By Jeff Taylor
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The French Grip is a form of the matched grip, whereby both hands hold the drumsticks in a matched, overhand manner. When playing with the French Grip, the fingers are primarily responsible for moving the stick. This allows for finesse playing. Rods are the perfect playing instrument for times when sticks would be too loud and brushes would be too quiet. Sometimes called hot rods, they are great for the French Grip as well, because the French Grip tends to bring sound out of the drum more smoothly with rods than with sticks or brushes.