Ankle Technique: Everything You Need to Know, and What to Never Do!

Join the JPD Drum Academy - JPDYTB For 20% Off: https://jamespaynedrums.com/all-access/ Everything You Need to Know About Ankle Motion (Heel-Up) Foot Technique 🥁👣 In this video, we dive deep into the heel-up ankle motion technique—exploring how to build it from the ground up and avoid the common pitfalls that can slow your progress or lead to injury. From posture and balance to pedal settings, heel height, foot placement, and the role of muscle activation, every element is explained clearly and in detail. You'll learn how to develop ankle motion both off the pedal and on it, with and without spring tension, and how vertical and lateral movements affect your control and endurance. Whether you're struggling with speed, power, endurance or consistency, this video will give you the tools to take your foot technique to the next level—with clarity, purpose, and results. Course Index: 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Correct Balance & Posture For Heel Up 8:25 Ankle Motion Development 12:28 Calf and Shin Muscle Involvement 18:32 Practicing Ankle Motion With No Springs 22:19 Synchronizing The Ankle Motion To The Spring 25:45 Foot Placement On The Pedal Board 28:46 Correct Heel Height 32:44 Dynamics and Quality of Sound 36:23 Hip-Flexor Involvement 38:52 Correct Ways To Start & Stop The Ankle Motion 42:13 Important Things To Avoid 46:59 Outro For the viewer's awareness, the content of this video is copyrighted under the JPD Method to prevent unauthorized use or misrepresentation. If any information from this video is used for personal purposes, proper acknowledgment or citation of the JPD Method is required. Failure to do so may result in legal action against the violator. www.jamespaynedrums.com ►Subscribe to channel - https://goo.gl/cK0wUe ►Facebook -   / jamespaynedrums   ►Online Store - http://jamespaynew.bigcartel.com/ ►E-mail - [email protected] ►Instagram -   / james_wp   ►Twitter -   / james_wp