Originally Posted by: clewniiIm interested in the thought behind your teachers speed-practising method. Care to give us an explanation? =)

well i'm told that theres three basic ways of picking:

using the thumb (slowest, but most accurate)

using the wrist (happy medium)

and using the whole forearm (shred picking, lacking sometimes in accuracy)

so i get told to use all three and develop them, because aparently i use each of the three in different situations.

i tend to only use my wrist, but if i slow down and play a soft line i'll pick with the thumb a lot, and if i go really fast i use my whole arm, etc...

so i'm made to play all three at the same time..if possible, to develop both speed and accuracy or something like that...

but i never hurt myself before, i hope i don't...