# Developing fretting hand speed and synchronization question **URL:** https://forum.troygrady.com/t/developing-fretting-hand-speed-and-synchronization-question/42102 **Category:** Playing Technique **Created:** [March 30, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/developing-fretting-hand-speed-and-synchronization-question/42102 "2021-03-30T20:26:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![joebegly](https://forum.troygrady.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@joebegly](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/joebegly) #### Post date: [March 30, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/developing-fretting-hand-speed-and-synchronization-question/42102/6 "2021-03-30T21:36:51Z")
> [@Brandon8o](#): > > In terms of developing speed with the fretting hand though, is it generally just recommended to focus on form/accuracy and scale up with a metronome? Whenever anyone asks about fretting I always point them to this excellent thread: > [@Efficient Digital Cycles](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/efficient-digital-cycles/18608): > > I have been preparing a post about the left hand postures and fretting strategies I use in my playing, after reading through the following thread: That promised post is still in preparation, and I will present it when I’m satisfied with it. In preparing that post, I watched through several instructional videos and CTC interviews again. While re-watching Shawn Lane’s Power Licks for the first time in a while, I realized something about his fretting sequences that I felt was extremely interes… It has some really interesting observations about how to get the most out of your fretting hand’s potential. Once you understand what an efficient digital cycle is, you can easily hook this into some elbow driven (or whatever motion mechanic you choose) compatible phrases so you’re going fast with both hands 🙂 --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/developing-fretting-hand-speed-and-synchronization-question/42102)._