This Picking Motion Is Making Speed & Accuracy Harder For You--Fix It Now

In a recent Shred Guitar Challenge I hosted, a gentleman asked me about his U-shaped alternate picking. We could both tell that this was seriously getting in the way of his ability to play faster and articulate his notes cleanly.

You know you’re alternate picking in a U-shaped fashion when your pick bounces, bobs, and weaves around strings.

The problem is that all that bouncing, bobbing, and weaving gets in the way. It uses up time and energy by spending those valuable resources on unnecessary movements.

If you’re struggling with alternate picking, I’m going to show you the two phases that helped the same guitarist's picking motion go from clunky and U-shaped to tight, clean, and efficient.