I bought this mallet to try and get a relatively cheap second mallet to play alongside the original mallet that was supplied with my gong, (i.e. as a pair) which was purchased secondhand locally. It is a better quality than the original supplied mallet and produces a better tone but you can tell its build to a lower price point than say the other Dragonfly mallets I’ve also purchased from Thomann.
Overall it offers fair value for the price paid.