Video - Jim Chapin on Open Rolls

Accent the second note of each double in an open roll to develop an even roll:

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R	R	L	L	R	R	L	L

I don't remember where I first learned about this exercise of accent the second note of each double stroke but I've never played doubles any other way since. It's a "feel" thing. You have to feel the up and down motion of the sticks like Chapin is talking about in this video rather than the "digging in" that he's talking about.

I'll let the master speak...