Hand hurts when i play fast

[Cohacq]

I play with a pick. When I play fast songs (180 bpm-ish) my wrist and hand starts to hurt after a while, but stopping to play for a couple seconds stops it, so I'm pretty sure it's my technique thats at fault.

I play pretty close to the bridge and usually move my whole arm up and down, but sometimes i just move my wrist back and forth, with the same painful result.

Any advice on how to "fix" this?

[fearceol]

Check out this link (see "tip #26") from master pick player, Carol Kaye.

The Official Carol Kaye Web Site

[Cohacq]

That sounded pretty useful - i'll check it out later tonite!