I have watched the video on picking technique a few times. From what I understand the salient points are:

Keep it loose
Keep the wrist almost still and let the finger/thumb forwards/backwards movement do all the work
Keep the pick at a 1o clock angle to the strings

Here's the thing, I can follow those rules and there are still two possible ways I can move the pick. Kinda sideways or kinda lengthways. I have attached a diagram to illustrate what I mean. I have always done it the way illustrated in number 1 but is the other way better?

Thanks
Sam

Hey guys

I saw Pebber's video on proper wrist poition when fretting single notes. I've been playing just over a year and already do something similar i.e. tips of fingers, fingers parallel to frets, thumb opposite middle finger on the back of the guitar, so that's good on the single note picking stuff.

On to chords. Some chords give me issues. Especially with chords like G and A, if I want to keep a normal guitar position, I can do either of two things.

1) Bend my wrist excessively and keep my thumb low on the neck
2) Keep my wrist relatively straight and raise my thumb up so it is poking over the top

I have tried many many permutations of hand/arm position and the mechanics simply do not allow a low thumb position and straight wrist. My hand doesn't bend like that. Perhaps I need to change the position of my guitar?

Is it imperative that the thumb does not come up over the top of the neck when forming chords? In Pebber's chord video I noticed for C and G, his thumb comes over the top of the neck also. What should I be aiming for here?

Also in order to keep a straight wrist I often need to make large movements with my elbow in and out, this does not seem very efficient. If somebody has photos of exactly how these chords should be formed I'd love to see.

Thanks
Sam