Tama Iron Cobra Flexi Glide Need-to-Know Cam Position

[@andresaguilar327]

Great Video! I feel the same with the Power Glide Cam. I'm getting next december a new Iron Cobra Double Pedal with Rolling Glide. Rolling Glide is in a lot of ways... a better more natural-controlled feel. Thought about getting a Speed Cobra, but even they put a Rolling Glide in it, hate the angle...

[@DoubleJointedPossum626]

Thanks for your advice, adjusting my petals is a bitch.. Its kinda like geometry or something, hard to figure out but thanks anyway, take care

[@adammammana367]

I just bought a used flexi glide double pedal.
And the cobra coil will fix the issue your experiencing

[@philipmartin708]

Well explained. Thanks. With the strap contact point staying on the end of the cam to the end of the stroke, you have the same action as a direct drive pedal.

[@milotron]

I have usedIron Cobras for over 20 years & just got some Speed Cobra 310's. I added cobra coils to the 310s and they do absolutely nothing, so I can't believe they would help on the heavier Iron Cobras

[@digadot]

I've never had them. Now that I think of it, raising the pedal angle like I like always keeps the pedal under my foot, which is what the cobra coil tries to promote. Maybe it appears useful for certain styles where continuous runs happen like blast beats etc... Or just long 16th note passages.

[@milotron]

I love that you modded that strap! I played 2 HP30 Flexi Flyers in a death metal band for years 😆before I got Iron Cobras @@digadot

[@digadot]

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[@stavroskonstantinidis277]

aaaahw. man i really suffer with my doubles because of this... in both, heal-up and heal-down... i will check this strap thing and comment again... thanks a lot buddy

[@GearInstallTechnicalGroup]

Having played all the "glides", I prefer the Flexi. I have mine adjusted similar to yours since I found if the strap angle is towards the foot board at the end of the stroke, you lose efficiency. One thing I did do was replace the straps with chains. Lastly, cobra coil is more a gimmick in my opinion.

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

You prefer the Flexi but swapped the strap for a chain which really means it is not a Flexi anymore.

[@DareToBeatbox]

@@EarthtonesCymbalsconfusing af for real 😂😂😂

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

Dude...I have checked out all your commentary regarding the Iron Cobra pedals and it seems that your ultimate conclusion may be that your favorite pedal is your vintage Rolling Glide? Perhaps you should reassemble it back to all original components and simply play it instead of trying to convert the Iron Cobra Flexi Glide into a Rolling glide. I mean...you already had what you loved to begin with. Cheers! ♪♫♪

[@digadot]

Despite the lightness of the older pedals the newer Cobras have the silent hinge plate thats reassuring for recording.

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

Why not just replace the roll pin where the footboard and heel plate meet?@@digadot

[@arturofernandez6088]

Good observation. Here's a tip: there is no need to shorten the strap to adjust pedal height. This can be done by adjusting the Allen nut on top right side of pedal (piece above the spring).
Normally there would be a plastic cap on that metal axel sticking out, but yours seems to have fallen off.

[@digadot]

Thanks for your comments. That Allen nut you mention does bring back the cam but with the regular strap length the cam ends up being extremely high if you desire the footboard above 45 degrees roughly. Shortening the strap allows the footboard raised well above 45 degrees while keeping the cam at a somewhat normal vertical angle. On my double, the left pedal has the normal strap length. To get the beaters lined up the left cam is very obviously way higher than my right. I'm going to match it eventually but for the moment I need to practice more than getting that left strap shorten. The right one for sure though makes a big difference.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Meh I gave up on straps and chains long ago.
Direct drive is the way to go.

[@digadot]

I get that. Haven't found a direct drive that feels good for me yet. Though I am open to the Idea. Time will tell.😁

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

@@digadot Try Dyna sync.
It's TAMA still.
Best goddamn pedal I've ever used!!!
Been playing for 34 years by the way :)