Ok, so I just simply do not have a natural flair for guitar. That’s an understatement. I have practiced for about eight hours a day for three years and focused almost exclusively on picking, and I STILL can’t figure it out.
First off, the back-and-forth wrist movement that people use - only with finger movement or arm movement do I see that it’s possible to use this technique without going the completely wrong direction. My current technique is basically a combination of arm movement and this loose wrist. Basically, I solo the way I strum. The other thing with the wrist deviation movement - I have no idea have to do that with downward pickslanting. I can’t explain it, I just can’t do it. It just turns into the arm twist movement and I HATE that movement.Usually a good way to get the pick snagged in the strings. I’ve tried doing this thing where I flatten my knuckles, but it’s very awkward:
Anyway, if you have any advice, please do send it this way. I desperately want to learn this instrument, but despite how much money I’ve spent on it, I’m genuinely on the verge of giving up. This next link is one way I play. But it’s one of many. I can’t stick to a single style, because none really work.
EDIT: below is the closest approximation I can get to the dwps. Maybe it’s ok but it’s a little messy at times. But I’m just gonna put this down as a reference. As you can see, still plenty of arm movement.
Next is crosspicking. Conceptually I actually have no problem with it, but the wrist anchor I use is problematic - I find it very hard to shift position once any flesh is on it. In general, I use very little anchoring - I actually find the feeling of anchoring inconsistent when I want to move my right hand around. Once again, fair bit of arm movement.