Basic Hand Technique Revisited Part 1 The Traditional Grip

Here is a video on my basic hand technique featuring the traditional grip with multiple camera views. I have done some other videos on this topic but those were mostly a front view perspective. I also talk about the ratios of wrist, finger, and bounce strokes I use to play stickings and rudiments. This should help answer the many questions I receive regularly on this topic. Here are the Time Stamps 0:00 Introduction 4:16 My Hand Technique Philosophy 7:09 Traditional Grip Exercises 14:43 Ratios 21:30 Clinch Strokes 23:55 Stickings and Rudiments For more hand technique videos please see this playlist The equipment I am using is An original Quiet Tone Drum Pad from the 1980 s My own Custom Sticks: Leopardwood 74 grams Cocobolo 85 grams My Vic Firth Signature Stick in Hickory 63 grams These sticks are all available from me at You can find out more about them at