well I do play off the head. It's not like the heads are just dented all to hell, just a dent here and there and I think it's just an errant whack with the stick. Playing the 747s never dented the heads right away. I don't play with a rack tom, Just two floor toms. Actually it was more the Ambassador I had on my snare drum that got the most abuse. I threw an Emperor X on there.
I just want to know if anyone knows of a similarly sized stick without the big round tip.