I'm a bit weird when it comes to sticks. I love 5B's, but like really light sticks. So these are the perfect compromise. They are heavy enough that they are more than suitable for heavier genres, but also not so heavy that you can't be gentle with them.
Thanks to them being slightly more back heavy, I can hold the stick a little further back and get a little more reach without extending quite as far. It's a very small difference, but you really feel it.
As for durability, I play very hard rimshots constantly, and it takes quite a while before the stick starts getting chewed up in the middle. In the 2 or more years I've been using these, I've rarely had a stick break.
I would also recommend people try both this version of the stick and the pair with the teardrop tip. After using both I prefer these as they are a little more "pingy" on the ride and just generally feel nicer to me.
Overall I really like these sticks and can not fault them.
I will absolutely continue to use these forever. Unless they stop making them, in which case I will be very sad.