▁a ▁n ail . ▁ ▁German ▁g rip ▁In ▁German ▁g rip , ▁the ▁pal ms ▁of ▁the ▁hands ▁are ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁drum head ▁or ▁other ▁playing ▁surface , ▁and ▁the ▁stick ▁is ▁moved ▁primarily ▁with ▁the ▁w rist . ▁German ▁g rip ▁provides ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁power , ▁but ▁sacrific es ▁the ▁speed ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁fingers ▁as ▁in ▁French ▁g rip . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁when ▁power ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁concern , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁playing ▁a ▁bass ▁drum . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁primary ▁g rip ▁for ▁the ▁Mo eller ▁method . ▁German ▁g rip ▁provides ▁the ▁wid est ▁dynamic ▁range , ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁control ▁necessary ▁for ▁pian iss imo ▁pass ages ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁much ▁re bound ▁from ▁the ▁drum ▁and ▁also ▁allowing ▁for ▁very ▁loud ▁fort iss imo ▁stro kes ▁from ▁the ▁arm . ▁ ▁American ▁g rip ▁American ▁g rip ▁is ▁a ▁hy brid ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁g rip ▁and ▁German ▁g rip . ▁The ▁pal ms ▁of ▁the ▁hands ▁typically ▁are ▁at ▁about ▁a ▁ 4 5 - deg ree ▁angle , ▁and ▁both ▁the ▁fingers ▁and ▁w rist ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁prop el ▁the ▁stick , ▁which ▁is ▁position ed ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁for ear m . ▁This ▁g rip ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁general - pur pose ▁g rip ▁by ▁per cussion ists ▁because ▁it ▁comb ines ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁larger ▁w rist ▁motion ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁g rip ▁with ▁the ▁quick ▁finger ▁stro kes ▁of ▁the ▁French