Q: I like to hit my drums hard... very hard. I am afraid I will break the heads though. Is there any way I can make my drums extra heavy duty and durable? (If this is at the expense of sound quality, that's fine.) Thanks!
A: wrong section. But, my answer to that is not really. They're going to break someday. On a side note, I've seen bass drum holes patched up with duct tape before. There wasn't much reduction in sound quality. When they break, you can buy new heads, they're not expensive (unless you have a timpani or bass). Those heads are more durable than you think too, unless you've been using claw hammers and flails to play.