Originally Posted by
xsabers
One big plus for traditional, it seems way more comfortable to sit on the sofa with a practice pad playing trad than it does with matched. My left elbow naturally tucks in and it just seems like a relaxed way to play. Due to an old football injury, I was a lineman for the San Diego Chargers back in the day...well, not really, but when I was in high school and broke my left forearm for the 4th time and went to the hospital in my pads, a kid in the waiting room asked his mom "Is that a Charger". I was 6'4", 280 at the time. Made my day though! So the end result is I lost about 40% of my rotation range and when playing trad, I really can't turn my wrist to lift the stick very well. Bummer...
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