title: Tim Waterson
text: # Tim Waterson
  
  Tim Waterson is a Canadian drummer who holds the world record for the fastest number of double strokes on a bass drum using a double pedal, with a record of 1,407 in one minute (January 22, 2002).
  
  ## Career
  
  Waterson started an organization to promote speed drumming as a sport. In 2006 he performed 1,075 single-stroke rolls on a bass drum in 60 seconds.
  
  In 2007 Waterson released a two-DVD set, Techniques, Motions and Applications for Bass Drum Playing.
  
  Waterson uses the heel-toe technique and also invented the pump technique for fast single strokes. His use of the Vruk heel pedal system enables him to perform a modified version of heel-toe playing. Tim is profiled in the book Believe the Unbelievable by Bartley Press.
  
  