AN INDUSTRY STANDARD GETS EVEN BETTER. The 5000 Series Bass Drum Pedals established DW's reputation for innovation and quality. But because innovation is part of our DNA at Drum Workshop, we thought it was time to engineer some major improvements into most successful pedals.Most notably, we have upgraded the toe clamp. We wanted our 5000 Series pedals to have more gripping strength, to provide a stronger connection between drummer and kick drum. So, we developed the Tri-Pivot Toe Clamp. The Tri-Pivot features three independent, 360-degree, rotating rubber pads that firmly grab almost any diameter and thickness of bass drum hoop, from the top and the bottom, with zero slippage. When combined with a new, textured, rubber pad on the base plate, and we think you'll agree... there