Four-Stroke Ruff

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Diamonds in the Ruff, Part 2: The Sexy Four-Stroke

Welcome to part two of our miniseries on the ruff. I consider the three-stroke ruff to be the workingman’s rudiment. The four-stroke is much sexier, but it’s not easy to master. And it takes a certain amount of precision, which…

Matt Starr
Feb 23, 2017
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