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There are lots of conflicting ideas about how a pick should be held. Like first finger barre vs thumb over discussions pick holding depends on what you’re playing.
I’ll shift my grip from song to song, or section to section.
im not certain that’s deliberate by the way
Whatever works I guess
Generally for faster high gain styles the pick will sit along the edge of my index finger with only the very end of the tip poking out. In this position your index finger makes more contact with the surface of the pick meaning you can keep it still and secure with less pressure
For looser strumming styles and styles where I want the strings to ring out I'll open my hand up a bit, slide the pick out towards the pad of my finger slightly and expose more of it so there is more give
Let's see now,
-Nails vs no nails
-Bent wrist with fingers perpendicular to strings (Segovia) vs straight wrist and fingers at angle to strings (modern)
-Frequent se of rest stroke to define melody vs deep free stroke
-Scale technique played IM vs PM, Pi etc (lute style)
-Planting vs not planting
-Tip joint kept firm vs tip joint relaxes and 'gives' on contact with the string...
Yep, misguided ;-)