Secrets to Fast Alternate Picking

Troy Stetina demonstrates and explains the ideal approach to achieve fast alternate picking skills. Plus speed picking lesson with notation (Broken Angel bridge). 0:00 Intro 0:34 Pick tilt & twist 2:41 Picking Depth 3:17 Picking tension 3:53 The problem; the solution 4:31 Why too deep? 5:16 Seating the right motions 6:09 Common misconceptions 6:45 Tension creates barriers 7:33 Methods to reduce tension 9:12 Steps to increase speed 9:45 Speed picking exercise 9:57 “Broken Angel“ excerpt 10:45 Breakdown 11:13 Example notation 12:09 The reward! 12:55 Outro