Channel: Troy Grady

Category: Music

Description: Here's a clip of our upcoming talk with the awesome Jake Eddy ( instagram.com/thejakeeddy ). In this short excerpt from the fiddle tune "Billy In The Low Ground", we're taking a look at Jake's double escape picking motion. When beginners try to learn this motion, they usually consciously try to force the pick into a U-shaped path. This creates an exaggerated bouncy motion that causes arm tension and can't go fast: stringhopping. Instead, when done correctly, you can see just how shallow and flat the semicircle is, barely lifting above the strings at each end of the motion. Understanding what really happens when technique is executed correctly by experts is why sitting down with great players like Jake is such an important learning opportunity for the rest of us. Thanks Jake!