Nova drum sticks

So the other day the time came for me to buy some new drum sticks. I probably buy about 4 pairs every 7 or 8 months due to breakage, and now I think about it I've probably spent quite a lot of money on sticks over the years - something I wouldn't be doing if I played guitar or another instrument. And for what they are, I think drum sticks are a bit overpriced really, so I'm always looking for the cheapest way of buying them.

The sticks I usually get these days are Vic Firth American Classic 5BN sticks. I used to buy Pro-Mark because one of my favourite drummers endorsed them, but they would break really easily, so I switched to Vic Firth, and they last nearly twice as long I'd say. I used to play 2BNs as well, but they were just a bit too bulky, and 5BNs are a good average sized stick, so allow you quite a bit of flexibility in regard to different styles of playing.

Last time I bought my sticks I got a really good bulk deal on eBay, but I couldn't find any such deal this time, so I just went to an online shop I've used before. Here though I found a brand of sticks called Nova, who I'd heard of before, but never bought, and they were nearly half the price of the Vic Firths. Although there's not much information about the brand online, I did a bit of research and found that they are actually made by Vic Firth using the same wood as their other sticks, but Nova sticks are made out of wood that has slight imperfections and can't be used for their top-line range. They're still weight-matched and stuff though, and at £4.95 instead of £7.95 I thought I'd give them a go. I mean how much can an imperfection in the wood really affect your playing? I'm more bothered about how long they last. And the sticks came this morning, so once I've had a go with them I'll post a bit of a review online.

I'll also post a review or something of the new Batman film soon, which seems to be absolutely everywhere I look at the moment. Hopefully gonna see it sometime this week.