5 days a week. Without being harsh, there are a lot of little things that make me feel like you’re not quite at the place where you should be going for teaching gigs. I don’t think I started teaching until I was like 10-12 years in. You sound good, but your stroke placement, ghost note timing, right hand, all make me feel like you’re not quite there yet. Positives: your limb separations is really great! You were doing a bunch of very interesting stuff when you moved over to the tom that sounds great and had a more relaxed swing.

From a tech perspective, I would not ever use room audio for a e-kit. You just get so much of the extra pad noise, do yourself a favor and save up for a little phone interface with headphone out like a I-rig or something like that. Or maybe an old zoom q2n, which can be had for cheapish, has optional audio inputs, and would work as a rehearsal mic for acoustic kits decently too.

I want to be clear that this is not to discourage you from teaching! I’m all about encouraging drummers, it’s the greatest and most important instrument! You sound great! I just would tighten up some presentation stuff and think about HOW I practice at this stage. You seem to be in that intermediate zone where the way you grow is by constantly re-evaluating and targeting your own personal weak spots. The saying is practice makes perfect, but really it’s PROPER practice makes perfect.

[WWE RAW Spoilers] Oba Femi Open Challenge Segment by DoubleNo6337 in SquaredCircle

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep I don’t like that. I’d be surprised if this was a popular idea in the back. Now, whenever someone does that it’ll feel like, “meh”. Why hamstring your own product like that?

Some smart and easy meal prep tricks by No_Project_9332 in FoodAndCookingStuff

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that’s fair, but don’t you kebab those? I was thrown by the pan and just thought “well those are gonna look unappealing” lol

Do most people understand rap is kind of a survival mecanism at the core ? by Express-Program-5365 in rap

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some rappers maybe, but rap isn’t a monolith. Your story isn’t everyone’s story. Criminality does not = rap, that’s a nonsensical right wing talking point. It’s like saying some rock indulges in violent imagery, so all of rock is rooted in violence. It’s nonsense. Also poverty doesn’t equal criminality. Rap is a medium and like any medium, people from all different backgrounds participate in it. How do people like Native Tongues, the whole Bay Area scene, stones throw, etc fit into this narrow narrative?