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« on: March 29, 2006, 09:14 PM » |
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I'm just curious to know what y'all wear on yer feet, for best pedal operation. Back when I was playing rock'n'roll, I used to wear this pair of Adidias leather tennis shoes, and I always felt like they gave me good feel on the pedals. Some folks are particular about the shoes they wear to play drums.
Funny thing, as the years went by, I just started sitting down behind the kit in my regular street shoes, which happen to be cowboy boots. Anymore, I can't hardly play in anything else. I've just gotten used to the feel of 'em, and I think the heel actually helps. (They're quality boots with leather soles and pointy toes; I don't think it would work with cheap boots.)
Sorry if this is a lightweight topic. Just curious.
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2006, 09:26 PM » |
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Funny how this has changed for me over the years. Socks or thin soled shoes.  |
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2006, 10:14 PM » |
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Usually a pair of trainers (sometimes left behind the kit so I can privately change from my dress shoes) but I think it's important to be able to play in anything.
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2006, 10:59 PM » |
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Usually Converse All Stars, lately green. But sometimes my red or orange ones. Sometimes a different color on each foot. I prefer the low tops. They are flat, light and like you arent really wearing anything.
But, Ill play in anything except cowboy boots.
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2006, 01:21 AM » |
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Thin soled shoes provide the best feel, if you dont like playing barefoot. I personally practice with heavy shoes on to give me a better work out, but i almost always perform barefoot or in socks.
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« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2006, 01:34 AM » |
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My feet stay in the nude.
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« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2006, 07:33 AM » |
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« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2006, 09:06 AM » |
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i just were my street shoes converse all stars or barefoot if i cant find my shoes haha
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« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2006, 10:54 AM » |
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« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2006, 12:27 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2006, 02:38 PM » |
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New Balance tennis sneakers. Unfortunately, because I have been playing in sneakers for so long, it is very difficult for me to play wearing regular shoes or anything else for that matter.
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2006, 04:23 PM » |
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I'm not surprised that cowboy boots aren't charting here. I still find it odd that they work for me. Chuck Taylors are my other preference, but they have to be good and broken-in. I can't do barefoot, but I'm not a barefoot kinda guy anyway.
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2006, 04:48 PM » |
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I wore cowboy boots for years in one band, required dress! I also wore cowboy boots two tours in Vietnam, mostly to chap the butts of ranking officers and it worked well too!
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« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2006, 05:06 PM » |
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Louis-
How did those boots hold up in Vietnam? I appreciate the butt-chapping effect, but I can't hardly imagine a cowboy boot surviving those conditions....
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« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2006, 06:01 PM » |
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Either in socks, my DC's, or Etnies. I played for quite a while in a pair of low top Chucks or Old Skool Vans. On another unrelated note, the DC's are camo, the Chucks are flamed, and the Vans were a skull-print checkerboard pattern  |
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« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2006, 06:12 PM » |
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How did those boots hold up in Vietnam? I was in a helicopter most of the time so they did pretty well. Monsoon season was the hardest on them but I still got a good six months out of a pair. |
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« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2006, 07:11 PM » |
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The only shoes I have I can't play in are my Bed Stu's. The soles are just too wide. But other than that, I play in what I'm wearin'. In the summer I usually wear slides (like a slip on shoe without a back, but not as big as a clog) or flipflops and on those gigs I usually end up barefoot.
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« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2006, 12:22 AM » |
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leather slip-on shoes or socks.
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« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2006, 01:30 AM » |
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In the last few years I have been wearing wrestling shoes. I still wear the wrestling shoes often, because I feel comfortable with... But lately I have been wearing also some other thin soled tennis shoes.
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« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2006, 09:20 AM » |
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leather slip-on shoes or socks. Hey Cowbell Queen! It is possible to wear both at the same time, it is not an either/or type of decision!  |
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