Yeah, that basist ^^ is right, but im with you bro, im buying new sticks every other week, i like to have three though. One is for show, NEVER use except for warm-up before a competition ( like on the day of) and rarely at halftimes. Then i have my hack sticks and i dont retape them, after a week their sooo gone its not even funny so i grab my extras and use them until they break but buy then i have another waiting. But you kinda need to feel for some showsticks, you know>? the sticks i was using for show are my hacks and i spent about 30 minutes looking at a new pair for area tomorrow and i think ill like them. Just remember you can never have too many sticks.