different sticks are made for different styles of playing, pwedeng yung 5A ok sayo, but sa iba hindi...ewan ko mga bro and sis pero hindi ba mas Ok kung...try to feel the stick's vibration before purchasing? para at least alam mo kung ok yung response nito sa playing mo and at the same time ma-feel mo rin yung shock nito after impact?
before i only use 1 type of stick, and that was a Zildjian 5A, ok naman ang control and grip ko, but when i switch to different genres, there i noticed that sticks offer different purposes.
In regards to wax...i find it too expensive just for its grip accuracy...why not buying a finger grip(parang hand-grip), it definitely strengthens your fingers(big factor on playing) and wrists.
Godbless.