I have had my eye on these for a while, but always worried that they wouldn't last all that long - that eventually they would break etc. However, I recently returned to a drum shop I hadn't been to for at least 6 months and they had the same one of these out that I had seen previously for trying sticks on. Considering it was in a shop where inevitably, the occasional idiot would bash away on it on a daily basis, along with the more technically minded, the thing was still in great condition! After seeing that, I bought this one immediately.
I'm a bit of a practice pad lover, so this is right up my street. Compared to any other similar products I've seen, this pad offers the most resistance, so for "working out" your rudiments etc, it's the best thing out there! Love mine already - very glad I bought it.