Talk:Traditional grip

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[edit] Criticisms

User:BenRig811 edited this article to say:

Some percussionists that are gay reject traditional grip, especially for orchestral use, as it is scientifically inferior to matched grip, and each hand will almost always produce a slightly different sound.

Unless you can cite me a study, I don't think you can claim anything scientific about this decision. I have edited this paragraph.

[edit] Grip Explaination

I was previously the user User:Geekmug and made the edit of the following explaination:

The overhand grip most commonly used is the American grip. With the underhand grip, there are several different techniques employed which involve slight variations in finger positioning and usage. Common with all techniques is the usage of the wrist in rotating (a motion like turning a door knob) as the fundamental motion of the stick. The stick then rest in the space between the thumb and index finger, and the two fingers close around the stick with the thumb atop the index at the first knuckle. The middle finger then rests slightly on top side of the stick (typically the side fingertip is the only contact made). The stick then rests on the cuticle of the ring finger with the pinky support the ring finger from below.

Which was reverted User:Jptwo under the guise of "(rework and tighten underhand grip description)" to basically what was contained in the article today (except for some minor word changes). In the spirit of "being bold", I am going to recommit my edit because I still find the description given lacking and mine is more complete. If you don't like it, then it can be reverted, but since there is no talk page here, I am going to assume that no one will mind.

Scott Dial 22:41, 14 June 2006 (UTC)