Does anyone know what this notation means?

New percussion piece. It’s on two pitched drums and in 10/16. What do the lines in-between the notes mean? My best guess is that it’s to help count and differentiate that we’re not in 5/8?

New percussion piece. It’s on two pitched drums and in 10/16. What do the lines in-between the notes mean? My best guess is that it’s to help count and differentiate that we’re not in 5/8?