Adoro SSX Silent Sticks X-Thick

They really reduce kit volume: especially good for rehearsals when you don't want to deafen your band mates; but I've used them live too. They bounce better than rods if not quite as well as a wooden drumstick, and they're light which takes a little adjusting to. Need to accurately use the tip, as a strike with the shoulder is louder and a very different tone: but you can use that to create accents, once you've got used to them. Very robust; I think'll they'll last for years on end. If you want to drop your volume, try them.