Welcome to the forum and congrats on the purchase! My beaters have never really hit perfectly flat. Most pedals don't. You can buy beaters that align perfectly with the head, but I don't see the point. It won't affect the sound drastically. The wood beaters I use are semi rounded so the beaters hit evenly. If you have your pedal clamped to the hoop and it's functional, that's the way it was meant to be played. Enjoy the new pedal.
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