Dampening of mesh head kick pads

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mprinz
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Dampening of mesh head kick pads

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Hi dudes!
I recently got 2x Roland KD-7. That feels way better, than these bouncy kickpads. I had a ATV 13". Still 100% not perfect.
And I needed 2 new kick pedals.

Then was thinking of using a sandbag in the mesh head kick pad. I feel like the foam makes it more bouncy, somehow.
But then these non-rebound hammer came into my mind. Don't ask ... I was using it a few day ago.

So:
"Granular dampers are devices that exploit the dissipative nature of granular interactions to passively attenuate vibrations. In their most simple design, they consist of an enclosure partially filled by granular particles."

I guess, maybe, that is too much. Or the companies don't do this because, it's not durable enough. If the bag is damaged, there will be a mess of granular particles.

Anyway, I went to the local hardware store and bought a bag of birdsand. I still haven't got enough time to check this out.
There are also - maybe ready to use - therapeutic sandbags or similar products.

Anybody there, who tried something weird already?

I will write an update, when I'm back from vacation, next weekend.
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