Last night my girlfriend was taking some photos as I was stretching out for my gig, and I had her take a few pics of the grip I use. It's a bit different, as most of my control comes from the back of my hand.

Grip the stick using only the little finger to start with:


Put the second finger on it now:


And finally, the rest kind of "fold in" around it.


Don't grip too firmly on the thumb; be loose. Of course there's moments when you will want to use tension in the thumbs. This grip is for your "general" stance. And the emphasis should be placed on the grip being in the back of your hand and the looseness it provides, rather than stored tension in the front of the hand.








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So....where's the Fulcrum?

And, is it similar to this in any rate?
This is from Moeller's book on grip and control, illustrated. He placed emphasis in the back of the hand, with the Fulcrum on the 4th finger.



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Homki890 wrote:

So....where's the Fulcrum?

And, is it similar to this in any rate?
This is from Moeller's book on grip and control, illustrated. He placed emphasis in the back of the hand, with the Fulcrum on the 4th finger.



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Refer to the "cobra strike" exercise I just posted.








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Hmm. This is pretty close to what I'm using right now so it actually would be a fairly simple modification.

I'm going to have to play around with this and cobra strike. I do something like that to exercise my fingers, but it's stationary.








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I'm definetly gonna try this one,
if thats how you achieved your style,
I've seen your vids and it looks effortless,
I thuoght it was the German grip,
so the 4th finger grips at all times,
for all strokes?

Great stuff thanks Bill.








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Tried this grip last night or a version of it and I had less strain on my wrist. Thank you.








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Henry George wrote:

I'm definetly gonna try this one,
if thats how you achieved your style,
I've seen your vids and it looks effortless,
I thuoght it was the German grip,
so the 4th finger grips at all times,
for all strokes?

Great stuff thanks Bill.

Nothing is the "be-all-end-all". This is merely a starting point, a suggestion. Don't obsess on applying this as the "everything" cure. It's more like "realign your thinking" and start "thinking" about that backhand, relaxed grip.








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It's a bit to late for me to change my grip,
but very interesting learning the others,
the French grip i find challenging.
I've always had a relaxed grip,
and it's just like you say,
I'm "realigning my thinking".








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I think Jim Chapin suggests this fulcrum for heavier players.








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