Why does my wrist still hurt?

**boredathome** · Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 635 Location: Hyrum, Ut

Ok, previous experience playing percussion (marching band) so i know how to properly hold sticks, even traditional. I'm still having troubles with my wrist hurting, i've adjusted the height of the pads, the strength of my hit (it was a pow now it's a dink) please help me cause i hear that drumming can lead to carpol tunnel (sp?) so thanks in advanced.

**TheGlow** · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 2748 Location: J Train Brooklyn!

I dunno. Ill do fine until its a song with a nonstop beat on my right hand.
then my hand starts to hurt. Plus since its a game you tend to hit it harder hoping itll register better.
specially when you start missing a bunch. then I hold it like a caveman and whack on it.
yet left hand is fine.

**kltznum1** · Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 595

**Reldan** · Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 93

It's hard to say. I've been playing drums (not professionally or anything) for 14 years and while I can feel the start of fatigue setting in after long, fast sections, my hand never actually hurts as a result of playing.

It may be that you should get some anti-vibe sticks. The stiff rubber pads actually cause a lot of vibration to travel down the sticks, with the only thing to absorb it being your hands. Anti-vibe sticks are built with this in mind and have rubber butt-plugs built in which take the stress off your hands.

**idiots101** · Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 80

i would suggest doing the above. I play drumset and play drums for school, and then going to RB is a huge difference and does tend to hurt.
Im thinkin it is because of the lack of rebound, makin you required to do more work, but thats just my thoughts.

**m4tth4x** · Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 203 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

For me it seems like the sticks are too small and slippery, making my hand use a lot more muscle to maintain a solid grip.
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**TheGlow** · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 2748 Location: J Train Brooklyn!

Nod. Im looking into them gum rubber pads to add rebound and them some of them special stix.
I wanna be able to hit the yellow and have it bounce back and whack me in the forehead.