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Might it be in the way you are setting up the cradle? I have never had either my 16" floor or either of my 20" basses move a centimeter even when really laying into them with doubles. But then again I do not mount toms on my basses.I use a rack and at times in rehearsal just a couple of stands that I clamp my toms via the L-arm spike mounts to.

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I think my movement is more a floor issue. Upstairs room with carpet. For now it's fine, since I moved it a bit.

The real problem I see, and this must be noticed by anyone say using a FT as the BD, is that the chain of the pedal will hit the metal hoop, if it is placed close enough to give a 90 degree beater strike. Having to miss the hoop, means pulling the drum back a tad and this causes the beater of the pedal to go past 90 degrees or dead center straight up when beater strikes the head. This really ruins (for me) the action of the pedal. The only way I see to fix is to cut a 3/8" to 1/2" deep section and maybe 1/2" wide
area out for clearance. Did you not have this problem? I don't see how any drum (except a Djembe or conga) would not have the clearance problem.

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