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HINGESTIX PRACTICE DRUMSTICKS

Master Grip, Finger Technique, Bounce & Rebound 

Drum Kit

NOW IN OUR 15th YEAR!

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WHAT ARE HINGESTIX?

HINGESTIX Practice Drumsticks, are the best drumsticks for beginners. HingeStix are teaching tool that helps drummers learn how to properly grip and control the drumstick, engage the back fingers (building and improving finger technique), and enables the drumstick to bounce freely teaching drummers to play more easily with increased speed and less fatigue.

The original 5A and 5B Matched Grip HINGESTIX have patented finger pads that serve as "hinges", allowing the drumstick to freely rotate around the fulcrum between your thumbs and index fingers. This innovative design helps both beginner drum students and experienced drummers to develop proper grip and drum stick control, achieving a naturally, free-floating drum stroke. 

HINGESTIX Practice Drumsticks reinforces the mind/body connection and builds muscle memory, allowing drummers to seamlessly apply what they've learned to their regular drumsticks. The results are immediate!

 

HINGESTIX Practice Drumsticks are great for teaching:

  1. Single strokes using the rebound. Like bouncing a basketball, the HINGESTIX teach a loose grip where bouncing becomes easier

  2. Learning the double bounce for your “open” roll. Just throw the stick down once and let the stick bounce free for that 2nd stroke

  3. Learning the all-important “buzz” stroke for your long or “closed” roll

  4. Learning finger technique for more control and speed

  5. Learning proper grip by holding the patented swivel pads between the thumb and index finger (or 3rd finger), and gently feeling the back fingers engage the drumstick

 

Each pair of HINGESTIX Practice Drumsticks are balanced and pitch matched. MADE IN THE U.S.A.

30-DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!! See details here.

NEW RELEASE

The "Drum Tips" eBook:
Practical Ideas and Insights for Drum-Set Performance
by Sam Ruttenberg
 
Now Available for Download

Whether you're a beginner, a seasoned pro, or a drum teacher, this eBook has something for everyone.

This eBook consists of over 60 pages of conceptual, musical, and technical ideas based on 40+ years of experience performing, studying, and teaching.
 
The "DRUM TIPS" eBook covers a wide range of topics, including:
 
  • How to Practice
  • Sticking for Different Sounds and Tempos
  • Grip: Traditional or Matched
  • Improvising
  • Interpreting a Chart
  • Jazz Coordination
  • Phrasing
...and many exercises to build endurance and stick control.
 
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, this book has something for everyone.
It’s also a great guide for drum teachers to help in their own teaching!!  


Only $14.99 orig.$29.99

Drum Tips eBook

What Are HingeStix?

Learning Tool

The HINGESTIX Practice Drumstick is a learning tool that helps drummers understand and feel a proper grip, finger technique, and rebound, so drummers can play more easily with increased speed and less fatigue.

Simulates Loose Grip

HINGESTIX simulate a loose grip, so drummers can feel gravity doing the work (instead of muscle), and then transfer that feeling when using their regular drumsticks.

Patented Design

The patented contoured swivel pads rotate to allow drummers the feeling of an unencumbered, free-floating rebound.

Winner NAMM Best In Show

Winner at NAMM Best in Show, and recommended by the world’s top players and educators.

REVIEWS

HAL BLAINE

Legendary LA Studio Great

"Every drum teacher should start out their students with these sticks. It’s a great teaching aid."

Picture of Hal Blaine Legendary Studio Drummer

TESTIMONIALS

Hal Blaine

Legendary LA Studio Great

“Every drum teacher should start out their students with these sticks. It’s a great teaching aid."

Gerry Brown
Drummer with Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder

"Sam’s HINGESTIX show drummers right away what drumming feels like when you understand the concept of free rebound…you suddenly realize and feel the ease of relaxed playing."

Steve Rucker

Drummer for the Bee Gees

“Sam Ruttenberg's HingeStix are a remarkable tool that enables the drummer to experience the proper motion of the drumstick. It’s a great product that produces great results.” 

Sean Kennedy

Band Director at Wissahickon High School

Upper Dublin, PA

“Sam Ruttenberg’s HingeStix are a valuable time-saving tool for anyone that teaches drums. Putting a pair of HingeStix in a student’s hands can clear up hours of confusion.”

Steve Machamer

Professor of Percussion University of New South Wales, Australia

"HingeStix demonstrate better than any words how the fulcrum works."

John Leister

Band Director, Montclair Kimberly Academy

“I believe that every band director should own a pair of HingeStix. It is one of my favorite teaching tools.”

DEMONSTRATIONS

HingeStix Demonstration Video

HingeStix Demonstration Video

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Music

Colin Woolway talks about HingeStix

Drumming great Dom Famularo on HingeStix Practice Drumsticks

Marcus Moore for HingeStix

HingeStix endorser Sean J. Kennedy talks about HingeStix

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