Pseudo-wood

Ahead is a non-wood drumsticks producer, yes? However, they do try to provide something as close as wood sticks. 

Ahead Crossroads Drumsticks

The aluminium  70-75 Easton Alloy core rather than the usual ones. The taper cover of these sticks are different. They are not normal polyurethane but special taper covers with different chemical composition to imitate a wood. It is called "Wood Tone" covers. They provide a much crispier feel and improve cross-sticking. 

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Drumsticks: Episode 2

First off, let me start by quoting a certain statement made by Vic Firth.

"Of course, there are a variety of other materials that drumsticks can be made of, but these two types of wood (hickey & maple) are considered best for all around playing. Non-wood products (such as composite fiber or metal), which may offer extra durability, can deliver undue shock to a player's wrists and arms, sometimes resulting in sore muscles or even tendonitis."

Quoted from Vic Firth 2011 Catalog

Question: "Non-wood products can deliver undue shock.......or even tendonitis". Is this statement true?

Unfortunately yes. However, Ahead sticks are well-known for shock absorbing. How is this possible? Well, there are two assumption which Vic Firth is making when it makes this statement: 

1) The drumsticks are made entirely of metal. 

2) It is true, Ceteris Paribus  

All Ahead did was to break this assumption. It makes its drumsticks out of different individual parts and install some Vibration control system.

A pair of Ahead is made up of an aluminium shaft and a replaceable taper cover. This implies that taper of the Ahead drumsticks are removable and changeable. In fact, you are supposed to change this polyurethane taper cover. So when playing with Ahead, you are not hitting the drums with aluminium but plastic instead. Furthermore, since the cover and the shaft are not joined together, it will dampen the shock. 

The aluminium sticks itself has a built-in vibration control system (VRS) as well, breaking Vic Firth's 2nd assumption. This VRS is patented by Ahead.

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1st drum post: Drumsticks...

What comes into your mind when you hear the word 'drumsticks'? Is it this? (see below)

A usual wooden drumsticks. 
Many thought that only wood is used to make drumsticks. However, there are alternatives to wood. Drumsticks can also be made of the following:

Aluminium

Polyutherane 

(polymer) Carbon fiber

Need an example of a non-wood drumsticks? Take Ahead for example.

It uses 2 'ingredients' of the above to make their sticks (aluminium and polyutherane). However, are you worried about hitting the drums with an aluminium stick? Are you worried about the shock it would send to you hand? (Everyone knows that aluminium is much denser compare to wood.). Well, I will explain more tomorrow.

Note: Ahead Drumsticks are available at Drums Resources.

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>>to be continued<<