Stitch Kaboodle
Senior Member
Here's something I only stumbled on recently. If you suffer from wrist pain after playing, just check if you're using the right size stick. I always liked 5a mainly because they were used by some of my idols and it seemed like a happy medium for all styles. 7a were my choice for jazz usually and anything up to 2b for pad practise. Unfortunately I noticed that for higher volume playing on the kit the 5as were causing some wrist pain. It was only when I switched to 5b that I felt the stick was doing some more of the work and easing the wear on my wrists. Obviously it's a bit trickier to play fast passages but it does feel like it takes some of the strain out of playing comfortably. It also feels like using the slightly heavier stick is going some way towards strengthening the wrist overall.
I'm no doctor so take this all with a pinch of salt, but if you find your wrists are giving you problems when you're playing at higher volumes, give it a go and see how it affects your playing.
Obviously warming up and using proper technique is also very important.
Thoughts?
I'm no doctor so take this all with a pinch of salt, but if you find your wrists are giving you problems when you're playing at higher volumes, give it a go and see how it affects your playing.
Obviously warming up and using proper technique is also very important.
Thoughts?