There were two methods held stick:
1. Matched grip (picturer I)
2. Traditional grip (picture II)
Matched grip had 2 methods held that was different:
A. Closed hand/the hands were closed where the blow really relied on arms and the wrist so as the blow became awkward and the fast hands tired, his speed was then very limited.
B. Open hand/generous where the thumb and the index finger that were used to menjepit stick, whereas the three other fingers like the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger played a role to encourage stick. When stick that was pushed touched drumhead, then automatically stick will bounce again back, used the reflection to make the blow following (the three fingers encouraged stick that came back). Did repeatedly, like dribble basketball then.
Traditional grip
The difference grip this was to the left hands, where stick was squeezed on the thumb and was placed around the middle finger and the ring finger. The thumb that played a role to encourage stick. Whereas for the right hands of the method of holding him did not have the difference, like matched grip Traditional grip indeed more was difficult to be carried out compared with matched grip because of controlling the left hands far more complicated.
Early of Traditional grip
Traditional was the method held stick that was first was used, was begun from 1600. In fact traditional grip was needed for the need drummer marching the band at the time that where they placed snare the drum by means of tying him (like the bag) and his rope dilingkarkan on the shoulder, so as the position snare the askew drum to the side of right. Because his position was askew to the side of right, then the left hands used grip that was different from his right hands for to gain snare this drum (the left hands as holding the pencil, but stick was placed around 2 pairs of the finger and was squeezed on the thumb).
In 1840 drumset just was found (snare, bass and Tom-Tom) where three drums were played with one person. Because traditional grip was the habit for generations that started from marching, then traditional grip was used also in drumset. Afterwards again and again this habit will continue with finally mid 1960, Ringo Starr (drummer The Beatles) took the step advanced with held stick in the same position (the left hands same like the right hands), so as like the person who held two hammers. That afterwards was named matched grip. Evidently with used matched grip then easily the drum player could dismiss power/the power that was wanted but also the blow to his left hands became more accurate.
And finally both of them could be then used in accordance with the song current and appetite of the drum player, for the soft song and needed the touch, then traditional griplah that ?bebicara?, whereas to play groove/beat that was solid and the more modern song (rock), matched grip that was most appropriate.
Pedal
The method of stepping on the pedal had 2 sorts that is:
1. Heel down (picture A)
2. Heel up (picture B)
The two positions foot this could be carried out in accordance with the song current and appetite of the drum player. If you the jazz player (swing, pop jazz) then heel down was the appropriate choice, but if you the player rock or fusion and funk then heel up was needed to create groove that was solider because of the speed and the strength foot will improve.
Heel down really relied on the ankle to strike. So, you should not hope to medapatkan the blow that was hard with this position, only wasted the power then.
Heel up used the tip foot to step on the pedal so as all the powers could be mobilised. To get the speed that more at the time of heel up, the position foot was reversed so as when stepping on the pedal (when stepping on the pedal foot should be not kept but was released again), then the pedal will come back in the position originally because was attracted by the spring and you were kept stepping on him again to strike.
The source was taken from klinikdrum. And in edited repeated by jochromatic
