Foot position and pain - Novice
I started playing about 2 years ago, and after the first 8 months my drum pedal foot started hurting on top. I tried taking a break for many months and it hasn’t helped - when I start playing again it doesn’t take more than 10 minutes or light playing until the top of my foot hurts again. I usually play heel up. so, a few related questions:
is this a drumming related injury folks are familiar with, and if so is the cause well known?
Potentially related, how should my weight be distributed when I play? For example if I try to open my hi hat and raise my foot off the bass pedal, I’ll immediately start to fall forward. I wonder if this means I’m putting too much weight onto my feet?
happy to answer anything else that might help diagnose the cause.