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Wow, I was hoping to help @stevieblues , but @Loraine already said what I would have said. And then @jumpinjeff beat me to giving further explanation.
But the real cherry on top is what @Carol-3M-Stillhand said. I hadn’t heard that one. I’m doing pretty well with my rake now, but it always helps to understand it more clearly.
So thanks for asking the question so that we all got Carol’s great insight.
Beyond that, I can only share my own progress on the rake. The first time I saw the rake, it took quite a bit of time and effort to get the correct sound even after I heard the part about rolling my wrist. And after I made the rake sound, I couldn’t reproduce it but once every 5 or 10 tries. Then, every time the lesson came around, I was able to do the rake a little easier and smoother and more consistently. Now, after being here 32 months, I was able, just this week, to make the rake sound right off the bat and do it every time. So, the same answer is the same as always: “practice and time”.
Keep up the good work, Stevie. Keep practicing, keep participating in the community and keep having fun.
MG 😀