[jumpinjeff]

Hi @OhWowMan , you got me with two concepts: Frustrated and not digging right now. I have been there. If we could figure out what is at the root of those two things we could get you back on your way to success at every turn. Any Ideas?

I am a flat picker myself but I have to acknowledge the benefit of doing the finger picking exercises. It develops kinesthetic awareness in a way that only “flatpicking” does not. I was having problems with bass note accuracy at one point. My fix was found in a finger picking exercise. The down stroke of the pick and the down stroke of the thumb are at its core very similar.