Drum Pedal and Pedal Module for Enhanced Drumming

(canceled)

In drum pedal apparatus including a base, a footboard depressably-mounted with respect to the base and movable between up and down positions, an axle support forward of the footboard and having a striker axle journaled therein for rotation by linkage to the footboard, a beater stem affixed to the striker axle and extending to a beater, spring apparatus biasing the footboard to non-depressed positions and the beater to non-striking positions, the improvement wherein the footboard comprises:

• a footboard structure having a main portion with a thickness and a foot-engageable upper surface;
• and
• a plurality of roller balls rotatably mounted within the thickness of the main portion, each spaced from each of its adjacent roller balls and each presenting an exposed rotatable surface at a level above the upper surface of the module main portion therearound, thereby providing a pedal-pushing foot-engageable surface that includes the combination of exposed rotatable surfaces and the upper surface around each exposed rotatable surface.

(canceled)