Originally Posted by: matonanjinWho here "anchors" your picking hand? I had to take some time off practicing because of some back and arm (left arm). I was off for about two months. I have been studying now for a little over a year.

When I came back to practicing I was missing strings horribly. Probably no surprise. But I supplement my home on line studies with an occasional (every month or two) live lesson and I mentioned this to my instructor.

He suggested I try "anchoring" my picking hand. That is, extend my pinky finger to my pick guard to give me a sense of position.

Any one else do this? A good idea? I had never heard this before. I don't think I remember seeing a suggestion of this in the core learning system.

Hello mate
Absolutely! I anchor the hand on the bridge
If youve had time off just take your time and try picking with slightly bigger movement to get into the motion of it.