Bart,

I think drum books have come a long way since you & I first picked up sticks. The Stick Control applications were the result of drum educators needing to find ways to communicate systematic drum set concepts when there were no other systems to teach. It made sense to teach out of a snare drum book, since many of us were already familiar with the material.

I remember walking through a drum shop's book collection in 1993 and was astonished how much new material had been written in 10 years since I first started collecting books. Books are written on such micro topics these days. For example, Frank Briggs' book on the bass drum (The Good Foot) is a very good book, but I know these are ideas that were previously communicated through less sophisticated means by sophisticated teachers in years past.

this book has been a creative springboard for me for many years, after "finishing" all of the regular and advanced systems the composite systems will have you frustrated forever. The best thing that ever came out of this book of me was the dexterity that I have with my left foot on the hihat. Now I am working through the book using my right foot on the hihat (remote pedal) and my left foot on bd, this again is opening up new doors for me.