Sting (percussion) the stick in which the rim and head of a drum are both struck simultaneously by the same stick, creating an accent. A rimshot in this context is only a component of the sting, and does not appear at all in some stings. Common stings may feature a short roll followed by a crash or splash cymbal and kick drum, a flam, or a rimshot. The advanced example at right uses a tom then kick, followed by a pause to put the final stroke offbeat, and a final stroke using both the snare and kick drums to support a one-handed
Herbert Flam in 1950, beating Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy before losing to Arthur Larsen.. At Wimbledon 1951 Flam beat Frank Sedgman before losing to Dick Savitt in the semi finals.. In 1952 Flam beat Mulloy and Vic Seixas before losing in the semis to Jaroslav Drobny.. In the 1956 Australian Championshops, Flam beat Ashley Cooper before losing in the semi finals to Ken Rosewall.. At the 1957 French championships Flam beat Mervyn Rose in a five set semi final before losing easily to Sven Davidson in the final.. At the U. S. championships, Flam beat Seixas before losing to Cooper in