Best way to miss strings while strumming?

[u/Aduron213]

Hi all, I’m curious about how to “miss” strings while strumming somewhat faster. For example, if I’m playing a progression of triads on the top three strings, and I’m strumming eighth notes in a reasonably fast time, I find I’m always hitting the other strings. I know I can mute sometimes with my fretting hand (like with the movable B7 chord), but that’s for strings next to my fingers, not all three.

Do I need to just “get better at strumming”, missing particular strings? I can do it when I go super slowly, but that rhythmic, fast, down-up strumming always hits all 6 strings or none. If so, what exercises work on that?

[u/Pitiful-Temporary296]

Yes get better at strumming it’s not impossible to become more accurate but do so in conjunction with improving your left and right hand muting technique. These mechanics are closely related