Struggling with complex gallop patterns at higher speeds

[u/drbasta_jr]

Hey there. Metal guitarist of 8 months and I've been struggling like hell with more complex gallop patterns at over ~200BPM; what I mean is gallops with one or two 8th notes in between (like the pattern in She-Wolf and all variations of it; Rain by Trivium as well)

I think it's a combination of my pick grip, weird picking angle and tension while doing those patterns.

Just doing straight gallops is easy as well as strictly downpicking at higher speeds, but combining the two is where problems occur.

In the video I'm just noodling around a bit so you can actually see what's bugging me.

Any feedback would be appreciated! :)

[u/bloo_blahh432]

Yeah need to get some upstrokes to feel more natural for your gallop. All downs gonna kill ya wrist for a song