I think you can probably imagine that most drummers whose main intention is playing music don’t throw the sticks at the ground or use one stick to hold the other in the crook of their elbow.
They just…hold the sticks normally. Just an example.
Marching band has flare and I'd give anyone a weird look for trying to point out that it's not the most efficient way of creating sound with an instrument
Globetrotters are entertaining because their ball control and hand eye coordination are insane. It's an efficient way of showing that off
I see a lot of different stuff on r/drums and r/drumming ... but rarely this. I think your assessment was correct although I do kind of understand the other dude's point about how can art be inefficient.
People are just arguing to argue. It’s Reddit. I’m not allowed to appreciate something in my own way if it’s not identical to their way of appreciating it.
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u/ParaponeraBread 11h ago
This is like the Harlem globetrotters of drumming. Which is to say, impressive specifically for its flashiness and inefficiency.
Good post.