Re: Need guidance for picking hand
I do what is in the last video. I do not plant a pinky on the top I do not rotate my arm to pick and I do not rub or plant my palm on the strings. The only part of my arm in contact with the mandolin is the forearm where it comes over the top for me that is at the tailpiece. At first, I wanted to rotate my hand to pick but forcing myself to use a movement similar to using a small tack hammer and those little brads for very small things that slight tapping motion with the writs is how I figured out how to approach a wrist only approach.
I also found at first my ups were strong than my downs and a lot of it was I was tightening my grip on the ups and hitting the strings more square to the tip and on the downs, I was attacking at more of an angle. I can't say my forearm doesn't travel a very slight amount but it is almost imperceptible and I think has more to do with where I want to hit the string close to the tailpiece or fretboard. I would suggest recording yourself and watching it to compare with some of these guys and see how yours differs. Seeing it from the third person is an entirely different view and reveals a lot over our view while playing and perception of what we think we are doing.
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