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     Kiersten Hibbard (Kiersten) Senior Member Username: Kiersten Post Number: 97 Registered: 05-2002 Rating: N/A |
Well Marsha and I were talking again. Call us little miss chatterboxes. And well the topic of drum sticks was mention. Can any other drummers here or Anton. Please tell us why some drummers hold the drum sticks different? Is there a name or technique for this? And why does it make such a difference in playing styles? Any information would really be appreciated. Thanks! Kiersten and Marsha  | |||
| Randal Walker (Randy) Advanced Member Username: Randy Post Number: 46 Registered: 04-2002 Rating: N/A |
there is the traditiona grip and matched grip, Steve Smith and Vinnie come to mind among many others whom use traditional. Matched is what mosy drummrs prefer. Traditional started from field drumming days when the drum was slung around the neck. | |||
| Kiersten Hibbard (Kiersten) Senior Member Username: Kiersten Post Number: 99 Registered: 05-2002 Rating: N/A |
Thanks Randy! I really appreciate your comments. I know who Steve Smith is he used to be with Journey but who is Vinnie? What band did he play with? Thanks Again and Take Care! Kiersten | |||
| Randal Walker (Randy) Advanced Member Username: Randy Post Number: 47 Registered: 04-2002 Rating: N/A |
Vinnie is the bomb of drummers, He has played with many an artist. Zappa, Gino Vannelli, The The to name a few. Steve Smith played on the last Savage Garden cd. | |||
| Randal Walker (Randy) Advanced Member Username: Randy Post Number: 48 Registered: 04-2002 Rating: N/A |
The grip itself is a personal thing, neither one is better than the other. Bill Stewart whom is the new jazz god actually plays matched grip, fairly uncommon in the jazz world, most guys that play jazz play traditional. | |||
| Remodious Boyd (Remodious_316) Intermediate Member Username: Remodious_316 Post Number: 32 Registered: 08-2002 Rating: N/A |
I play with matching sticks myself. When I started playing drums, I played cross handed. As I got older, I switched positions and now I play open handed which means the ride is on my left side instead of my right. Not 2 many people do that, unless they r cross-dressers. Rimshot.  | |||
| Anton Fig (Anton) Moderator Username: Anton Post Number: 283 Registered: 04-2002 Rating: N/A |
It's ideal to ride with your left hand. It opens the kit in another way - more power to you | |||
| Remodious Boyd (Remodious_316) Senior Member Username: Remodious_316 Post Number: 58 Registered: 08-2002 Rating: N/A |
Thanks Anton more power on the ride. | |||
| fat old hairyguy (Fatoldhairyguy) New member Username: Fatoldhairyguy Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2002 Rating: N/A |
I am getting back into drumming after a long absense. For a time, the real world became very important to me (college, marriage, work, kids, more work, post-graduate school, even more work). Now my oldest daughter wants to play the guitar like Joan Jett, so bought some drums to jam with her. I played traditional as a kid, but want to learn to play matching sticks. It is hard, but I can't seem to be able to hit the Toms hard or fast enough with my left hand holding traditional. Yet I can't control the left stick (I keep hitting my right stick with it) when it is matched. Any suggestions for playing louder with a traditional grip? Or should I continue trying to switch? | |||
| Anton Fig (Anton) Moderator Username: Anton Post Number: 351 Registered: 04-2002 Rating: N/A |
Tony Williams would play different ways within a song to get the right feel for that part. There are no rules - it is just what you are comfortable with. Perhaps since you already used to tradtional grip, you should work on making that stronger. Try 'Stick Control' by Stone or some other 'chopbuilding' style book. Work on a pad that has no bounce or a pillow, use a metronome to chart your progress and work on your time and you should feel an improvement pretty quickly. Even if you go for matched you are going to have to do the pad work so that you get more control with your left hand. | |||
| James McGuire (Drumnut) New member Username: Drumnut Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2006 Rating: N/A |
I can't play traditional because of a wrist injury to my left hand ,also severe arthritis has set in, match is only way or no way. | |||
| Brian Johnson (Bryan123) Junior Member Username: Bryan123 Post Number: 12 Registered: 01-2007 Rating: N/A |
Very interesting!
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