Toe or Heel?

[RichardW]

When I perform, I find I keep time by raising and lowering my heel, while keeping my toes on the ground. I think this method is in the minority, based on what I often see others do, but who knows?

What say you?

 

[Joe Nerve]

I rarely tap my foot, but when I do, its a heel tap.

 

[mongo2]

I use both...or neither.

 

[2saddleslab]

Both.

 

[Spidey2112]

If I did tap, I'd tap like this.

 

[SoonerBill]

Oddly I tap my right toe on each beat and my left toe on the first beat of each bar. And don't realize I'm doing it unless I think about it.

 

[mrcbass]

I don't always tap my foot, but when I do, it could be either heel or toe - would just depend on where my balance is.

I don't think I actively tap my foot unless I'm shedding a complicated rhythm.

 

[WI Short Scaler]

If I tap it's a heel tap.

On the odd occasion that I feel we're drifting overall I pick up my whole foot. Kind of a cue we've worked out that the other two know to watch for and pay attention to.

 

[RichardW]

On the odd occasion that I feel we're drifting overall I pick up my whole foot. Kind of a cue we've worked out that the other two know to watch for and pay attention to.

My BL will do this if we start to get off tempo. Everyone knows to look for the stomping foot, LOL.

 

[growlypants]

Heel. (Unless it's the toe...)

 

[WillyW]

stolen from another thread...

 

[dave64o]

Rarely toes. Heel the majority of the time.

But sometimes the whole foot.

 

[bass12]

Toes but if my foot starts to cramp up I'll switch to heel.

 

[mongo2]

stolen from another thread...

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LOL, was a time I just duct taped a small tambourine to the toe of my left shoe.

 

[40Hz]

I’d say just use whatever way works for you and not worry about it.

 

[SoonerBill]

The whole foot comments made me think of a Allman Bros acoustic video of Melissa that I really love. Both Gregg Allman and Dickie Betts tap their whole foot. But not anywhere near the beat.

 

[CallMeAl]

Toe sitting, heel standing.

I was in marching band. “Mark time” is when you alternate L-R heels, like marching in place (but ball stays on the ground). I have a pretty strong internal rhythm, but when needed it’s a variation on this. (Sounds similar to what you are doing).

 

[mdogs]

I don't usually tap, but if I do it is the heel, I expect the drummer to be keeping the time. But, on those occasions where they get off, they will surely see me kind of nodding my head to the actual beat.

 

[Bassist4Eris]

I'm a head bopper

 

[Bass4ThePublic]

One or the other. I don’t really notice because I prefer to have my whole body moving with the music, helps my time and the audience likes it haha.