anyone else have trouble keeping hold of their pick

Hi Tony,
I am bad as anybody about dropping picks. Both my guitars have a plastic cover at the end of the neck above the nut that covers the steel rod you turn to dewarp the neck. I slide two picks in that cover, one on top and one below to grab quick when I drop mine.
There are two slots where my guitar strap attaches to the top of my electric guitar where I can stash two picks and grab 'em fast.
They make an attachment that slides over the boom part of a microphone stand right below the mike clip that has a long groove that can hold up to ten picks you can get to fast.
There is also a plastic pick holder box that can hold many picks that slide out one at a time that has a sticky bottom you can attach to your guitar in a convenient location.
toots

I don't have any trouble yet with dropping my pick because I still don't strum fast enough.  However I have tried a thumb pick and I like it.  I'm getting used to using it and it won't fall off your thumb.

Not saying this is your case...But a lot of times the dropping pick problem is caused by your attack. The pick should rake the strings and not dig in... Usually a little more angle for your up and downstrums will solve the problem. Also be sure you're not getting too much contact with the strings... All you need to touch is the tip. More contact = more drag or pull on the pick.  I think there's a psychological link as well If you think about the pick slipping it always seems to. I remember having days when I could hardly play through a song without the pick being turned all the way around by the end of it. -Pix

I never really had a "problem" really, but they would turn around sometimes. I took grip tape, like they use on skateboards or stair treads to keep from slipping. Anyway, I put some on top and bottom of the pick and problem solved. I don't have a hard attack I just hold my picks really light and more towards the top of it.

Amy, you bad girl - putting the snitch on his triangle pick. My wife does me the same way.
I like triangle picks because if they rotate, all three corners play and feel the same and the flat edge gets firmly against the palm of your hand and stabilizes everything.

When I started a with pick I had the same problem, I fashoined a huge pick, {around a two inch triangle}out of an ice cream container top, then kept downsizing it as I progressed till it was as big as a regular pick. It worked for me.

badeye   

When I first started playing,..... and probably for the first few years, I dropped the pick all the time. I spent a lot of time learning the best way to shake a pick out of the sound hole of an acoustic guitar.  Lately, I can't remember the last time I did that. Its like learning that F maj or B7, its a real pain at first but, eventually, you won't even think about it.  Keep practicing.  Focus on the fingering and timing and the rest, in time, will take care of itself.

Tony, I just found these picks at my local guitar shop.  The yellow ones are rather thin, and are like a full size pick with thumb attachment!  There's also holes punched in them.  I doubt anyone would drop one of these bad boys!    The blue one is a thinner thumb pick than I usually use.  I also grabbed a couple more "dorito" picks too and told the hubster he could have his back if he wanted it.  I don't want to be a "bad girl" LOL! 

Sure thing Tony, these are Dunlop Herco thumb picks.  They come in different colors/thicknesses.  These yellow ones I have are "light".  I see some yellow ones online that are medium.  So... watch what you order as apparently color does NOT indicate thickness.  I will tell you that the part that goes around the thumb is a very light hold compared to other thumb picks, so I'd be concerned about a heavier one staying on the thumb well during upstrokes (although, if you're going to hold onto it like a normal pick while it's attached to your thumb you should be alright). 

I have no clue if this site is any good or not, but I happened across stringsdirect.com and it looks like you can buy them one at a time in the UK from them.  Most of the sites that popped up in a search were a box of 4 to 24. 

I LOVE those Dorito picks!  My hubby laughed at me when he saw I had bought more of them!  He hasn't heard my string muting yet however, when he does and sees I'm holding that big ole Dorito to get the job done he won't be laughing any more! 

I saw the "News Flash" ... sadly I won't be getting out of dish duty until my two girls are old enough to wash dishes.  Being the only female in the house tall enough to reach the sink without a chair I guess makes me "chief bottle washer and cook"!

You can dip it in hot water to soften it up a little then bend it just a touch to fit your thumb better.  Just don't dip it in the hot water with your thumb still in the pick!