Los Cabos Drumsticks Multi Stick 3A Tip/Mallet End

I saw this at a clearance sale at Richmond L&M, in hopes that it's better than VF Dualtones, and i liked 3A Sizes. After messing around on the practice pad, I took it to my school's charity concert where I played both snare, cymbal & toms for my concert band. It performed as it should until the mallet core shattered into pieces. Took me by surprise, I scrambled along the stage looking for mallets. I can see the product being quite well for... Well, no one. Indeed it is quite cheap but the mallets are too hard for timpani or cymbal & the fact that it broke during a gig, kinda makes it look like a scandal. Quelle horreur!! I will stick to Los Cabos red hickory sticks for its incredible durability, but as for these multi-sticks, i would recommend a HUGE PASS!!