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Hiya @JohnnyDarko I will add my comments as a die-hard fingerstyle player…
I’ve tried the fingerpicks that fit over your finger (ie, Alaska Picks) and my opinion of them is that I’ve never gotten used to playing with them. I tried using them for the times when I break a nail on my picking hand (which is very very frequently). They are different enough from my natural nails so that I lose any sense of string awareness and I need to “re-learn” every song from scratch. I have the same issue with just using a thumb pick. I also hate that wearing finger/thumb picks turn my fingertips numb as well.
I suppose if I truly kept at it and learned how to play with them on for long enough to obtain better string awareness, I might like them better. I am sure this is also the same reason why I became a “Hybrid Picking Course Drop-out”… Also I can’t stand “wasting” my index finger to hang on to the pick with my thumb. It’s like playing with only 4 fingers instead of 5. I do like the tone that people are able to elicit using fingerpicks (Sungha Jung for one), but I have gotten used to fingerstyle with shorter fingernails.
Best wishes with the hybrid picking- I may be picking your brain for tips, once you work thru the workshop😂