1. Pick angle

 

  1. How hard are you squeezing the pick?

 

  1. Where on the string are you picking?

 

  1. How much of the pick are you hitting the string with?

 

  1. How much do you choke up on the pick?

 

  1. What part of hand/arm is powering the pickstroke

 

  1. Crooking the thumb at fast tempos

 

  1. What pick are you using?

 

  1. Left and right hand synchronization

 

  1. 10. String tracking with picking arm/hand

 

  1. 11. Playing relaxed

 

11. The pick you use may be faster than your fingers

 

12. Extension/Flexion of thumb and index (related to item 7)

 

13. Fingers M, A, and C…these fingers can be shaped in a configuration

      (Gambale, Martino)