{"id":746,"date":"2025-10-29T02:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/?p=746"},"modified":"2025-10-29T02:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:08:18","slug":"kick-drum-practice-pad-under-the-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/kick-drum-practice-pad-under-the-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick Drum Practice Pad Under the Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Without a doubt, this has to have been one of my finest ideas&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last couple of days I have been talking about &#8220;getting reps in&#8221; on my non-dominant hand by just doing single strokes on a practice pad. It has helped already, even with just the few days I have been doing it. I notice I can almost twirl the stick with my non-dominant hand which I&#8217;ve never been able to do.  Just too uncoordinated and awkward.  I can also feel that I&#8217;m starting to develop &#8220;finger stroke&#8221; ability.  Again, something I&#8217;ve never been able to do and now I see that it is coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a game changer to just work on your bottlenecks. Isolate whatever it is that is holding you back and just work on that in a focused manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So&#8230; I just got this Janerock Practice Pad from Amazon for only $32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPad-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPad-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPad-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPad-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPad-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPad-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the real kicker here (har), what makes this the finest idea I have ever had, is that I&#8217;ve put it under my desk.  Now I can pretty much practice kicks all day long!  I&#8217;ve only had this thing two hours and I&#8217;ve used it for almost two hours straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPadUnderDesk-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPadUnderDesk-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPadUnderDesk-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPadUnderDesk-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPadUnderDesk-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PracticeKickPadUnderDesk-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t find a single thing wrong with it. Here are the points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&#8217;s cheap.  Just a block of wood.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It doesn&#8217;t wobble.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It doesn&#8217;t get in my way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I can use it with either foot without moving out of my office chair.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&#8217;s cathartic.  Even without wanting to be a drummer, I love this when I&#8217;m impatiently for something&#8230; tap tap tap tap&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is my first workout session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Practice-Kick-Pad-First-Day.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has exceeded my expectations.  I love this thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without a doubt, this has to have been one of my finest ideas&#8230;. 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