Anchoring fingers

[Lee McCoy]

Does anyone know if anchoring your fingers while playing lead can slow you down? I anchor my fingers normally when I go into solos and I’m not sure if it’s hurting my playing or helping?

 

[idssdi]

I don’t know whether anchoring in particular can slow you down. If it’s just your pinky it probably wont however if you use all your fingers except the ones that hold a pick it probably does.

 

[Lee McCoy]

I normally use my pinky to anchor and let the rest of my fingers hang I don’t know if it does anything to keep me from playing as well but thanks mate

 

[Noah Berends]

It’s all about what you’re playing. I personally don’t anchor, but I do consciously switch between picking with a closed fist and picking with my fingers flayed out based on what I’m playing. Speed/alternate picking, I’ll pick closed-fist because it’s a bit more reflexive with speed and I can put more control in my elbow. When I’m going for precision, I’ll flay my fingers out, and for whatever reason this seems to really help with accuracy. But I think anchoring is a personal preference. Hope any of this made sense/could help