Had a county exhibition last night. It took place in Georgia so you can figure there was a fair amount of heat. The whole line had control issues because of sweaty hands. Many times my sticks were about to just go sailing out of my hands. It was frustrating.

Anybody got some do-it-yourself methods of reducing or eliminating perspiration of the hands?

I learned from a tabla clinic that if you put rubbing alcohol on your hands and then put baby powder on them, it keeps them pretty dry. You can try doing that or just wiping your hands every time you can get a break and dealin' with it.

Rosin bags, like the ones baseball pitchers use. You can pick 'em up at any sporting goods store for just a couple of bucks and they'll keep your hands nice & dry.

What exactly are rosin bags?

Last marching season I actually put Mitchum Roll-On on my hands. It worked pretty good. It was a source of comic relief for everyone too.

Rosin bags are pretty much sacks filled with talc, or some other powder to resist perspiration. Pitchers use them to keep the ball under control.

I dont know what kind of product would help, but if you ever have this silence in the music where your hands are close to your shirt or anything, try and whipe it off, without it seeming so noticable.

I like the rosin bags idea. I'm gonna look into that.

I was definitely wiping my hands off at any point i could, to no avail. We hyrdate ourselves so much prior to performing in the heat and in uniform, the sweat just keeps gushing.

We tape our sticks all the way down to the butt, which probably didn't help...but the tape is to keep the sticks from getting water/sweat logged anyway so i guess it served its intended purpose.

Thanks for the help.

Our line used jsut medical almost guaze tape and it works like a good grip when it is wet

We use sweat bands just inside the sleeve of our uniform tops, so that they keep our hands dry, but they aren't noticeable.

how do sweatbands keep your hands dry? i never understood that