Dr_Watso
Platinum Member
For me it comes down to a mixture of time played over the years, and more importantly, sleep.
When I'm sleep-deprived, I have a lot harder time keeping the sticks in hand.
When I was first learning and working out a good loose grip, I dropped them way more than my music partners would have liked.
Now that I've been playing a long time, it's really only a problem when I'm really distracted or tired.
What I hate more, is I tend to put more energy into the shows, and though I don't always break sticks, when I do, it's at a gig. Usually it snaps and I don't realize I'm playing with half a stick until I go for the next note.
When I'm sleep-deprived, I have a lot harder time keeping the sticks in hand.
When I was first learning and working out a good loose grip, I dropped them way more than my music partners would have liked.
Now that I've been playing a long time, it's really only a problem when I'm really distracted or tired.
What I hate more, is I tend to put more energy into the shows, and though I don't always break sticks, when I do, it's at a gig. Usually it snaps and I don't realize I'm playing with half a stick until I go for the next note.