than normal, the whipping motion makes it look a lot harsher than it really is, and you know the pads vibrate off the smallest impact, so yeah, i'm not hitting it that hard at all. Also, you might notice that my pedal has a metal covering: i'm using the "Mega Pedal" metal plate from www.megapedal.com : it adds weight to the pedal which makes it easier to use, and it hugely increases the stability of the stock RB pedal. You might want to hold out for thier full-pedal conversion instead of just ...