WINCENT W-5ABT (BARRELTIP)

Good sticks but I find that wax coating a bit slippery.

I discovered Wincent sticks quite by accident. Upon reading about their manufacturing process and some of the features of these sticks, I ordered several pair. At first I was very impressed with them. They seemed durable, they were nicely balanced, I liked the coating applied to the tips to keep them from eroding, and I liked the fact that the butt ends of the sticks were clearly stamped in bold letters indicating the size stick it was (i.e. 7A, 5B, etc,) for easy and quick identification out of the stick bag. Now the huge disappointment: All the sticks I ordered have since warped!! They have not been subject to any unusual extremes of temperature or humidity and have been kept in my stick bag with other brands of sticks (which haven't warped) so I have no idea what caused this warping. But to me, once a stick warps you might as well toss it out, because there goes the balance. I wanted to like these sticks and I did, but at that price, warping should definitely not be the thing that destroys your sticks. Especially ones that had yet to even be used.