# Shawn Lane Style Dart Thrower
**URL:** https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140
**Category:** Show and Tell
**Created:** [October 24, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140 "2026-10-24T13:32:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/1 "2026-10-24T13:32:53Z")
Been trying to get this working on and off the past month or so. I basically took Troy’s advice from the Tall Mouse Speed video and tried to flip the instructions so they would work with DT while also watching Power Licks and videos of Troy and Preston Black using this motion to try and match the general set up 🙂
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh7sAGqKiP4)
This is my attempt at 150bpm sextuplets, I feel like the sync is okay but sometimes slips off (I think it is all picked). I’ve noticed an improvement in how long I can do the motion recently and want to see how far I can push the speed, just for the sake of it 😃
My string transitions are not baked in yet so EJ/Zakk pentatonic licks aren’t working yet but hopefully I’ll get there eventually!
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### Author:  [@tommo](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/tommo)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/2 "2026-10-24T13:40:04Z")
Sometimes I suspect my guitar watches your videos when I’m not home!
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### Author:  [@steve506](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/steve506)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/3 "2026-10-24T15:16:23Z")
Hope you keep a fire extinguisher nearby. Holy crap that’s fast and most importantly imho, really smooth and tied to the rhythm.
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### Author:  [@MPenny](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/MPenny)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/4 "2026-10-24T22:23:29Z")
Hi,
That sounds decent, but using 6s obscures the accuracy.
Pay 16ths against the metronome - this makes it much easier to hear the accuracy.
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### Author:  [@steve506](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/steve506)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/5 "2026-10-26T02:09:52Z")
Hi @Jacklr I’m wondering how would you describe your pick angle there. Is there any degree of pick slanting? Also, is the pick slightly tilted towards the neck or the bridge as well?
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### Author:  [@AustinK](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/AustinK)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/6 "2026-10-26T18:56:53Z")
Is that a thumb and ring finger grip? I would love to learn more about how that works for you
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### Author:  [@Pepepicks66](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Pepepicks66)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/7 "2026-10-26T19:22:10Z")
> [@Jacklr](#):
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> Tall Mouse
These names still confuse me lol
> [@Jacklr](#):
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> Preston Black
Saw this dude pop up on insta once or twice, seems like a similar movement?
You’ve got it working really well in this video, but how would it handle string skips? I’m guessing it would have to be all forearm movement, since wrist movement would change the angle of attack too much.
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### Author:  [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/shawn-lane-style-dart-thrower/101140/8 "2026-10-26T22:33:00Z")
> [@steve506](#):
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> Hi @Jacklr I’m wondering how would you describe your pick angle there. Is there any degree of pick slanting? Also, is the pick slightly tilted towards the neck or the bridge as well?
Yeah there is a small downward pick slant and it is rotated in the fingers so the tip is pointed slightly towards the B string when picking the high e. The pick is pointed more towards the neck 🙂
> [@AustinK](#):
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> Is that a thumb and ring finger grip? I would love to learn more about how that works for you
It’s thumb and almost equal parts index and middle. Took a while to rid of garage spikes but I would just rotate the pick in my grip until it felt right. I don’t think it quite comes across on video but looking down at my hand when playing it looks almost completely pronated, like how it would if you were resting it palm down on a table 🙂
> [@Pepepicks66](#):
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> Saw this dude pop up on insta once or twice, seems like a similar movement?
Yeah I agree, really reminds me of his motion. I think Shawn looked slightly less pronated, maybe enabled by his hitchhiker’s thumb which I don’t have. I’m not sure how this will play into eventually incorporating downward sweeping but I might have to alter my setup a bit when I try and add some in!
> [@Pepepicks66](#):
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> You’ve got it working really well in this video, but how would it handle string skips? I’m guessing it would have to be all forearm movement, since wrist movement would change the angle of attack too much.
That is a great point and I’m really not sure. Just playing with it now I can see what you’re saying but just changing from B to e doesn’t even feel natural yet so it’s hard for me to say.
I watched this close up of Shawn’s picking when trying to figure out the setup and you can see some of the forearm movement you’re talking about:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3AUFytkbLw&t=788)