Anyone know how it works?
EDIT/UPDATE: here's a good primer from Chuck Silverman's site--
http://chucksilverman.com/technique.html
And here's a spot-on explanation on the grip concepts from further down the thread--
EDIT/UPDATE: here's a good primer from Chuck Silverman's site--
http://chucksilverman.com/technique.html
And here's a spot-on explanation on the grip concepts from further down the thread--
Definitely there is such a thing as the Murray Spivack technique.
Unfortunately a lot of people don’t know about this technique; I realized it is popular mostly on the West Coast (L.A. and San Francisco area).
Here are some basic principles--
a) The foundation of the technique is all in the grip.
b) The grip is a 3-point position between: thumb, index finger and the middle finger.
c) The fulcrum is: at the bottom of the first joint of the middle finger.
d) The thumb and the index finger are just holding the stick into the fulcrum (actually in the middle finger) and their pressure is constant: I mean there is no squeeze and release of the stick!
e) The back two fingers (ring and pinkie) have nothing to do with the grip; they are just dead, curved around the stick, and no action on it. No pushing, pulling or squeezing at all.
There is a video on Murray Spivack with Louie Bellson and David Garibaldi... it is definitely a good buy.
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