Techra Hammer of The Gods Carbon Fiber Drum Sticks, 5A (HOTG-5A)

I truly love these sticks. That said, they have been shredding my mesh heads. I think it is due to the sticks having a small opening on the top of the striking tip of the stick. Three stars because of the head shredding.

I've used Vic Firth Titan and Kuppmen before. Titan felt too heavy and Kuppmen broke after a couple of weeks. These Techra feel heavier than normal 5bs but feel good to play with, not as heavy as the Titan. They are kind of "bouncier" which is interesting. After playing some days with them I grabbed my usual wood 5bs and thought to myself how different and better they feel. Anyway I'll keep the Techra for practicing, I hope they last longer than wooden drumsticks, which was my main goal.

Was hoping for something like Vic Firth Titan's - they're no longer sold anywhere so wanted to find something comparable. They were the perfect weight, felt exactly like a wood stick and played like one too. I do a lot of rim shots which chew up wood sticks very quickly. The Titans lasted me a year and half which I feel was very worth the cost.Since they're no longer available, I got the Techra X-carb but probably should have gotten hammer of the gods as they're a bit heavier. Not sure how I feel about first impressions - I noticed there's a seam going along the length of the stick which wasn't present on the Titans; the tip of the stick is also hollow. There's a rough edge at the butt of the stick that continually scrapes my hand. I might wrap the grip of the stick in tennis racket tape like I did with the Titans as they're very smooth so should alleviate some of the issues. These should be priced at least $15 -$20 cheaper than the Titans as the quality is just not there. No way these are worth $50.Overall finish seems sloppy to me and have reservations about long term durability but time will tell.

These things rule! They have lasted me longer than wooden sticks and Ahead sticks combined. I've been using the same pair for over a year, and I'm a big fat, hard hitter with no finess or skills whatsoever.

I was skeptical about using Carbon Fiber sticks in general. I first ordered a brand made in Germany that were OK & will work for a backup pair. The “TECHRA x CARB” 5B are the best for, feeling like a pair of wood sticks, anti shock to fingers & excellent rebound! They have almost reached one year in professional use!

Bought these thinking carbon fiber should last and when I got them I noticed they were hollow inside but I gave them a chance anyway. Sorry I did as they didn't last a week and snapped right in half. Zildjian wood sticks last longer! This product is not real carbon fiber and is a ripoff at $50 a pair. Very disappointing!

Excellent feel and grip. I use them for working out on a pad and they are perfectly balanced and absolutely straight. They appear very durable.

Great weight and feel!

I've used carbon sticks for a while now and, once you get used to them, I find them so much better than wooden sticks and the Tecchra power ones are nicly balaced and feel nice in the hand. They do benefit from having tape round the butt ends as they can feel slippery.As traditional sticks wear the balance changes and they also lose power because of the loss of weight at the front end.carbon sticks don't wear in the same way. There is no loss of mass so they remain constant in feel right up until the tim e t hey break - and they DO break. In every case, and I've broken four so far, its been about three inches from the end. Where it's the edge of cymbals that do for wooden sticks, it seems it's rim shots that see off carbon ones. Of course they do last so much longer than traditiontal sticks anyway but thet aren't indestructible.

Sind (wohl aus Gewichtsgründen) innen hohlIn der Handhabung aber primaSpielen sich fast wie richtige HolzsticksLediglich für den Preis gibt es Abzug - Kunststoffe müssten viel billiger sein, als Holz.

Are they supposed to be hollow?Not what I was expecting - instead of instilling confidence, I worry about breaking!Thought 'carbon' sticks would be fully solid but due to different material would bring benefits.Very much unsure about these.The weight is okay but also they feel slightly unbalanced.Trying to get used to them

Als ich von diesen Sticks gelesen habe, dachte ich mir, sie könnten eine gute Idee sein, sie haben sich aber als nicht ideal erwiesen. Der gedachte Hauptanwendungszweck in meiner Band war zwar nicht der vom Hersteller vorgesehene (was möglicherweise auch zum kurzen Leben geführt hat) aber ich habe die Sticks zunächst einmal für den bestimmten Zweck ausprobiert, nämlich an meinem Roland TD-9. Ballancemäßig sind die Sticks sehr gut, auch der Grip ist anständig. Als es zum Spielen kam waren die Gummiköpfchen eher störend, denn im Vergleich zu meinen anderen Sticks (Vic Firth SD-1 General & Ahead Lars Ulrich) hatte ich jedoch fast das Gefühl, daß der Gummi regelrecht an den Mesh-Fellen kleben bleibt, vor allem bei schnellen Läufen war das unangenehm.Der Hauptanwendungszweck wäre allerdings gewesen, ein Percussion-Setup zu malträtieren, einerseits um die Naturfälle zu schonen, andererseits um die Schärfe aus dem Sound zu bekommen, den normale Sticks meistens bei diesen Instrumenten erzeugt... Das hat auch geklappt, bis nach ca 10 Liedern bereits der Gummikopf abgesprungen ist.Ich kann mir vorstellen, daß sie eher für E-Drums mit härteren Pads geeignet sind, für meine Zwecke leider nicht.

Although the product number looked the same, but the stick color and tip looked different to the pic.I played it , cannot feel the difference between the stick came with the edrum.