No Wrist Speed? No Problem: Secrets Of Reverse Dart Thrower Picking Motion

This lesson on "dart thrower" wrist motion is the culmination of years of work by the Cracking the Code team. If you want to go even further, you can find the more detailed, step-by-step tutorial for this technique in our instructional material here: https://troygrady.com/primer/motion-t...

I don't have special genetics for fast picking. I was never unusually good at video games or sports requiring elite hand-eye coordination. And I couldn't play at these tempos until I figured out the concepts and techniques you'll learn in this lesson. In fact, my primary skill is being NOT GOOD at stuff, but realizing there's usually a trick to it that can be figured out with critical thinking and enough trial and error.

0:00 Riffs From 170 BPM To 270 BPM
2:33 Reaching Hyperspeed
3:21 What is Dart Thrower Wrist Motion?
9:37 Ergonomic Mouse Form
11:39 Tall Ergonomic Mouse Form
13:11 Middle Finger & Trailing Edge Pick Grips
14:13 Downpicking and Uppicking
15:31 Alternate Picking
17:50 Setting The Forearm Position
19:37 Reverse Dart And Escape Motion
21:20 Motion "Size"
23:30 Training For Speed
24:31 Get Personalized Feedback On Your Playing