I'm putting this here because of the obvious connection between chicken picking and Teles...I find that I have to cut my middle and ring nails pretty short and at odd angles to comfortably use them, do I need to adjust my technique so I hit the string with the center of my fingers? I seem to hit them on the left side of the nail, which is why I have to cut it shorter to make things comfortable...

General nail advice for this kind of thing appreciated...