Of course, I am talking about a plectrum, and the point I'm making - again - is that a whole generation, and more, worked out - what they considered -the best way to hold a plec. Unfortunately, this method for holding the plec seems to often get mangled in translation i.e. lots of guitarist think that they've tried that method but they haven't. I'm pretty convinced that the method I use is the most efficient for the whole range of playing technique. And I would like to bet that nearly all the great plec technicians used this method.