I got the itch to do this a while ago and then let it go. There just isn't time.

That said, there's a HUGE difference in skill needed to be a good snare drummer, and that needed to be a good tenor drummer. Playing bass drum is a no-brainer in terms of technique, but it does require a very good sense of rhythm and the mental fortitude to set a tempo in your head and define it to others. That means not speeding up when they speed up! You have to be able to be a metronome, which is maybe not the most musically rewarding task, but it IS a particular skill.

Tenor drumming is not that hard and a few hours with the fuzzy sticks and spinning them will get you started. You get all the fun of being in the band and wearing the kit without having to study for years on technique. You just have to have that good sense of rhythm and the ability to memorize rhythmic patterns. Some people simply cannot do this.

Good snare drumming is NOT easy. There's a lot of technique to it and it will take you several months of an hour-a-day to get competent. Fancy stick technique is not like falling off a log. I was just starting to think about beginning to get competent when TimC proposed trying the Heavy Athletics and my practice pad and sticks found a semi-permanent home under my desk.

If you're on a tight budget you can get a used REMO practice pad off of ebay for under $20. DO NOT GET SYMPHONIC OR TRAPSET DRUMSTICKS. Field snare drum sticks are much thicker and heavier than standard sticks.