Is bursting the best way to up your bpm speed?

[centersnare]

There has been many different view points on whether or not to obtain greater speed by exercising a series of burst to develope a more relaxed run. Some people say they can conserve more energy this way while others argue to practice really slow over long periods of time. Let us know your view points on this matter.

[JoeyM]

I've experimented with many different ways to try and gain speed, but honestly the slow singles over 30-40 minutes helped me a lot in the early stages, now I do 20 minute warmup at about 70bpm and then do 1 minute blocks of 16ths per hand ranging from 120-150 bpm. Some days Im hardly able to play a clean measure of 16ths at 135 when other days I'll go as quick as 160. But definitely the longer slower runs are a big part of my development, and it was champs Tom Grosset and Matt Smith who told me to do the long runs. It shaped my fingers and developed muscle memory.