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Need help on identifying primary motion, as well as an escape motion. Regarding escape motion, I feel like I tend to play with DSX, and that’s the motion that I do when I tremolo pick, but I also find it harder to start phrases on an upstroke, and they come out messy. Also having issues with hand feeling “secure” - when I focus too much on anchoring it, sometimes I feel like it gets stuck to the bridge, even if it doesn’t. On the other hand, if I let it float, I don’t have much control over picking. Also, when doing 16th for continuous amount of time, for example Gambale’s Chopbuilder, my arm tenses up around biceps and I have to briefly stop. Not sure if that is relevant, but thought I’d mention it since we are talking about picking. All in all, I would greatly appreaciate feedback and guidance on how to further modify and/or develop my picking technique (practicing is a given :) ). Excuse the mess in the back!

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Chromatic runs

Chromatic runs

Chromatic runs from Petrucci’s Rock Discipline. This is all I’ve used to practice picking before starting the Pickslanting Primer, so a little bit more familiar with this run. Speed here has been increasing, without any real stalling, but I feel like it doesn’t transfer to my playing at all.
Uploaded: Jun 5, 2026 12:00 AM
Six note pattern - connected

Six note pattern - connected

Couple of runs of Yngwie's six note pattern. Arm doesn't feel so stiff and tense, even though it looks like it, but I feel like it could be a lot more relaxed. Also, I feel as if though my form changes slightly when I go to the bottom strings, as well, as if I was using DBX form/motion.
Uploaded: Jun 5, 2026 12:00 AM
Tremolo

Tremolo

Tremolo picking. Hand and forearm always tense up when I do tremolo, resulting in what I feel like too “rigid” of a motion.
Uploaded: Jun 10, 2026 12:00 AM
Tremolo2

Tremolo2

Tried tremolo with more wrist oriented motion and less elbow.
Uploaded: Jun 11, 2026 12:00 AM
Chopbuilder 2nps

Chopbuilder 2nps

2nps pentatonics. Been experimenting with putting the forearm in a tiny bit more supinated position, which seems to have somewhat eliminated the tension that I was feeling around the area that is slightly above bicep tendon insertion, after contionuos alternate picking, especially in this section of Chopbuilder. Also it might have slightly “unlocked” my wrist, as I always felt like it was kind of “locked up”, not loose enough, and like I am forcing the motion too much. It still has a lot of “loosening up” to it I would say, but I feel like it is a very slight improvement to my picking in the past.
Uploaded: Jun 19, 2026 12:00 AM
Chopbuilder 3nps

Chopbuilder 3nps

3nps major scale, also just a section of the full exercise. As I wrote in the description of the 2nps video, I’m trying a more supinated forearm position, and that seems to make it harder for me to have DSX. But then again, looking at clips from before, I might have actually never done a proper DSX. 3nps are somewhat hit or miss for me, since sometimes I can get them clean and they feel smooth. Other times they don’t feel as smooth, and my hand just feels slow. I’m also noticing, correct me if I am wrong, that I don’t have an escape motion in this clip.
Uploaded: Jun 19, 2026 12:00 AM

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