Richard's Serious Thread About Getting Better on the Double Bass.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

Make that placement, speed and weight/pressure, and you're there.

As for placement, somebody told me the other day that "most of the time, you seem to stay in the 'comfort zone' closer to the fingerboard, and then you go towards the bridge only when necessary. You should try to usually stay closer to the bridge, and go closer to the fingerboard only when necessary." Good point.

Another approach is to move the bow in proportion to the length of string being used.