Originally Posted by: AkiraThat's true.

When alternate picking, your picking hand just follows your fretting hand, but with sweeping, it tends to be the other way round, which can feel quite uncomfortable at first, it just takes practise. I found that once I had sweeping down, it helped with my alternate picking as my picking/fretting syncronisation had improved.

Exactly. Same case here. I also oddly enough found it easier to start with sweeping from high notes to low. I don't know why, but it just worked for me when I began. And when the word "practice" is used it really means a lot. How much practice you put into sweeping will show ultimately. But don't limit yourself to practicing any one or two arpeggios. Spice it up. I'd read once that in order to really help people grow as a guitarist they must keep variety in things so they don't just develop things as habits. It keeps you thinking and paying attention. At least that's what I read. Just be patient and keep practicing and in due time progress will show. Good luck to you champ. Sweeping kicks ass.