In response to Troy's comments on my previous video. The mission: STOP touching the picked string with the side of my thumb. The method: something like Benson picking (as I worked on it a few years back.) Key features distinguishing this from my last video: 1) Supinated forearm; 2) "Banana" thumb (fully extended as when making the thumbs-up sign) 3) Pad-to-pad grip (near the tip of the index) I believe this is the fastest, smoothest picking motion I can attain. However, I detect three areas of concern. 1) Some upstrokes sometimes carry through the next-lower string, making an undesirable sound. 2) Initial strokes sometimes "catch" on the strings, making an undesirable sound. 3) I don't know if I can play this way slow----it seems to be 'full tilt and nothing but.' (There's no tension in playing this way but there's no sense of control, either. Perhaps that would come with sustained practice.) Question: Although this solves the problem of touching the picked string with the side of my thumb, is it creating more (other) trouble than it's worth? Do I work on this or ditch it?????