I really love these sticks. I play a variety of different styles and they seem to fit all the bills. They're nicely balanced and have a lovely weight and density in the hand. Not too big and not too small, they're rather like the old Pro-Mark 3A which I used for decades (unfortunately Pro-Mark stopped making those). They're also un-pretentious sticks. Normal wood colour, no superstar signature, no plastic tips... they're very use-able, reasonably priced, comfortable drumsticks. My new favourite!