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Hi @SplashAndrew : welcome. Here is my experiece. The pick itself is only 1% of proper picking and initially it may be 0%. The easiest pick I use is a Jim Dunlop nylon .60mm. It producess the least amount of volume of all my picks. I used it when working new strum patterns with increasing speeds. It was a go to training pick for strumming. For flat picking I figured out how to balance the pick with a Dunlop Ultex 2.0. It remains a go to for volume and control when flat picking. I struggled mightily at first with slipping and spinning until I learned how it balances on the fingers. When stumming I found as I got more comfortable with the new strum patterns, I wanted more control and more volume. That is when I move to the thicker pick some of them are 2.0mm. Control cames after accuracy and precision were developed: time in the saddle. That was what I learned. I am super pumped by the results.