Holding The Drumsticks - Drum Lessons

[TaylorLautnerFan477]

''if I lift the tip and let it fall it just dies..I get nothing outta the stick..'' Was I the only one to laugh at that?

[vans1608]

why do I watch this when I know how to hold the drumsticks? :D

[zxc0011]

I wanna impress my friends.

[lgeklsflz]

OH SHIT I DROPPED MY DRUM STICK now i have to start over :(

[goldenball2020]

thank u

[dhoudedrums]

Good lessons my friend and notice...in golf....you have to putt the iron stick (tige) at the same place in your hand. Try it !!!

[CQC204]

you know that theres something going on when the 2 top comments are the same....

[pedsay]

OOO MY GOOOD!! this video has more sex references than american pie!! 

[xkingofthehillx]

This video could prove just as much if it was 20 seconds long!!

[hannarowley]

...."and point it to the left" , i was expecting him to go .."no , no the other left " "the other left !!!!"

[dannav147]

Great lesson!

[heywally]

Excellent! Thanks ....

[STALKERyxxx]

It is actualy Wiena Grip technique

[rock1the1arts100]

I've got a piece of wood you can learn to hold

[RanzAlton]

i was amazed..

[yeop23]

sweet spot is G-spott...

[025Kenneth025]

nice lesson

[TheGamerDante]

4:38 WTF, where this piece of wood came from???But thx for the video hahaha

[leggewie]

Now that was a very good video! The explanation about how to hold the stick in the matched grip was clear and well done. Thanks!

[bhettdhada]

soo cool! i learned how to play drums but i never learned how to hold those pieces of wood properly. hahaha

[Surapat1994]

better than expert village

[Kobra1029]

@Surapat1994

everything is better then expert village

[Surapat1994]

@Kobra1029 Agree!

[funy2me]

Thank you for the free lessons! You are a GREAT teacher.

[GundamAngelicDevil]

anyone know how to determine which handed drummer you are? is it by which hand is the power hand (or most used hand)?

[crazydrummertcir]

@GundamAngelicDevil ok bro it don't matter which hand you are. If you play traditional you always have a match grip in the right and traditional in the left. You will never play traditional any other way. Now with matched grip both hands are the same. Now scratch what i said before, your stronger hand will have more power. Just be careful. Work both hands the same and the same way. Like i can be doing singles in my left forever and my right not so much and i am right handed. So just work both.

[icame2dance1]

How to hold a piece of wood...there are so many sexual innuendos with drums it's ridiculous. My personal favorite is telling girls I really know how to bang...drums.

[pakeyboy]

thank you for your tutorial

[caniell101]

first... there is no definete way to hold a stick, its wat ever makes you comfortable and wat ever matches your playing style

[MrRyguy69]

2:40 The only one you're gonna impress with that is a four year old.

[lemonite1]

Man, there are too many "how to" videos on how to hold the sticks. Each one is different so who's right, I dunno.

[MrRyguy69]

@lemonite1 As long as you grip it at the proper balance point it doesn't really matter.

[TauntonSkate]

hold this peice of wood? in my hand hahah

[jaysonpaule]

can i put a rubber on the drumstick for better grip??

[petunia923]

:34 - ROFLMAOLOL - - That's what she said ;)

[Milkman23]

@petunia923  hahahahha i rofled

[chrisbear08]

-.-

[BigTCorneliusExpo]

I disagree, actually. The fulcrum point is a actually very beneficial for all drummers and I can almost guarantee you that you're favorite drummers use it. Besides, this video is foundational (something to build from).

[Deathstudy]

hey!! Batchboy i agree!!!

[TheBatchGuy]

this guy acts like there's only one way to fucking hold a drum stick... makes me disgusted...

[metalfighter91]

Lance Hardwood :D

[spacetoad]

Great lesson. Simple, effective, and answered what needed to be answered. Thank you.

[sappystain]

Great instrunctions, nice guy. Thanks :)

[miraan786]

theres a fly on your chin mr. gunman

[rb2h]

GOAT-TEEEEEE!!

[gorillaz549]

Thanks so much man! You taught me how to handle my wood in ways i've never imagined! I can't wait to show my friends how to! I can't wait to show my friends how to grip their wood like I do!

[SMoKeScReeeeN]

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[dionkeong55]

such a nice guy

[Imortalslayer77]

Once i actually learned how to hold this piece of wood in my hand, i was amazed.

LOLOLOLOL

[ErwinKing95]

@Imortalslayer77 You got to find the sweet spot in that piece of wood, LOL

[livethemoment111]

OMG YOU GOTTA GUN!!!

[ngnestor]

u should shave that lil thing dude!

[pitchwest]

thanks guys

[bzM2bH]

Thanks mang

[SaraCufer]

You're such a great teacher :D Thanks.

[ramennoodleking]

lol. "once i learned how to hold this peice of wood in my hands, i was amazed..."

...thats what she said

[benny704]

ahah

[NoTrace22]

@ramennoodleking  im just saying soon as he said that I went straight to the comments cause I knew sombody said somthin LOL

[LPDXDX]

ha! :) love the way to "basketball" with the stick! and it all was really helpful... didnt know all of this lil secrets ;)

[drazj]

thanks man!!! I'm playing for almost 12 years (active 3) ;) but i didn't knew how to hold it!

I guess i'm monkey or gorilla :)

and you're funny too!

[ghag29]

nice one

ha

[poorpy134]

sweet thanks

[willicex90]

Sweet, I have the same drumsticks! :)

[TheMirrorsTruth]

same here :D

[framey16]

very helpfull

[jale987]

watch dave weckl natural evolution and you will learn how to use the rebaund in the most corect way and how to grip a stick...

[Kari166]

Thanks! This was so helpful! :D

[DeepClue]

Great video!

[hihathitter711]

ok good lesson but you tryed to make yourself sound gay lol (once i accually learned how to hold this piece of wood in my hands) lol

[xdlmao1]

hahah

[deathmetalpat]

You think they would mark the balance point on the stick for you.

[ssskkaatteerrr]

lol

[SengKiat93]

Come to think of it, they should, shouldn't they?

[asianman834]

very helpful thx so much

[whatshendrix]

Very useful - thank you very much :)

[KinglyNumbaOne]

Amazing details!

[AnthonyBNarusguy]

for some reason i cant grip the left as the same as the right hand and i cannot figure out why.

[evaberlin]

i think that's the problem most right-handed people have.. (cos it's mine too :p)

[MikeyFlorida]

every right-handed person has a very weak left hand.

left-handed people are more likely to be ambidextrous, but us right-handed people can achieve ambidexterity also with a lot of finger stretching and finger exercise.

[DudesonUSA]

well said.

[thefattyplayer]

Hey! I think that i see you before :P In the videos of Hillsong United :P

[timmygriffinireland1]

r u right handed cos dats probably y

[tcyk]

great, alot better then other videos

[RRRandy95]

i just started these lessons yesterday on the website and i have improved more!

[softwatches]

this is useful stuff, without a doubt. But those camera angles...why do proper musicians always have to FANCY themselves so much..?!

[poshplace]

i think he tries to be a bit too fancy with his body language but camera work is very important when demonstrating something that isn't easily visible

[Vsoso]

great!!! iov u guys!!

[blankogotsacked]

Great work, exactly the amount of details I was looking for.

Starting to use the matched grip, I find the stick easily slips to that second knuckle. Will practice eliminate this? Or am I doing something wrong?

[azzkikriscoo]

I have the same problem. As I start playing they always slip to the second knuckle and suddenly im just 'holding' the stick in my hand.

DARN!

[DukeTwicep]

blankogotsacked: try moving the thumb up toward yourself so that you can press the stick down with your thumb as you play, you don't need to move it that much, the friction does most of the work.

[gaara007]

yah nc job

[hellmarch223344]

I was thaught that on my thirst drum lesson

[WoWjunkie005]

"When I put my finer on that spot"

[VinnieDaMac]

"once i actually learned how to hold this piece of wood in my hand"

[ADAMKTN]

uh huh huh uhhhh WOOOD uh huhh huh

[stu4abc]

lol dude

[Patiriktirik]

wow this is amazing. what a difference it makes

[laurennoni]

very very helpful thanks!!!

[LittleMassiveMan]

best lesson ever of holding the sticks hehe. helped me a lot

[The457]

I just got my PEACE set today. Ty for the quickie lesson dude, means alot

[MikeMichalkow]

Hey Everyone! Thanks for the great comments and questions. To answer anyones question about hand pain... you need to TOTALLY relax your hand when using this "gentle grip", because tension causes the muscles to overwork. Try playing very loosely with a secure fulcrum and you'll see the results!

Mike

[RobVambeck]

Also i find it very hard to play with my left hand at a vertical angle as much as giving someone a handshake, its always a bit under.

[RobVambeck]

I have a question about the left hand classic grip which I tried practicing. When i play with the grip as shown in this video the underside of my hand (oppostite to my thumb, the soft bit) starts to ache very quickly, i think it is because the finger below the drumstick is taking too much weight. Anyone have any advice on this, I must be doing it wrong or something.

[zemogkcin]

lol. mike michalkow. true legend

NICK

[g33f]

The video was helpful but there is a big question for me. The fulcrum makes sense when it is first shown with the hand vertical but then the hand is turned so that the palm is facing down. At this point the fulcrum seems to be over neither the thumb or the finger but in the air. Is that right?

[xsarcasticxlovex]

this was really helpful!

thanks.

[o71v3r]

very helpful. thank you

[christafarix4dr]

Thanks Mike very appreciative of your lesson, A year into having my own kit, and have had trouble with left hand balance ,your video is very defined and grounding. x4dr

[thewhiteafrican]

excellent!

[dumbartie]

good work man, need more people like u taken time out to teach keep it up

[Miiiiilo]

this is nice !!

[thelouie]

nice vid quality. Very informative. I hold my drum sticks kinda weird. Its an opposite traditional position. It's the traditional method, except the hand positions are switched.

[Muskrat007]

great lessons man keep posting