Let's see if I can explain this... hold your hand as if you were holding a gun and pointing it to the left (assuming you're right handed...) and curl in your first finger a bit - not all the way, but about 3/4 of the way. Now, place your pick on the first joint with the point perpendicular to the joint of the finger. Then, drop your thumb down on it. Position the other fingers to where they don't get in the way and you'll be picking the same way I do.