Extreme Hands Makeover

Traditional Grip Introduction
Step 1 - Free stroke isolated (stopping in between)
Step 2 - Free stroke strung together (8 on a hand)
2 Workouts
Chop Builder 1 – 8 On a Hand (8-8-16)
Chop Builder 2 – 8 On a Hand (R-B-L-B)
Step 3 - Free stroke isolated - Trigger finger
Step 4 - Free stroke strung together – Trigger Finger
Step 5 - Free stroke finger adder (via 8’s)
Step 6 - Free stroke 8th/16th single strokes (Purple Singles)
9 Workouts
Purple Singles
16/32nd Build Up
44.1 – Singles – 12th/24th Build-Up
44.2 – Single 3
44.3 – Single 4
44.4 – Single 5
44.5 – Single 7
44.6 – Single 9
44.7 – Hairtas
Step 7 - French Grip 8’s
1 Workout
Chop Builder 3 – French Grip 8 on a Hand (R-B-L-B)
Step 8 – Free stroke Doubles
3 Workouts
Irish Spring
Inverted Diddles
44.8 – Double Stroke Roll
Step 9 - Free stroke triples
3 Workouts
Triple Beat
44.13 – Triple Stroke Roll
44.14 – 1-2-3’s
Step 10 - Triple Strokes French Grip
1 Workout
Chop Builder 4 – French Triples
Step 11 - Fast roll forearm pump with buzz
3 Workouts
Chop Builder 5 – Buzz Roll Builder
Buzz Roll
44.16 – Buzz Roll
Step 12 - Fast roll forearm pump with open rolls
2 Workouts
Chop Builder 6 – Fast Roll Builder
Up-tempo Higga-Digga-Burr
Step 13 - The Four Basic Strokes - Accent-Tap 8/4/2/1 Exercise
1 Workout
Chop Builder 7 – 8-4-2-1 Accent Tap
Step 14 - Accent-Tap two hand interleaved
5 Workouts
Chop Builder 8 – 4-3-2 Bucks
Chop Builder 9 – Duple 4-2-1 Accent
Chop Builder 10 – Triple 4-2-1 Accent Tap
Chop Builder 20 – 5-lets Move the Accent
Chop Builder 21 – 5-let Accent Adder
Step 15 - Inverting shot diddles (for doubles)
Step 16 - Diddle accents
2 Workouts
Accented Drag Shifter
44.22 – Diddle Accent
Step 17 - Paradiddle (Huck, ga-dick)
3 Workouts
Chop Builder 11 – Huck, ga-dicks (R-both-L-both)
Paradiddle Builder
44.18 – Paradiddle
Step 18 - Flam accent (Huck-dig-a-dick)
3 Workouts
Chop Builder 12 – Huck, dig-a-dick (R-both-L-both)
44.24 – Flam Accent
Flam Accent – Hands Separate/Hands Together
Step 19 - “No-Chop Flop & Drop”
6 Workouts
Chop Builder 13 – Floppy triples (R-both-L-both)
Flam Tap – Hands Separate/Hands Together
44.29 – Flam Tap
44.15 – Egg Beaters
44.26 – Ta-Cha-Da
44.35 – Swiss Army Triplet
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Chop Builder 3 – French Grip 8 on a Hand (R-B-L-B)

Extreme Hands Makeover Step 7 – French Grip 8’s Chop Builder 3 – French Grip 8 on a Hand (R-B-L-B)
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If you want finger control, you want a competent French grip (whether or not you even use it in its context). Focus on perpendicular strokes (no slicing!) and getting the hands to work in a perfect mirror image. No flams please.

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