Re: Help: How To Improve Picking Accuracy
I experienced the same problem when I started playing mandolin. Never really had that problem on guitar but, on the mandolin, you are dealing with a shorter fretboard and tighter spaces between string pairs. The advice I followed in the beginning was to play extremely slow where each note rings true. To me, it was painfully slow but it worked. And, it keeps you from making the same mistakes over and over to the point where it's hard to unlearn. Taking the time to get the basic mechanics absorbed in your mind and fingers pays off. Continued practice helped the muscle memory develop which allowed me to pick up speed and accuracy. After a while, it was no longer a problem and I went on to solving other problems with my playing. I anticipate that will take somewhat more than my lifetime, though. But, who cares? . . . The joy is in the playing. Keep on picking!
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