Stick rebound from the drum or cymbal is one of the most important elements that helps a drummer play easily and quickly. It is useful in both Moeller and technique. The stick can do a large part of the work by itself. We only need to learn to feel its inertia and natural rebound from the playing surface.
The process can be compared to bouncing a basketball. The first push is stronger, and then the ball comes back to us. On the way back, it loses some energy because of gravity. Our task is to add a much smaller push the second time and every time after that, simply replacing the energy that was lost. With a drumstick the principle is similar, but the motion is smaller and uses finer hand muscles, so it is harder to master than bouncing a ball.
When learning to use stick rebound, remember this rule: the faster the tempo, the smaller the motion.