"The book is well stocked with diagrams and photos showing the journey of the hand..."

In Steve Stockmal’s 71-page treatise on stick spinning, he first creates a technical language (“fake grip", “A/Y position”), then launches into a hundred spin and flip variations. The book is well stocked with diagrams and photos showing the journey of the hand... There are valuable spins waiting here...

T. Wittet
Modern Drummer Review (5 stars)
September 2001 Issue

"I feel like I'm watching secret techniques that have long been guarded in secrecy..."

"Very nice. I will be learning the twirling techniques and using them as part of my curriculum in the future. At some point I would be glad to start using your book in the classroom. I think most serious students would love this video and book. I particularly like the slow motion presentations. I feel like I'm watching secret techniques that have long been guarded in secrecy. I offer you my congratulations."

Kenwood Dennard, Associate Professor, Percussion Berklee College of Music Alumnus, Berklee College of Music - Studies with Nadia Boulanger - Extensive performing experience with artists including George Clinton, Chick Corea, Gil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Whitney Houston, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, and others - Leader on CD Just Advance on Big World Records, featuring Hiram Bullock and Marcus Miller - Recordings include The Sweetest Days, Vanessa Williams; Live at Montreaux, Miles Davis and Quincy Jones; Nothing Like the Sun, Sting; and others.

"It's very refreshing to see a new take on performing from a visual point of view..."

I received the book and video last week. What fun. It's very refreshing to see a new take on performing from a visual point of view. My band has a strong focus on stage presence and showmanship and I'm looking forward to working some of these techniques into my playing. I hope more drummers will enjoy Spinology as much as me.

Clark Harner
Drummer for Judy Harrison
and High Impact

"This is really really wonderful! I will definitely be recommending it to my students and peers..."

Hi Steve, Just to let you know I received the Spinology book and video today. What an incredibly fun and cool publication!! This is really really wonderful! I will definitely be recommending it to my students and peers. Thanks again and all the best...

Rob Zlatkoff

"I am a board certified chiropractic neurologist and I am recommending your book and DVD to my patients..."

Steve, I'll bet you haven't gotten an endorsement like this before. I am a board certified chiropractic neurologist and I am recommending your book and DVD to my patients as a coordination drill to rehabilitate their nerve pathways particularly to the cerebellum (the body's balance and coordination center). The more they spin, the more they exercise the pathways and the healthier they get. It's really a very effective therapy for kids with ADD/ADHD and learning disorders because these coordination drills fire and build the same pathways that they are weak in. Drummers can improve their nervous system to make a good drummer better, a better drummer great and a great drummer phenomenal.

Kurt Kuhn
D.C., M.S.M., D.A.C.N.B.
[see "Healthysitx"]

"Drumstick Spinology can definitely help a good drummer become more sensational without losing the substance of his art..."

Percussion and drums are considered mankind’s first instruments. Throughout the years they have attracted thousands of young people, becoming their main inspiration to occupy themselves with the art of music. The movement and artistry of a drummer playing live on stage, especially when combined with musical vitality, can make the inspiration even greater. For this reason, books like Steve Stockmal’s Drumstick Spinology can definitely help a good drummer become more sensational without losing the substance of his art.

George Fakanas
Musician-Composer, Greece.

"I'm glad to see a book that takes the mystery and guess work out of twirling sticks. Thanks for bringing this subject out into the open..."

I'm a firm believer that keeping steady time is the most important part of playing the drums, but adding some visual showmanship to the show is just as important. I have some watched some great drummers play the most complicated licks and grooves, but they were boring to watch. My point is, I'm glad to see a book that takes the mystery and guess work out of twirling sticks. Thanks for bringing this subject out into the open. I love to watch any drummer who spins and twirls the sticks.

Red Whiting
(Zredman)