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Get a pressure washer. Then you could get a cheap electronic drum pad like this.
If you enjoy the drums you can upgrade to a better set later.
I was actually given one of those pads a year ago, but I have been hesitant to use it. It's so much smaller than an actual set I would be worried it would cause the development of bad habits. If you know drumming, do you know if that is a reasonable concern?
If you want to learn drums well, skip the gimmicks and toys, and get a solid practice pad (Remo, Vic Firth, etc.). You can learn a lot - and can practice fundamentals endlessly with that.
This is the answer. As someone who was in a similar situation
I don't do drums but I'm sure you can develop bad habits with any instrument if you don't get proper lessons.
You can learn a lot by yourself, but if you start getting serious (like 1+h practice every day) get a teacher to look after your posture, hand position, arm movement yadda yadda
I play drums. This is not a reasonable concern.
You won't skill up in terms of being able to play a drum kit with this pad thing, but it will get you used to keeping time and learning how to separate your limbs (like how you slowly are able to tap a different pattern with your right foot than you are doing with your right hand).
if you're worried about it, cross your right hand over your left and keep rhythm on the hi-hats with your right while hitting the accents with your left.
Gotcha, thanks!
I can't say I know drumming, but from what I can search up it's apparently better than nothing. An electronic drum kit is better than a pad but not as good as a real kit. They all have different feels.
However, it seems that doing anything (even air drumming) is better than doing nothing.
If you are serious, then investigate lessons. You might be able to use real drums at your lessons and the pad for in-between. The teacher should be able to help you pick good exercises for using on the pad.
From what I'm searching up, it seems if you're not doing lessons you'll get bad habits regardless, but it shouldn't prevent you from starting. Anything is better than doing nothing.