Drummers who play in wind and drums must fill their concert bags with different sticks and hammers, explains Rubins. The school of thought suggests that metal sticks improve the player’s strength, but that idea is a farce, Igoe says but it’s terrible to play with them,” Igoe says, “because they don’t give the player a tactile reaction of a wooden stick. The general problem is that the pupils use sticks that are too big for the context in which they play, Igoe says. Some walkers like to use a set of concert sticks that are usually shorter and thinner than walking sticks, says DeLucia. While this nomenclature still exists for some manufacturers, there are also many variations and “artist-models”. You have to read the description of the wand to choose a pair that fits the style, the student and the instrument,” says DeLucia. “I want these group leaders to feel qualified to recommend club 7A or 5A,” says Igoe. Since drums are a set of metal and leather surfaces, the tools used to beat these surfaces must be impartial in their tactile feedback, says Tommy Igoe, drummer, teacher and author. The most important factor is the composition of the drumstick, says Dennis DeLucia, drum teacher and member of the International Drum Hall of Fame, the Society for Drumming Arts and the World Drum Corps. Although most players avoid metal sticks, there are some interesting wooden sticks with metal tips. “There are sticks that are marimba on one side and have a round wooden tip on the other,” Rubins says. “If I was a music teacher in high school, I would buy nylon sticks because they last longer than wooden sticks,” Igoe explains. Wooden sticks, which have long been popular with most musicians, provide the neutral tactile feedback drummers are looking for. Some publications require drummers to quickly move from one club to another during a performance, so clubs that play a double role are priceless. Historically, the “A” models were drumsticks, the “B” models were concert sticks, and the “S” models were designed for use on the road or hiking.