When finger picking your fingers need to stay close to the strings at all times. So moving at your elbow would not work. Moving your wrist only, your fingers stay closer to the strings.
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When starting out you do strum mostly holding your wrist still while your elbow sings your hand up and down.
When finger picking your fingers need to stay close to the strings at all times. So moving at your elbow would not work. Moving your wrist only, your fingers stay closer to the strings.
When finger picking your fingers need to stay close to the strings at all times. So moving at your elbow would not work. Moving your wrist only, your fingers stay closer to the strings.