Nutra,
To respond to the bit about the kick, toms, and snare...
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I also noticed my kick drum waveforms visually push while and my snare top and toms and overheads pull on their initial hits.
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This is to be expected based on the position of the mics and the way the drums are hit. The head of the kick drum moves toward the diaphragm of the kick mic when struck (assuming you are micing the inside or front of the kick). Conversely, the stick hit on the snare and toms initially pushes the head down, away from the top mics and OH mics, resulting in air moving away from the mics' diaphragms...
As far as nudging and flipping, trust your ears. I generally try to use the OH mics as a reference and get the close mics to be in agreement with these.