vinnieL wrote:It has nothing to do with the water buffalo heads. Some of the most wicked sounding slaps Ive heard were on water buffalo. Its mostly technique. Now some guys want a dryer slap etc thats where skins make a difference. Water buffalo should yield great slaps of they are executed correctly.
vinnieL wrote:The question is not about the quality and useful life of water buffalo it is whether or not the buffalo skin is impeding his ability to execute a good slap and the answer is no it is not water buffalo will yield great slaps it's about execution. Now wanting a higher quality longer lasting skins that will better suit an individuals tonal preferences is a different story.
tigre77 wrote:vinnieL wrote:The question is not about the quality and useful life of water buffalo it is whether or not the buffalo skin is impeding his ability to execute a good slap and the answer is no it is not water buffalo will yield great slaps it's about execution. Now wanting a higher quality longer lasting skins that will better suit an individuals tonal preferences is a different story.
Very true. Execution is first. This thread is old as hell!
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