Hi guys, it’s me again. I want to share with you some thoughts… and once again, sorry for my english )
When I first watched Troy’s videos I was amused by how he attacks the string. Real strike. It wasn’ t the way I do it: I push the string, not strike. Ok, it was interesting for the moment, but then I forgot about it.
Why did I remember it again? Well, I was analysing a problem: differences in DWPS in ascending and descending motion. I know, Troy said that if your technique is correct then it doesn’t really matter whether you play ascending or descending lick. However, while scrolling this forum I found that I’m not the one who has that kind of problem. It took some time to think about it, to analyse everything. And I came to an interesting idea.
I started to watch my playing and compare it with Troy’s playing. What was obviously different is that ‘strike vs pushing’ thing. Could it be the reason of my problem? Well, actually it could.
Let’s say I play descending lick starting from 1st string. I make down-up and my pick is far from 1st string but quite close to 2nd - and that is what I need as a ‘planter’. So I can continue my playing without any problems.
Now, I play ascending lick (from 2nd string). Down-up, and my pick is now moving AWAY of the string I need. Having planting habit I unconciously move my pick to 1st string. So I have to do two movements instead of one.
It’s just an idea, a version. I don’t know if it’s the real reason for me having problems with ascending DWPS. Rick Graham for example is a fan of planting technique and seems like he has no problems with speed. But somehow I feel that for me it could be the reason.
Anyway. Any thoughts?