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Best all around pick for the money is Dunlop Ultex 2.0. On the exotic side….I love Snakewood as a pick material and thick 2.5. I mess around with other woods too, Amboyna, pink ivory wood, BRW. This was whittled down from ten types of wood to my faves. I like Blue Chips but not all the time. They slide on the strings almost too much and cost is a detractor. For fast strum training I worked the Jim Dunlop Nylon .60. This was a training pick, the dynamic range is narrow compared to the effort needed to produce the change. This is a loud pick: the pick itself makes sound as it strikes the string. I am not big on that sound which reinforces my use as training pick only. Great though for the purpose of working speed (another way of saying, “how much can you relax while playing”). I can see if you are having grip problems how the Primetones are useful. I used to have that issue until I figured flat picking was all about balance in the same way riding a bike was about balance. Once you get it you no longer fall off. Just know that balance is the key and you will get it. Just keep going. Lastly I have a little mother of pearl pick that I have been experimenting with for a few years. Mother of pearl is a hard material, the hardest of all of them and it is the fastest. This pick requires the most precision. It only takes the very tip of the pick to strike the string any more and it gets awkward feeling. It took me the most time to get a desired sound (precision seems to come to me exclusively through time), the rewards though are worth it. I even made picks out of turtle shell (it was road kill), not a fan. I have tried paper, various plastics including credit cards and any other material that makes a little ping sound when dropped and hits the ground. I put speed bevels on all my wood picks. Forgot to include that important developmental detail. The advantage of the wood picks is I can reduce the pick to string contact noise to almost nothing. I have been working many years to find a way to achieve this effect. Closer every day! Have fun. It is one of the least expensive ways to play around with your acoustic sound!