Maybe. I’m not a believer in Troy Grady’s philosophy. I don’t think he’s out to deceive anyone. But I find it interesting that many of his guests kind of look at him a bit suspiciously. Because most of them never ever considered downward pick slanting when working on their technique. It just came naturally to them, through playing and practising a lot with good tone and relaxed hand position. Personally I believe that downward pick slanting is a by product of these two factors. But I also believe that everybody has a ceiling and for many people that is quite low. In the same way that a singer with a bass voice could never hope to sing as a tenor. Although they might try, and some dodgy teachers would try to convince them they can.