[QUOTE=Stagefrightken]I play barefoot. When I played Iron Cobra pedals the raised lettering would chew my feet up. I bought some cloth medical tape and put it on it. I put about 20 layers on it. Ended the problem. [/QUOTE]Sonor footboards have some hefty grooves to them, and my feet don't get chewed up, but if they did, that sounds like a good solution.

What The F[u]u[/u]ck
That Is Gross!!!

Berk, why the hell did you post in year and a half old topic?

make drumming socks. duct tape on socks

NOTE ON THREAD AGE:

BB is still in australia

[quote=MNdrummer21]Berk, why the hell did you post in year and a half old topic?[/quote]

Theres a post missing and you should be glad.

Get one of those promark pedal grips?

[QUOTE=Corkofski]NOTE ON THREAD AGE:

BB is still in australia[/QUOTE]

Bwahaha I just noticed that too. Nowadays I always play in shoes.

I play barefooted. The only pain i've experienced is when i was training my very weak left foot at the time, my toes would hit the cam and chair. causing minor discomfort.

I've been walking around my town barefoot since i was about 9, so my geet have about 1/2 of dead skin and stuff stopping my feet from getting hurt. Just keep using them, you'll get used to it...

ive played barefoot for 8 months now
never had a problem or got hurt or anything

all you guys ~ your pedals must smell pretty bad :lol:

I usually play in socks and have never had any problems, but if anyone wants really awesome drumming shoes, the best are soft soled moccasins, I have knee high ones and that is what I always use for performances

My feet are fine, and I have drummed barefoot since I started playing

I've drummed w/ socks since day 1

In socks isnt bare foot...I drum in socks and nothing has happened to my feet.

Converse Chuck Taylors, i tried barefoot, and with socks only, I like having shoes on. it saves my feet and i can put more power into my hits, but i can really only play in Chucks or something really light, like running shoes.

[QUOTE=MNdrummer21]Berk, why the hell did you post in year and a half old topic?[/QUOTE]

good f**ing question. still interesting though. I wear adidas sambas

Dunno, never had a problem, I always play in socks or barefoot, or with very light shoes.

[QUOTE=Zakath] The bottom of my feet probably have "Iron Cobra.. The Legend In Innovation" imprinted on them[/QUOTE]
maybe you could get money for advertising Iron Cobras lol

you're a very big asshole. Go back to the Pit.

Senseless: try some of these...

[IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/enemytopublic/104_4149.jpg[/IMG]

i got em for five bucks canadian.

^^Ya usually nothing with heels in them work good for druming if you do't want to cut your feet up.

never had your prolems. i learned bare foot, and i prefer doing everthing barefoot then with shoes.(if i have to wear shoes ill wear flip flops). as with drums, the main prolem i have is trying to play on a cold surface...that really sucks, unlessi have sweaty feet. then its just a lil gross.

[QUOTE=enemytopublic2]you're a very big spatula. Go back to the Pit.

Senseless: try some of these...

[IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/enemytopublic/104_4149.jpg[/IMG]

i got em for five bucks canadian.[/QUOTE]

How are they compared to playing with only a pair of socks on?

[QUOTE=pasulpepe]good f**ing question. still interesting though. I wear adidas sambas[/QUOTE]
He didn't post. There's a bot running around posting things that require 'special mod attention.'

[QUOTE=Senseless Apprentice]Eh...even converse shoes are too big. I'm still more liberal without them.

Cheung: have you maybe done it for so long that your feet have kinda become immune to any of the imprint hazards (letters sticking up digging into your flesh)....caluses? Did it hurt at first? what Kind of pedals do you have? Some pedals like Yamahas have a very smooth glide surface...which would pose no problem unlike the Iron Cobras which have Iron Letters digging into my flesh.[/QUOTE]

I have iron cobras and drum in socks and nothing bad happens.

I played in socks for a while... Except instead of hurtimng myself, i slid aroung alot

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^Try those, Vans Old Skool slip-ons... I wearr them excluseively to play drums... They're skate shoes, but don't have any of the padding that regular skate shoes under the sole, really. It's a semi thin layer of rubber and then your foot. Almost as good as socks for feeling, and because they're skate shoes, they're grippy and your feet won't move at all. They're super light too.


Edit- Holy sh[font=verdana]i[/font]t, I didn't even realize how old this was. I guess no one really needs the advice any more...

Walk around in your barefeet more often and you won't have to worry about a thing.

[QUOTE=Cheungman]i drum barefooted, nothing happens to my feet[/QUOTE]
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pfft i drum with jordans on =p


but if i'm too lazy to put them on then i drum barefooted, but it just dosen't feel right to me.

Iv always played with socks or barefoot. I have never had any pains or iritation. My socks would end up with holes in them if I didnt drum anyways.

If you get pain, its all part of the game.

With bass when i was learning slapping and popping, the skin on my fingers would blister because I was used to electric and acoustic guitar playing. After the skin would blister from popping the strings, I would push something sharp into it and squeez the blister water (or blood) out, and push the loose skin flat again. then I would throw a bandaid tightly on it while i slept. The next morning it would turn into a temparary calus, and then by night id re-pop the blisters, I did this untill the skin was so thick it couldnt blister anymore.

It came with the territory.

The same thing happened when I first started drumming, my index and middle fingers had blisters from the drumsticks.

In this case its the feet.

i always drum in just socks at home cos my kits in mt study room which has carpet and mum doesn't like shoes in the house so no choice but i've never had a problame with it

[QUOTE=Cheungman]i drum barefooted, nothing happens to my feet[/QUOTE]

ditto

i usually drum with no shoes on and with socks, but when i do drum barefoot nothing happens to my feet either...

I just recently switched to drumming with bare feet and have had no problems. I like it better because i feel I have more control.

the reason i originally started was b/c my shoes were heavy and i wanted double bass to be faster and easier...

I wear gene hoglan boots.

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When I play death metal, I always wear these:

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The soles of my feet are rock hard. I doubt it came from drumming, but i can walk on gravel barefoot at be reasonably comfortable. I call it the gypsy's callous, since gypsies walk about bare footed :p

I play with socks and Iron cobras and never had a pain or anything. Expect sometime the beater swilgs back and its the top of my foot which hurts