| On average, how many sticks do you go through, in say, 3 months? That's about how long it takes me to wear out 2 pairs of sticks and even then they're not usually broken.
There is a good chance this is techniqe, but if it is that bad you'd probably find yourself more worried about the number of cymbals you were going through. Try to iscolate the power to the stick to just your wrist. Drummers who look powerful from their arm movements are still just moving their arms to postition, then swiping with their wrist at the last minute. If you're throwing the stick with the full force of you arm, then you're just waisting energy, sticks, cymbals and heads.
Unfortunately, I don't think it'll be too effective for me to try and explain good stick grip and handling here. I think you'd probably be better off getting some lessons, but you should be able to find some diagrams or other info, either on the net or in some beginners books/dvd's.
Good luck, let us know how you get on. |