How do I strum the guitar properly?

Question

I have been playing the guitar for 6 months now and I know lots of chords. The problem is when I play my husband says I look stiff. He says I need to loosen up my wrist or something. What is the technique to do this?

Answer 1

put your arm over the guitar, when your hand is in a comfortable positon to play, Pretend that the REST of your arm is glued in that position, and use ONLY your hand to strum with... you'll see the visual differance between that and using the entire forearm... remember that you HAVE a WRIST in there, don't be afraid to use it!

Answer 2

strum downn then up