hello everyone. im a metal player and have been playing way longer than id like to admit based off my current skill level. After many years of playing, i plateaued and could not figure out why until i started watching videos and realizing how many bad habits were ingrained in my playing. A few years ago i switched to closed handed picking and that definitely brought results but now im back to being stuck again. I recently tried to learn master of puppets and couldnt even get close with down picking. I made it to about 75 percent speed on guitar pro and couldnt go any faster. I decided to finally give CTC a try because i was highly intrigued by the dart thrower motion in particular for down picking…although i am now interested in all the benefits it has to offer because i just need to get better in general and everything. I am currently working on just down picking on a single string but cant tell if im doing it properly. I plan to get the magnet and start uploading videos asap. I was hoping some members could steer me in the right direction on the best approach getting started as a new member and some suggested methods to practice these techniques. I have no problem putting the work in but i dont want to waste anymore time training the wrong way. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Welcome to the forum 
Since you have a membership, why not make use of our technique critique feature?
First, watch the lessons (and test your speed with the various motions) in this section of the primer:
Then, the link below explains how to create a TC. It is likely we’ll ask you to film the motion tests for analysis, so you may want to do that as soon as you are comfortable with them:
Let us know if you have any questions, and see you there!