Reddit reviews A Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer

How about spending some time working through a book?

• Stick Control is great for getting your hands to do what you want, but might be a bit boring as /u/virusv2 said.
  
• A Funky Primer is pretty good overview of rock patterns, and will get you comfortable with basic independence of your limbs.
  
  I have been working through both and am enjoying them! Another thing that has really helped me is transcribing drum parts and learning to play them that way. I did this with a Tool song and it was unbelievably illuminating. Really makes you think about what the drummer is doing.
  
  PS: Nice username :P
  

that kind of stuff is all feel. the best advice i can give you is to go back and work on some old 70's funk. all this stuff is rooted in that.

also, buy this book and study it every day.
http://www.amazon.com/Funky-Primer-Rock-Drummer-Charles/dp/0739006630

I would recommend picking up a copy of the Funky Primer

It spans a huge range of skill set, so it will likely cover your current spot. It has rather enjoyable beats (imo) that are fun to play. Whenever I feel like I am in a rut or haven't picked up a pair of sticks in a while, I go back to it for inspiration.

well i assume if you play guitar and keys then you already have a metronome. if not get one, it's the most important thing. also it's good to practice rudiments in the mirror so you can see you're hands. it helps with height consistency.
funky primer is a great book with lots of simple beats to learn that. fun with accents around the drums is also a pretty good one.

Start slowly, and repetitiously.

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I learned by getting a teacher who recommended a book called A Funky Primer. Start with the most basic exercises as slow as it takes for you to play them right. Once you master that slowly speed it up. Learn new exercises as you master older ones, rinse & repeat (so to speak). It takes patience. Lots and lots of patience. Best of luck to you, slow & steady wins the race here.

Practice hitting these at the same time to build up muscle memory until it registers to you as a single motion:

• bass & hi-hat
  
• snare & hi-hat
  
• bass & crash
  
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  For hands (right/left multitasking) learn flam drills.
  
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  That should get you started.

A Funky Primer full of great beats/rudiments is a book i highly recommend.

A Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Funky-Primer-Rock-Drummer/dp/0739006630/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318357665&sr=1-1) is a good one.

Also worth a look are the video lessons on mikeslessons.com I find him very helpful!