In his last educational dvd “Secret weapon’s of the modern drummer“, His Majesty Jojo Mayer deals with one of The Holy Questions of Drumming: matched or traditional grip?
Endless discussion are held on this point, with no winner. Supporters of each tecnique can list a number of reason their choice is better. Jojo, who plays mainly traditional, but masters matched too, adds an interesting argument to the debate.
Matched (french, german and their variations) grip is symmetric; traditional grip is asymmetric, where asymmetry can help your body ‘think different’, put in …