The dead stroke is where you play a stroke on the snare, and the bead of your stick stays put on the snare head following the stroke. Played wrong, this can really hurt you. Maybe not right away, but over time, after absorbing the energy and shock from each stroke into your hand and arm (because you're holding the stick too tight), you might develop tendinitis or have constant pain. It's important, if you want to play this stroke, that you find a healthy way to do it. And since pro drummers like Thomas Lang, Anika Nilles, and others play this type of stroke and still have long careers in drumming, I believe there is a healthy way to play it.
The way I've been working it out is by not gripping the stick tightly when I play the stroke. Instead I hold the stick loosely between my thumb and first finger (fulcrum) and let the rim and the head of the snare absorb most of the shock as I play a rimshot. My Better Hands course goes deeper into the work you'll need to do to rebuild your hands if you're having trouble with this. You can head over to TempoLeague.com to check it out.
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