Drumming isnt about ‘Grip’ alone…drumming and percussion is a body driven art form…more than any other instrument drummers have to have a clear mental map of their entire anatomy and how it works.  Stick grip is just one tiny aspect!

Mark Campbell at Symmetrical Drumming Australia (providing drum lessons and percussion lessons to Canberra and world of drumming), …he teaches using the fulcrums of your body from your hips down to your feet and from your hips to your finger tips…its a body focus thing…not a ‘grip’ thing…  and its not about what any particular drumming icon/god does!  Its about working with how the anatomy of your body operates!

Mark recommends practicing in front of at least one mirror to help you see how you really sit, how your trunk works with your limbs, your limbs with your ‘tips’…its about mapping what's really going on into your brain.  

This also includes using open handed playing, using matched ‘German’ grip and setting your kit to progressively become a symmetrical layout.  An accurate body map in your brain, and an ergonomic setup, driven by a clear appreciation of anatomy…Drumming…its a driven by the entire body…working sequentially in harmony…its not driven by what ‘Buddy Rich used to do’!!!!

https://symmetricaldrummingaustralia.org

Get a large mirror….

Book a lesson with Mark and start mapping your body in your brain accurately, layout your kit to fit your body, and play from your hips, to your tips (both sides)!

Radical…not really…its Science!

Mark