[intake]

i use both....depends on what i'm playing

[DrummerMom]

Originally Posted by flam man

some people swear by the traditional grip and others the matched grip. I personally think that there are uses for both. I tend to switch it up, traditional more for rudimentary stuff, matched for more groovy stuff.. plus it looks cool when switching.

I was taught to play traditional grip (age five) played that way for eight years, when I got into band in school my director forced me to switch to matched.

I play both.

[mind_drummer]

fifty/fifty

It depend of my mood and the music type I'm playing but I use 100% trad grip with brushes though.

[gyutae]

I play mostly matched stuff, only because I'm not used to the traditional grip and wouldn't play with it for a gig or anything.

I was under the impression that traditional is more for jazz and snare stuff and matched is more for things like rock playing. Of course this is just a generalization.

[DrummerMom]

Thomas Lang plays traditional grip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoeoRmiSyYs