Placing the Tom-Toms

How high and at what angle you place your mounted tom-toms determines how long your drumheads last and how easily you can reach them. Like the snare drum, you want to keep your tom-toms as close to level as possible. Place them at an angle, but make sure that the angle matches your sticks’ angle. You want your stick to hit them at a relatively flat angle so that it doesn’t drive tip-first into the head.