The sticks are perfect in every way! I train using an Everlast Super Duty 100 Pound Leather Heavy Bag wrapped with several layers of duct tape. The rattan is an amazing material. After literally hundreds (perhaps thousands) of full force strikes that would snap or shatter lesser lightweight materials they are intact. It feels like they should break, but they don’t. Instead they resonate like a tuning fork. I couldn’t possibly be more pleased! So much fun, and a great workout as well. Thank you Kombat Instruments!