Have you guys seen this seems neat, any drummers in the house? what do you think ?
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Fellow drummer here. While these are impressive tech I think they would be really awkward to use. The weighting/ balance would be off to the degree that they wouldnât be a very good practice tool. On the other hand, if you werenât trying to get a drum set-like experience they might be fun, they just wonât translate well to a kit.
I do applaud any new midi triggering tech so I hope to see someone do something cool with them.
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Im skeptical of this type of tech but hope it works and applaud it.
But why not just make midi sticks with Bluetooth?
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definitely invented by someone who never played drums.
drummers use gravitation and rebound to minimize muscular work.
threreâs no rebound in the air, so a person playing this thing would get tired very quickly, because every stroke requires muscle contraction/relaxation cycle, unlike real drums, where only some strokes do.
moreover, additional muscular work is required to stop every stroke, because thereâs no stopping surface in the air.
maybe this thing is usable for something, but definitely not for drumming as we know it.
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Now I just wanna know where the BT drum sticks are.
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Right? Iâve I were not such a lazy person id get right on it.
And You could like set which area of space triggers which midi channel as if they were different drumsâŚ
I remember something similar years ago, a kids toy version, it actually looked less clunky than these do.
Similar to this:
Maybe to give some context this is actually how I found out about these guys
I think the target is new comers that donât want invest in a full set, or people who want to practice on the go, I just find the idea interesting but Iâm no drummer 
Retired drummer here
A rubber practice pad and a pair of sticks. Thatâs all a beginner needs
As @chaocrator has pointed out itâs all about the dynamics of playing. âhittingâ thin air wonât do anything to help you along as a player. You need to master the rudiments first; how to hold your sticks, how to control the rebound to your benefit, paradiddles/rolls etc etc.
Just looks like a gimmick rather than a useful learning aid.
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Hmm I did not know that but wouldnât any surface work? I guess the feel wonât be the same?
Or maybe this is an elaborate ruse to prepare everyone for the arrival of our taiko overlordsâŚ
i think its a good concept but i donât think anything beats a practice pad , sticks and if you want to work on your feet. some kind of practice pedal. You are not going to develop the muscle required to play a real kit with stamina with something like this. However , in a pinch , or for casual use. Why not Having fun through music is the most important part
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I backed Specdrums on KS a good while ago. Colour sensoring rubber rings that play a ânoteâ. I think they send a midi note via Bluetooth depending on the colour hit to the app to play a sound. They can fit drum sticks or fingers. Must dig them out nowâŚ
Sorry, I couldnât resist. 
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I smell a marketing campaign here. âThey can take our pads but they can never take our sticks!â
Btw, as a drummer I would love for an airstick idea to work because even pads are noisy for others living in the house. But I just canât see it working for me without a sense of rebound. Imagine for example trying to finger drum like on an MPC or Maschine but without the pads there - just air. Too strange to do for me.
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I thought it was satire and a joke like air guitar, but itâs legit. C:
some surfaces will work.
I saw these a while back and laughed. Nice gimmick if you are into goofy stuff. Not useful if you actually want to be a drummer though.
Playing drums is based on bouncing sticks off the skins or cymbals, not hitting them . As said, you cant bounce anything off thin air. Not in this universe anyway.
It is a subtle art and once understood, separates the wannabes from the drummerbees.