▁of ▁the ▁stick ▁and ▁the ▁thumb ▁on ▁the ▁top . ▁This ▁allows ▁the ▁stick ▁to ▁move ▁freely ▁and ▁b ounce ▁after ▁striking ▁a ▁per cussion ▁instrument . ▁Any ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁g ri ps ▁below ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁with ▁an ▁index ▁finger ▁ful c rum , ▁a ▁middle ▁finger ▁ful c rum , ▁or ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁both . ▁The ▁ful c rum ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁kn uck les ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁ful c rum ▁finger . ▁These ▁options ▁lead ▁to ▁many ▁technical ▁variations ▁in ▁playing ▁position . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁g ri ps , ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ful c rum ▁variations , ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁hand ▁of ▁traditional ▁g rip ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁French ▁g rip ▁In ▁French ▁g rip , ▁the ▁pal ms ▁of ▁the ▁hands ▁face ▁directly ▁toward ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁the ▁stick ▁is ▁moved ▁primarily ▁with ▁the ▁fingers ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁w rist ▁as ▁in ▁German ▁g rip . ▁This ▁allows ▁a ▁greater ▁degree ▁of ▁fin esse ▁and ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁for ear m ▁rotation ▁to ▁the ▁stroke , ▁which ▁is ▁why ▁many ▁tim pan ists ▁prefer ▁French ▁g rip . ▁This ▁g rip ▁uses ▁the ▁smaller ▁and ▁faster ▁finger ▁mus cles . ▁It ▁also ▁comes ▁in ▁hand y ▁for ▁playing ▁fast ▁tem pos , ▁including ▁for ▁swing ▁or ▁jazz ▁on ▁the ▁ride ▁c ym bal . ▁ ▁For ▁l ou der ▁stro kes , ▁the ▁w rist ▁rot ates ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁when ▁ham mer ing