The palm mute is one of the most awesome guitar techniques so I want to you learn it and master it as soon as possible. It can help you start playing and sounding 100x better right away. It brings dynamics and interest to your strumming in so many ways.
I used this palm mute technique in my Acoustic Cover video… if you missed it, go here and watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D8rAl_OwxI