I think this is by far the coolest way to end a solo... It's gonna be hard to explain but I think I can put it in words. Also this is more inclined to Tenors because of the sticks being held in a matched position, but you can pull this off being a snare though as well...

STEP 1 - Hold sticks in matched position, throw the right stick over to your left hand, making it spin clock-wise (horizontally) 1 time.

STEP 2 - While the other stick is in the air spinning, grab the other stick by the tip and pull it over to where the stick is being held matched, (except it's backwards). ((While grabbing the stick by the tip, you should look like a butler holding a towel...))

STEP 3 - Catch the stick that you threw in your now empty left hand, Your hand should look like your holding the left side of an x-box controller before you catch it.

STEP 4 - While you catch the thrown stick, flip the stick in your right hand half way around. Your sticks are now back in a matched position and you can now give that final quadruple forte quarter note...

This trick is VERY fun and can be tweaked slightly to be able to play eigth notes while doing it... Please post all comments...

hmm..

thats kinda hard to follow... but it sounds like the common stick juggling. i could be wrong though.

Do you have a video you could post. Because am not really getting it. Maybe am just stupid or something.

Its just a stick toss its pretty easy once youve done it a couple oof times......

Good Ideas for ending solos other than that

PELVICK THRUST

DOUBLE SHOT -STICKS DOWN TO SIDE

sTICK DROP AND CATCH- BEHIDE BACK OR TO SIDE IF PLAYING TRADITIONAL]

THROW YOUR STICKS TO THE GROUND
.............HMMMMM.
WAT ELSE
STICK SLAP ON RIM THEN POPED UP WITH OTHER STICK
THATS ALL I CDAN THINK OF RIGHT NOE\W

I couldn't really follow the first visual, but pelvic thrusts are always fun.

I figured it would be hard to follow, Jeff Queen does an instructional over it at VicFirths Site.....

http://www.vicfirth.com/podcasts/marching.html

17th from the top... SOrry for the really hard to follow post... tee hee

The light bulb finally comes on in my head.

screaming at the top of your lungs while running in circles is always a good way to end! or maybe thats just me...