Rookie Question.. How do you guys keep your pick from moving while playing longer runs?

[Caleb Childress]

My pick keeps slipping sideways on long runs such as the Blues VI etude.. I'm trying not to tighten the grip, but maybe a gator grip or something?

 

[Dominik Gräber]

The thing I noticed with most picks that offer more grip is that this doesn't last too long and I want to throw away a pick after one week. Maybe you should try working more on your technique. You probably pick too hard or harder than you need to. Why don't you record a short video of that happening so we can see better what's going on?

 

[Andrew Milner]

I remember I used to have this problem for quite some time. Still do sometimes . I don't remember exactly how I solved it, but gator grip didn't really help that much if I remember correctly. I was careful to maintain my grip on the pick so as to make sure it doesn't slip.

 

[idssdi]

It happens to the best of us really. After a while you get a skill of putting it back in it's original position swiftly. I tend to use the same pick for a long time and never really have conscious problems with this. When it happens I just automatically switch it back.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

When this happens, it's more so how you are holding the pick and how you are attacking the string and not the pick itself. Could you upload a photo of how you hold the pick?

 

[Calvin Phillips]

What jak said.. or maybe you are tensing up too much cause you are uncomfortable at the speeds your at.