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[BarryP]

Maybe two months ago someone posted a question about chopping up sticks on his hihat. The recommendation was to lower the hat and flatten out the stick.

Well it turned out I had the same problem, only I didn't know I had that problem. I was chopping up my sticks too, but for some reason I thought it was on my crash cymbals. I worked and worked and worked at trying to get my angle right on the crashes, but with little improvement. I literally would go through a pair of sticks every 1-2 weeks!!!

Well, I've since lowered my hats and flattened out my attack. My sticks are now lasting WAY longer. I broke one pair after about 6 weeks, but even then I think it was just a bad stick. I am getting very little ware on my sticks now.

Had I not checked in on OLD and read that thread, I'd still be shelling out $15-$30 a month on sticks.

[carox]

I think I remember that thread. Flattening out the stick also helped me with getting the tip of the stick on the hats on the upstroke when accenting the downbeat. (I think it was YELLOW_TOAD's advice).

[Wokster]

i changed my technique too as a result of the thread, we haven't gigged a lot lately but i think another off shoot is that my hats sounds a little less trashy and i get a better sound off them due to hitting with the tip a little more.

[Ra Bones]

Had I not checked in on OLD and read that thread, I'd still be shelling out $15-$30 a month on sticks.

Hey, great. With only a 30% commission, you'll be sending Nate 60-120 bucks every year!! He'll be thrilled to hear it!

[Nate Brown]

Yes!! Another success story!

I think the moderators are collecting 10% from any savings made from information on this site.

Thank you for sharing this. Awesome!