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Sko
In drumming there are 2 conflicting points of view-New School (1980's to present; referred to as NS from now on) and fading Old School (dominated 1960's-1970's; referred to as OS). OS's techniques are generally more founded in physics.
I'm going to go through some of the physics in drumming 1 issue at a time and was hoping for some of the more knowledgeable to eloborate/correct...
The OS place their fulcrum (thumb and forefinger) about an inch from the CG, and NS place their's usually about 2 inches from the end. Since rotational inertia (tendency of an object to resist change in its rotational state of motion) for an object rotating about its CG (OS style) is [tex]I=\frac{1}{12}mL^2[/tex] and [tex]I=\frac{1}{3}mL^2 [/tex] for a object rotating about its end, OS'ers will be able to start and stop their stick faster than NS'ers (more control).
I'm going to go through some of the physics in drumming 1 issue at a time and was hoping for some of the more knowledgeable to eloborate/correct...
The OS place their fulcrum (thumb and forefinger) about an inch from the CG, and NS place their's usually about 2 inches from the end. Since rotational inertia (tendency of an object to resist change in its rotational state of motion) for an object rotating about its CG (OS style) is [tex]I=\frac{1}{12}mL^2[/tex] and [tex]I=\frac{1}{3}mL^2 [/tex] for a object rotating about its end, OS'ers will be able to start and stop their stick faster than NS'ers (more control).