It wasn't until I ramped up my style that the sticks started breaking. I wasn't just playing the tip or sholder anymore. I am bouncing the center of the stick off the snare rim more, using not only the tip but the butt of the stick. I end up with dents all down the stick.
The tip begins to crack and then at some point it just gives....
Beefing up the stick has sure helped a lot.
I was joking around with the comment above about my sticking being wrong... as a matter of fact I do play very loose... but I am sure there are lots of errors to my playing style. I am pretty sure the cracks end up happening from smacking the tip of the rim accidently with the stick...
I've been playing around with the stick balance recently. I used to just use one kind of stick and that would be it. Now I am finding use for all kinds of stick sizes to match what I am playing. So long as I get the stick balance point down it is all good from there.
