[mdsmith]

Hey guys, I was hoping for some advice/help. I've been really trying to work on my rhythm playing, which sucks . I love that choppy jam bandish rhythm playing(think Dave Matthews style), it just creates such a groove. My first problem is that I can't get my wrist that loose. I think this is partially because I'm a lefty, who plays guitar right handed. Any ideas on exercises or other ways to practice getting a loose wrist? The next hurdle is that I just can't get the hang of the muting, both palm muting and muting with the fretting hand. Any ideas here? My main goal is to jam out with my dad. He's a good electric lead player, and I'm starting to get him into acoutsic guitar. I just want to be able to lay down a solid funky groove for him to solo over. Thanks foe any advice