Yeah Slidey, it’s probably you not the stick. I mean since this is the first stick you've broke in years, then it must be your technique.
Oh no wait, people with bad technique are constantly breaking sticks. Now I get it! Some people just like being a-holes.
If its not too late go get a brain El Gordo.
yip it's my technique man 2nd stick in ike 10+years out of a total of 24 aint to bad huh. now imagine if I was to develop a good technique
RIGHT (self indulgent ego rant)
after as I stated 24 years of almost dailly playing drums & taking in almost any style thrown at me pipe band lessons (I never marched) taking on blues, country, traditional, slowly developing a taste & liking for all things jazz & delving in to all sorts of other weird & wonderful ventures. Taking a tuition course with top session guys of scotland was VERY educational as far as drumming went
I used to BATTER a kit senseless & managed (surprisingly) to not break many sticks. As I got older I realised that the kit's sound benefits from being hit at a happy medium where the player I.E me is totally relaxed & not having to expend any more energy than is actually needed to let the stick do it's work
After a ludicrous amount of session jobs on drums bass & guitar I've learnt a lot about what to & not to do by watching & going away & learning & I reckon between fingers & toes I could still keep track of the number of broken sticks, I've never cracked a cymbal & I think I've burst 2-3 heads
wait till I get a good technique................I'm still going. Ez_willis put a youtube video of a young gent up & my god talk about technique that guy takes it to an unbelievable point. I WONDER IF HE BREAKS THE ODD STICK NOW & THEN
go freakin figure el-guapo, go on be off with you
amateurs break sticks, professionals recieve the occasional flawed stick & flawed sticks come in vater, pro mark, peavey, vic firth etc etc etc
right, think I'll go & mix the drums I just layed down