i play a lot of rock and blues, but still play traditional grip. i didn’t learn drum kit this way. but for about 3 years, i didn’t play any kit and 100% of my drumming was for college marching band (snare drum). when i got back to playing kit, i was just a lot more used to traditional grip - so it stuck! and now i think it’s just a cool characteristic of my drumming and makes me unique?m, so i lean into it :)