hi, ive been playing drums for about less than a year. probably around 3 months with a teacher and the rest without. my right hand plays lead (im right handed) and it sounds fine, but my left is considerably weaker. this pulls me back a lot because i cant play left handed triplets and my rolls are always uneven.

ive asked my teacher and other people on how to correct this, and i came upon a few suggestions:

1. hit the head of the drum with both hands at the same time and keep increasing in speed so they match in speed.

2. use a stress ball in the left hand to make the left hand stronger

3. play open handed

4. do a 3 to 1 ratio excercise left hand to right hand.

does anybody recommend any of these techniques? i really want my left hand to get stronger so i can even out my rolls   any other suggestions are always welcome, ill try anything. thanks in advance!

There is an exercise I use to strengthen my left hand, I'll try and find it and post it

Try to become more ambidextrous in all aspects <brushing your teeth, washing your hair, reaching for things, drinking, eating, etc. with your left hand>.  I've learned that not only does this seem to strengthen the hand, but it helps you to instinctively use it without thinking about it  <learning to think left handed, so to speak, so it doesn't seem so awkward to play left-handed and left handed drumming comes more naturally / fluidly>.  As I've said before, this is about learning to mentally approach drumming from the other side.

Also, I'd say play your hat left handed as much as possible, whether you play open or move your hat to the right like a leftie.

Also, do lots of rudiments with a metronome out of books such as Stick Control, etc.

Also, lead more with your hand more during fills <start the fill on the toms with left handed sticking> and crash with your left hand <a.k.a. "equal opportunity crashing", as Mr. A calls it >

can someone explain "open-handed"

practice shuffles, playing the rythm only with your left hand on snare.