bass drum beater distance explained

a lot of guys put their beaters right up on the head for the apparent speed benefit. this is my attempt to explain why that isn't the most practical way of setting up a pedal for most normal playing situations.

this is specially true if you don't have triggers but i think its valid even if you do. as you can see i practice on an electric kit and i've never felt like a closer beater distance was going to somehow help me out even though the electronic kit is the same as having triggers.
note: at no point in this video am i trying to play fast or loud. its just a pedal setup video.

Видео bass drum beater distance explained канала Ryan Alexander Bloom