Do not follow the above advice of Suck ... This is a great drumkit for beginners, I started with and I made quite a scene with I never had a single problem, it's tough ... Attention this is not the pro stuff, I'm not a, but it largely as well as entry level pearl or tama that are 2 times more CHRE because of the brand ... and the making of holes in the skin has absolutely nothing to do with the drumkit, is a question of skin ... mine is still up for remo pinstripe, and I've never done a single "low" on my toms ... may be that you just learn to knock before you speak ... wise ...