good materials for escrima stick?

wushuguy

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I was just wondering what materials everyone has tried for escrima stick, instead of rattan?
perhaps some synthetic material works as good or lasts longer? The only synthetic materials I can think of are acrylic or abs plastic (other wise metals) but I don't know how they would stand up to practice.
 
You can use various synthetics like delrin or nylon, but they will chew up classmates sticks faster and won't absorb vibration the way rattan does. I use one-inch nylon for power training and I haven't been able to break those in several years of smacking tires.
 
I went to Lowe's and bought ten feet of electrical pvd (gray, not white) and cut it into sections. Ten feet is about $2. They hold up well for my students and cost close to nothing.

Cold Steel makes some that are polypropyline.
http://www.coldsteel.com/escrimastick.html
I have never used them though, so I don't know if they are any good.

I prefer my rattan sticks from KWON though.

AoG
 
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