Wrist Motion Reference

The wrist is probably the most commonly used joint in picking technique. Thanks to its 360-degree range of motion, it is also the most sophisticated.

The wrist is capable of creating all pickstroke types: single escape, double escape, and trapped. What’s more, it can do this from several different arm positions, effectively reproducing the same picking techniques using entirely different sequences of muscle action. Let’s take a look at how it works.

Wrist Mechanics

Axes Of Motion

Super versatile motion capability derives from two simple axes

 

Chapter 1 - Wrist Mechanics Explained

Understanding the wrist's unique multi-axis motion capability

 

Chapter 2 - The Clock Face Model

Cracking the Code's powerful system for understanding complicated wrist motions

 

Chapter 3 - Clock Face USX

Understanding the upstroke escape motions of Mike Stern, Eric Johnson, Eddie Van Halen, and Albert Lee

 

Chapter 4 - Clock Face DSX

Comparing the downstroke escape wrist motions of John McLaughlin, David Grier, and Andy Wood

 

Chapter 5 - Clock Face DBX

A close-up look at the double escape pickstrokes of Steve Morse, Molly Tuttle, Andy Wood, and David Grier

 

Chapter 6 - Clock Face Stringhopping

Why is stringhopping wrist motion so inefficient? Let's find out

 
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