Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

My two cents worth:
Rubber pads definately make a more severe impact on the wrists. I use 
a mesh head on the snare, but toms and cymbals are rubber. I have 
never been a hard hitter. Your stick should be hitting the pad, not 
driven into the pad by your hands/wrists/arms. When I play, my sticks 
are almost falling out of my hands, because I hold them so loosely!
The main thing to remember: There is a volume control. Set this as 
high as you need it for loudest volume when hitting pads at a 
comfortable velocity, then play softer to get the dynamics. Let the 
electronics do the work!
Scott

--- In DTXpress@y..., "aohoward" <aohoward@p...> wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> I've been playing my dtxpress for about three weeks, and I'm 
> starting to feel twinges in my wrists underneath my palms.  
> I'm wondering is this from banging on the harder surfaces of the
> rubber pads as opposed to a softer real acoustic drumhead.  Anybody
> else experience this?
> 
> Aaron