Hello again gentlemen, I have a question about USX picking. Wrist flexion is very common in gypsy style picking because it enables the use of the forearm, but its purpose for reverse dart thrower USX isn’t fully clear to me. Meaning what is the role this plays into making the technique work? Troy demonstrates a very subtle level of flexion, I wonder what is the benefit of this above not using flexion at all? The most apparent thing to me is that it allows a more obvious downward angle because if the hand had no flexion you would have to make the downward angle less prevalent. The second thing is that it allows you to add more of the flexion axis.
My understanding is that the flex helps send the pick in the proper direction for USX, “down into the body,” as opposed to the typical wrist path “towards the volume/tone controls.”
When using forearm rotation, either on its own or in conjunction with the wrist, the forearm rotation is responsible for the motion that send the pick in this direction, hence the ability of players like Yngwie to do USX without needing to flex.
At least, this is all what I’ve gathered from watching all of the primer tutorials on RDT and Forearm picking motions, as well as my own experience. Someone can feel free to correct me, though!
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Yeah, that sounds right to me. Yngwie is a weird case too because has multiple ways of picking. I’ve seen him do stuff that looks all RDT with little to no flexion but he also does forearm and even elbow at times. He also uses the fingers lol. Every single joint is involved with him. He truly lives by the more is more way of playing (which is awesome)
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