The Counterintuitive Trick That Finally Unlocks Sweep-Picking Speed

A real student question from inside my 90-Day Cohort and the breakthrough that helped hundreds of players stop “hitting the wall” and finally build real speed.

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When players try to build sweep-picking speed the “slow and controlled” way, many hit a permanent ceiling. In this video, I explain why, and the surprising practice approach that actually pushes your hand into new speed territory.

The High-Level:

  • Speed doesn’t come from inching the metronome up forever
  • You must practice at tempos that feel uncomfortable and messy
  • Your hands learn the feeling of fast motion before they learn precision
  • Sloppy reps (done intentionally) help you discover what efficient movement really feels like
  • Your ears and hands work together, one repetition will “click,” and that becomes your blueprint

Try This Today:

  • Pick a sweep-picking arpeggio you already know
  • Jump to a tempo that feels too fast, the goal is discomfort
  • Allow yourself to sound messy (yes, seriously)
  • Focus on the feeling of the motion, not the perfection
  • Notice when one repetition feels cleaner, repeat that feeling
  • Don’t raise the BPM slowly… live at a demanding tempo and adapt

This is exactly how I broke through my own sweep-picking plateau as a teenager and how hundreds of students finally felt what “fast” really feels like.

This Q&A segment was taken directly from one of my weekly live coaching calls inside the 90-Day Ultimate Guitar Mastery Cohort.

Every week, students bring me their technique problems…
And I give them the exact adjustments, breakthroughs, and practice strategies they need, live, on the spot.

If you’ve ever wished you could ask me your specific question, get direct feedback, and walk away knowing exactly what to practice…

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