Hello, my name is Stuart Copeland. I'm here to answer your questions from the internet. This is drummer support. At Download Music. Z. Does it matter how you hold your drumsticks? Uh, we all have our preferences. I favor orthodox technique like this Voila. Most drummers today play match grip Voila. The reason I play like that is because I'm old school. The snare drum derives from marching bands and when the soldier is marching with a snare drum between his legs, it clonks his knee so he turns it on an angle so to try and play like that is the problem. So they play like that which is a much more natural position.