i just got these unbleached hickory sticks and they're so smooth they're slippery. anyone ever sandpaper sticks? does it help? that was my first idea.

i'v done it. it helps alot








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helped me out a lot wen i had trouble with dropping sticks. now i just dont drop sticks haha. i havet in a while now, knock on wood








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I used to. Slippery sticks = dry skin = blisters eventually. Go find a girl in the audience with some hand lotion. Girls usually have that stuff. That's why chicks rule.








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^^^What he said.








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Thats funny... all my lotion is really slippery... for reasons I wont bother to mention








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Right now, I'm crazy. Someday, I hope to be eccentric. The difference between crazy and eccentic is about $2 million dollars.

I used to sand, cut groove's, tap wrap, gloves, snot , powder's etc. Didn't like any of it. Try my Grips at

http://www.drumstickgrips.com/

http://www.youtube.com/drummerjimi

never! the feel of unfinished sanded wood gives me the heebie jeebies. I can't stand the feel of it. feeling roughly sanded wood is the equivalent of someone screeching their fingers on a blackboard for me.








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Alan_ wrote:

never! the feel of unfinished sanded wood gives me the heebie jeebies. I can't stand the feel of it. feeling roughly sanded wood is the equivalent of someone screeching their fingers on a blackboard for me.

lol you cant even use sandpaper right?








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oh hell no!








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I don't sand my sticks, but I do sleep with them at night...








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i've sanded, and occasionally cut a deeper couple of cuts using a knife low down on the stick so if it is slipping i have one place i know will grip (i wouldnt reccomend that though, can rip your hands up)

If you don't want to sand - cut - etc. I would recommend getting a can of drumstick wax. It just looks like a bar of soap and you rub it onto your sticks and it leaves them sticky and very "grippy"

Paulpaino wrote:

If you don't want to sand - cut - etc. I would recommend getting a can of drumstick wax. It just looks like a bar of soap and you rub it onto your sticks and it leaves them sticky and very "grippy"

I can't stand something sticky on my sticks. The real way to not lose your sticks is to get your grip correct. Such a simple operation as well. I can fix you in 2 minutes. I think that will be my first video.








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I haven't dropped a stick in years. It's interesting: you wouldn't think it, but it's mainly when people grip too hard that they end up having problems with dropping sticks.








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