have you tried the Promark Active Grip sticks yet? They get warm and sticky ( no pun intended) but the black material does not wear off. it's some wierd magic coating....I used to use grip tape, and I LOVED the stuff. However, the grip tape material from every company has gone WAAAAY down hill since covid. I don't know if materials are cheaper now OR if the stock is just old because it's been sitting off the coast of California in a shipping container for 6 months. I don't know, but the stuff is awful now. I get about 45 min. of playing in before it starts dissolving in my hands. You'll notice that these sticks look barely used; however, the tape is shot. I've tried Vater, Meinl, and Pro Mark. They are all terrible now. They used to be great.
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These days, I'm using these Vic Firth sticks. I bought a brick of them from Dennis at Long Island Drum Center, and so far they are holding up well! I've tried Zildjian Dips before, and they left blisters on my hands. The VF sticks have just enough grip but not so much that they will leave blisters.
Vic Firth American Classic Drumsticks with Vic Grip - Extreme 5A - Wood Tip
Wood Tip Drumsticks with 16.5" Length, .565" Diameter, and Vic Grip Coating - (1 pair)www.sweetwater.com
Same here.In the shed it happens regularly. Outside of that, not really.
have you tried the Promark Active Grip sticks yet? They get warm and sticky ( no pun intended) but the black material does not wear off. it's some wierd magic coating....
Just out of curiosity, why are your sticks in the QwikStix holders on your left facing tip out? Do you play with the butts out with your left hand?Sometimes I don't drop any, sometimes I drop 4 or 5 during a show. It's not sweaty hands, I just lose my grip sometimes. Many years ago I started using QwikStix holders and they put my spare sticks right at my fingertips. I just reach down, don't even have to look, and I can grab a stick on my left or right. When that song is over, I replace any sticks I grabbed so that there are always two available on each side.
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Just out of curiosity, why are your sticks in the QwikStix holders on your left facing tip out? Do you play with the butts out with your left hand?
I had the same thing on my kit, only I had the round silver tube version. And like @bermuda, I had one on either side. One clipped to the hat stand for my left hand, one between the floors for my right.Fortunately, I rarely drop sticks, and have never had a stick bag on my kit when playing live. ProMark gave me one of these back in the early '90s and it's been part of my kit ever since. I've never needed more than 2 pairs of sticks at easy reach.