Picking Warmup

Here’s a pattern I’ve been using to get my pick hand warmed up. It is an 8-bar looping pattern that I originally created for legato practice in the style of Tom Quayle, but decided it would be even better for picking. For me, it takes a good 5 minutes to get my hand settled and tame the jumpiness. But I still hit a tempo brick wall quickly-and, as you can hear, the notes can be a more staccato than they should be.
My pick hand is much more at home with the 3-note-per-string compared to this. A great workout.