I Love your site. It's awesome. I "taught" myself what little I know pre-internet, and now I think I'm paying the price. I'm just wrapping up the first level of "experienced" acoustic, and I see the next lesson starts with advanced Travis Picking.
My question is...
I tend to use my right hand index finger to alternate base lines, rather moving my thumb. Bad form, I know. This means my ring finger, and even occasionally my pinky, are in use more as well. They seem to be OK with this.
Is this a deal breaker going forward, and a habit I need to break, or is this an "acceptable" alternative that I can live with? I'm not destined to rock any arena's, just my living room, but now is the time to fix it if it's going to haunt me forever.