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All drummers have gone through it. You may have even experimented with it in college. It’s been a question many have asked since the day they found out there was another option…. Should I use match grip or traditional?
All throughout my years in drumline I stuck to traditional grip, even when playing on a drumset… It came to feel completely natural. Now that I play mostly rock and don’t do any sort of field percussion anymore I tend to stick with match grip.
No need to fear – Drummer Etc. breaks it down for you in hopes of making the right decision.
From The Article:
…there does seem to be a steep divide between proponents of Traditional grip and the supporters of Matched grip. Is one better? Does one provide more finesse? Is one easier? If I’m not going to play marching snare or jazz, is there a reason to learn traditional?
Read the full article at Drummer Etc.
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