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Mixed Escape Redux

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Hey team, Just wanted to check in and make sure i’m on the right track again on mixed escape. 1. Inside Sixes: see attached inside sixes vid. sorry, i thought i had filmed with a slightly better angle but all pickstrokes should be clearly visible. Troy’s advice on slowing down has really helped me feel what “right” is. in this clip, i’m playing at around 90 bpm (not playing to a click but it seems about there). the biggest issue seems to be that the timing is still jumpy when changing strings and i seem to miss strings sometimes. also, my downstroke when going from the G to D string (to restart the lick) is a bit shallow sometimes, rather than the diagonal trapped stroke you’d expect. finally, though i’d say seldomly, i revert to USX on the D string when looping back around from the G. this was a much bigger problem in prior videos so it’s good to see this take more of a backseat. in sum, other issues notwithstanding (and slower speed also notwithstanding), is it fair to say the pickstrokes seem mostly correctly executed such that this vid represents a material improvement over past attempts? i know the other problems still exist but getting the pickstrokes right most of the time is big for me. 2. i also uploaded a 2-1-2 vid which is something Troy requested on my last TC and focuses more on pure DBX. right now im maxing out on that lick around a measly 108bpm there (again, approximated, not playing to click). EDIT: But I did hit 114bpm comfortably this morning; didn't film it. in this vid, im not doing 100% clean double escapes as you’ll see; i press against or swipe the B string at times when hitting upstrokes on the high e, and the 7th fret on the G string when returning downwards in the lock is trapped most times. that latter issue is probably the biggest one that I feel; it's hard for me to get that wrist movement when going from a single note on a string (the B string in this case) to another adjacent string (the G string in this case). i can feel when it's right but it's hard to replicate. finally, i find that moving my fingers a little when doing dbx licks, like 2-1-2, feels good. maybe it isn’t doing anything but pushing the pick with my thumb on the downstroke and pushing with my index on the upstroke makes things feel smoother. just a point to mention. anyways, i’m not sure if these speeds in these clips mean anything as i’ve repeatedly heard the mantra that slow/medium-ish playing doesn’t say enough about how you’ll play when going fast. but here we are!