Drum Lesson: The Right Ways to Hold Drumsticks for Awesome Speed and Control

In this video drum lesson, we go back to basics and how to correctly hold the drumstick while playing the drums. Different types of drum beats and sounds require different grips so that the stick is controlled and plays the beat correctly. Like The Free Drum Lessons? You can donate here: https://paypal.me/thedrumprofessor In this video, we go over 3 different drumstick grips and why each is important as you play the drums. Each grip will help you play: 1. Stroke Hits 2. Fingering Hits 3. Bounce Hits 0:52 - Proper Grip Technique #1 Finger placement for max control 2:00 - Hand placement & Why 2:55 - Using your wrist will give you more control and will also use different muscles 3:09 - Demonstration of WHY using your wrist is SO IMPORTANT!!! 5:48 - For sample exercises contact me 6:30 - recap 6:47 - explaining different types of strokes.. STROKE, FINGERING, & BOUNCE 10:37 - How can you learn WHEN and WHY to use each type of grip / attack? Did you know that you can sign up for a FREE 30-minute "LIVE Drum Jam Session" with Jeremy, The Drum Professor? The best part is that it doesn't matter what part of the world you are in since we use a program that is like Skype, except better and perfect for our Drumming Jam Session! Want to jam out? Visit http://www.thedrumprofessor.com to sign up for your free Drum Jam Session