Help: Iron Cobra Power Glide - Maximum efficiency?

twiztedjoker

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Hi guys! Was wondering if anyone had tips on how to tune their pedals for the best speed and performance. I've had these for almost a year now, tweaking it and all but i still can't seem to get the right setting for it. It's not that my feet are slow no, haha, i've played some awesome pedals that were rented for a performance and they were fantastic. So... if anyone's got any suggestions/opinions please feel free to share :D
 
dismantle ur pedal till it's last screw and understand how it works......

if ur lazy like me, experiment with spring tension, beater angle, beater heigh, throne height.
 
It's not the equipment... its how you play it... simple as that. You might not want to believe what I say, but trust me you should be able to play comfortably with any pedal at its factory settings. The tweaking and settings are for you to get slightly more comfortable with the pedal, and to customize it to your liking. Speed comes with technique, technique comes with practice and not equipment or settings.
 
I'd have to agree on that, my technique's not exactly perfect, but i was thinking of how to adjust the Pedal itself to suit my style. Take for instance just now i lowered the spring tension and i found myself playing much much more comfortably, and faster too! Oh and by the way marcdadrummer, my throne's kinda screwed so it's stuck right at the lowest position, sadly :(
 
I'd have to agree on that, my technique's not exactly perfect, but i was thinking of how to adjust the Pedal itself to suit my style. Take for instance just now i lowered the spring tension and i found myself playing much much more comfortably, and faster too! Oh and by the way marcdadrummer, my throne's kinda screwed so it's stuck right at the lowest position, sadly :(

Yup I understand what you mean and how you feel...

Okay what I did for my own pedal (currently an Elim, used to play on flying dragons) was I really spent almost 30 mins or more sitting behind my kit, then starting out with factory settings. I played for awhile, just simple practices to see what I like or dislike about the setting. Then I increased the spring tension, keeping beater distance the same. I repeated this process til it was at its maximum tension, then I loosened it all the way til it was at its loosest, and started all over again. It's painstakingly tedious, but yeah you get a fully customized pedal.

Personally I feel that you shouldn't set the tension too high, else you might get too dependant on the pedal rebound.. you'll face difficulties if you're at a gig without your pedal and the pedal's very loose.

For your throne, I'd suggest you get a new one. Height is a very important factor especially if you're playing double pedal.

Single pedal players (like me), tend to lean our weights TOWARDS the master leg unknowingly, and that's a bad habit. When I went over to double pedals, I was wondering why I couldn't last, then I realised that I couldn't keep my balance. That's when a good throne comes into play. With good back support and butt support, you can keep your balance between the two pedals.

For height wise, I'm not too sure whether my infomation is accurate, but if you're playing mostly heel-up, you might wanna adjust so that you legs form slightly more than a 90 degree angle. Not too extreme though, just slightly more.
 
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