Hi there ! I find that when I mute using upwards escape that it’s quite difficult to engage my forearm. It seems more natural to use a mostly wrist type of motion. Does anyone else find this ?
What part of your hand is doing the muting? Can you post a video? I actually find palm muting the easiest with forearm-wrist motion, where the base of the pinky is anchored onto the string and does the muting.