7 months in and my strumming is starting to get consistent.

Still erratic using fingers.

I was using a 0.5 pick.

changed to a very flexible 0.38 which was the thinnest I could see.

Made a huge difference and allowed me to progress.

Now I'm Ok with a 0.46 and my 0.5s

Ups are way harder to smooth out.

Go gentle and slow.

It's a very individual thing.

JustinGuitar does free stuff

loads of strumming vids on youtube

Dave