i am in huuge need of help.. so where better to come than here.. ive been drumming for a little over 3 years.. took lessons for the first 6 or so months and then had no time and from then on have been teaching myself. the other month i came to m senses and realized my technique is horrible.. so right now im trying to improve my game when it comes to technique, i found myself a teacher and i know ill be crucified for this but after three years of playing i jsut bought "stick control". im telling you i have never worked on my technique my 3 years of playing jsut relied on "feeling the music" but am at a point where i feel as though im stale in my playing.. so that brings me to my point.. im working through the first couple pages actualyl i cant get past the first half of the first page.. i need MAJOR advice on the sigle stroke roll, double stroke paradiddle, how to get my speed up in doing these.. and just pretty much how to do them.. CORRECTLY and putting it all together... please help

These are exactly the things that your teacher should be helping you with. If he or she isn't, get a new teacher.

Good luck! We'll help you too, but these are fundamental issues, and that's what you're paying the teacher to show you. Get your money's worth!

Practice staying relaxed and keep the time steady. Don't even worry about speed. If you stay steady and relaxed, the speed will come. If go for the speed, you won't be steady or relaxed and you won't be very fast either, but you sure will be sloppy.

spudkyd.. i have more reason 2 be crucified than u .. i've been playin for 6 yrs and still don't have stick control..

  i went thru all the standard of excellence books and rubank intermediate book thru skool but never stick control..
.. 2 books i have 2 get eventually r stick control and rubank advanced